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Art & Entertainments

Survey: Ohio arts industry lost $1 billion, could take 2 years to recover from COVID-19 pandemic

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Ohio’s arts and creative industry could be far from recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 health crisis. A recent survey from advocacy group Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA) is painting a clearer picture of the pandemic’s toll on the sector.

“It’s really gutted this industry, an industry that really is at the backbone of prosperity and quality of life and building strong communities,” said OCA executive director Angela Meleca.

40 OCA members who responded to the group’s survey reported they’ve lost a collective $136

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June 23, 2021
Art & Entertainments

Love the art, hate the artist? A popular Chicago college class has been fighting this culture war for years

2822 N. Orchard St. No. 3, Chicago: $845,000 | Listed: April 17, 2021

This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has refinished solid oak flooring, a wood-burning fireplace with a gas starter and a private deck that measures 22 feet by 22 feet and offers sweeping views of the downtown skyline. The kitchen is equipped with custom cabinetry, quartz countertops and extra-large island with seating for five. A family room offers direct access to the deck and could function as an office or media room. Both the living and family room have recessed lighting that can be controlled with a smart phone. The

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May 9, 2021
Art & Entertainments

Lorraine O’Grady outpaced the culture for years. In Brooklyn, it finally catches up

(For what it’s worth, the Biden campaign agreed. In the fall, it approached O’Grady for permission to build its one-and-only post-election triumphal TV ad around her well-known “Art Is …” performances, with the results moving the artist to tears.)

“Both/And” brims with defiance and grace, outrage and joy, its complex dualities a rejection of the off-hand polemics of Black/white, red/blue, male/female, and whatever else might come to mind. (If you’re keeping score, “Both/And” is the semantic opposite of “either/or.”) It arrives with brisk, bracing currency for these divided times, daring to propose a world where difference is strength.

Born in

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March 18, 2021
Film Industry

ram gopal varma: Until two years ago, no one took Kannada film industry seriously: Ram Gopal Varma | Kannada Movie News

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is known to be someone who doesn’t mince his words and calls a spade exactly what it is. Today, the filmmaker took to his social media page, where he usually posts things that generate a lot of debate, to share his views on the Kannada film industry and how it has now made its presence felt on the world map in the biggest way possible.

RGV, who has previously directed the Kannada film Killing Veerappan starring Shivarajkumar in the lead, posted a comment that drew a lot of discussion on how the Kannada film industry was

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February 6, 2021