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Art = Justice: Local nonprofit brings art into Idaho’s prison system

The act of creating art and taking part in the creative process is not only enjoyable, it can also be a therapeutic experience. The correlation between art and healing has long been studied — a 2018 report from the Arts in Psychotherapy found that participating in …

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2023 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant,” on Wednesday. The 20 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want, though they are …

An artist’s greatest creation may not be on the canvas. That’s true for some of the art therapy students at the GIFTS Men’s Shelter in Janesville. GIFTS recently launched the art therapy program, and now it’s gearing up for its first ever art show. It’s …

When Leanne Trapedo Sims was in the process of being getting hired as an assistant professor at Knox College in Galesburg, she saw the institution’s closeness to the Henry Hill Correctional Center as an opportunity. “Literally, it’s five minutes away,” said Trapedo Sims, who co-chairs …

French prosecutors are asking the Paris Court of Appeal to fine Guy Wildenstein, dealer and scion of a storied art dynasty, €250 million ($263 million) for allegedly operating a colossal, years-long tax fraud and money laundering scheme, and that he serve one year in prison. …

Want to see new art in New York this weekend? Check out “Chopped & Screwed” at White Cube on the Upper East Side or see figures by Rita and France-Lise McGurn in TriBeCa. And don’t miss Tetsuya Ishida’s finely rendered nightmares in Chelsea. Newly Reviewed …

About Carolyn’s Work Carolyn Lazard is an artist exploring the limits of aesthetic perception and using accessibility as a creative tool for collective practices of care. With a practice that spans the mediums of video, installation, sculpture, and performance, their work challenges ableist expectations of solo …

Tupac Shakur’s former artist and Outlawz rapper Napoleon claimed the late rapper would not have wanted Duane “Keffe D” Davis to be imprisoned for his murder. During his conversation with The Art of Dialogue, Napoleon reflected on the arrest and how he feels no remorse for Keffe D. …

Tim Roeloffs found exactly what he was looking for when he first visited Tacheles: “Artists doing crazy stuff”. “Fighting at night with disused Russian tanks as performance art. Huge parties in the basement. Everywhere was covered in graffiti. I thought, my God, what are they …