Art in the Public Eye

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting three articles presenting the arts in the public eye.

Seeking an American Essence in Art
by Blake Gopnik, The Washington Post

"Washington's about to see the reopening of two newly renovated Smithsonian museums: The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Both are dedicated, one way or another, to Americanness. And also to art."

Read the entire Washington Post article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/23/AR2006062300266.html?referrer=emailarticle


Building on the Arts

"Who would have guessed that Travel and Leisure magazine would name Minneapolis one of its top five international hot spots for 2006, along with glamorous Montenegro and ecotourist paradise Gabon? It's not our balmy weather that's drawing the spotlight. It's our arts boom -- a head-turning handful of new or expanded cultural institutions designed by some of the world's top 'starchitects.' "

Read the entire Star Tribune article here: http://www.startribune.com/462/story/513718.html


Melody Makers
Prospect Magazine (UK), July 2006

"Despite routine claims of decline, music in Britain is thriving. Bands, groups and choirs of all kinds are flourishing, and new digital technologies have opened up the world of music to a generation of bedroom-based producer-players. But can our schools and conservatoires keep up with these changes?"

Read the entire article here: http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=7538

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