“actors [of a certain race] weren’t just cast because they were great for the role, but also because the director had something to say” ...

"Most importantly, after you graduate with whatever degree, do not be afraid to volunteer your time to other artists and professionals." ...

Gallerist Edward Winkleman blogged about a story from James Joyce's The Dubliners. An excerpt: "One of my favorite stories in Joyce's The Dubliners is the funny (and ultimately heartbreaking) Counterparts. It's always remained to my mind the perfect illustration of one of society's most absurd constructs: the situation in which someone with much less physical or mental power than another person can control ...

"The clothes are designed as a silent protest against the new reality of being searched to the point where we’re basically naked." ...

"In a stunning show of solidarity, other museums in Washington, DC are lining up behind the National Portrait Gallery with their own displays of preemptive self-censorship." ...

“Her labor-intensive work combines painting, sculpture, and architecture, and... she told us that her father was an architect and her mother, a kindergarten teacher; somehow that made sense.” ...

Editor's Pick Event: Regina Holliday opening November 22nd at Politics and Prose. ...