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  • As A Guerrilla Movement, Tiny Homes May Emerge As Alternative To Shelters

    Cheryl Corley

    May 04, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Tiny homes are a growing solution to homeless veterans and vulnerable youth, especially those who identify as LGBTQ. But the movement faces challenges from regulations and neighbors across the nation.

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  • The Famous Museum That's Redefining Aging

    Linda Bernstein

    April 20, 2016 |

    Next Avenue |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Prime Time is a series of programs put on by the Museum of Modern Art for older adults to foster social interaction and the joy of creation. Programming includes lectures, film screenings, and hands on studio classes.

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  • Votería: How One Latino Organization Uses Culture to Engage Voters

    Maria Esquinca

    March 30, 2016 |

    Latino Rebels |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Equal Voice Network looked at low voter turnout rates in El Paso and decided that just registering voters wasn’t enough. The coalition developed a creative way to increase education and engagement in local issues: a game. Votería is a play off of Lotería, a traditional Mexican pastime similar to bingo, with updated images and text explaining key current issues and political figures.

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  • Can we Quake-Proof a City?

    Neal Razzell

    March 22, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nepal

    Can we engineer buildings to prevent collapse in earthquakes? The answer is yes, and the Inquiry dives into how better building design can save more and more lives as urban density increases.

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  • Helping Homeless Artists Turn Around Their Fortunes

    Glenn Rifkin

    February 17, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    It's often difficult for the disadvantaged portion of the population to find meaningful and rewarding work. The start-up ArtLifting takes pieces created by homeless and disabled people, finds buyers and shares the proceeds with the artists.

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  • The Group of Artists That's Winning Fair Pay By Targeting Nonprofits

    Tom Ladendorf

    January 26, 2016 |

    In These Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In response to the low percentage of artists who are paid—even by large, prestigious museums—for exhibiting their work, the organization Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE) advocates for fair pay for artists. This is done primarily by a “certification” program that calculates fair compensation for an artist based on the exhibiting institution’s operating budget and the type of labor executed by the artist.

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  • Architects Deploy Traffic Barrels to Make U.S.-Mexico Connection

    Gregory Scruggs

    January 19, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Art installations create spaces that can bring together members of diverse communities. Using the motif of urban design on the US-Mexico border, professors at Texas Tech in El Paso created an installation that also served as a community event. The “Flash Installation” existed for only a day, but in that time the project brought together student volunteers, community partners, nonprofits, and local businesses.

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  • A Training Ground for Untrained Artists

    Nathaniel Rich

    December 16, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    An Oakland nonprofit that uses art for therapy has a startling track record for helping developmentally disabled adults become prolific—and profitable—artists.

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  • Black Artists and the March Into the Museum

    Randy Kennedy

    November 28, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Through academic study and scholarship, the work of pioneering curators and new hires at prestigious organizations, and focused collecting by museums, the work of 20th century African American artists is becoming increasingly recognized resulting in a rewriting of the story of American art.

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  • Nigeria's floating school has plenty to teach the wider world

    Adeola Ogunlade Blessing Olisa

    June 20, 2015 |

    The Irish Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko

    Although the poor Nigerian village of Makoko has some makeshift schools, they cannot cater for the increasing number of children in the area. But a new floating school is aimed at generating a sustainable, inexpensive, ecological, alternative building system and urban water culture for the population of Africa’s coastal regions.

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