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April 15, 2020

A Photo Project Helps Mitigate Patient Loneliness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Mary Beth Heffernan came up with the PPE Portrait Project during the Ebola outbreak and found that patients felt more connected to their providers if they could see their smiling faces.

Elisa Wouk Almino

Tune Into a World-Wide Sonic Meditation, Inspired by Pauline Oliveros

Requiring no musical experience at all, the meditation invites participants to take part in a “world-wide musical exchange” through a series of synchronized breathing and tonal exercises.

Dessane Lopez Cassell

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Onassis AiR Seeks Applications for 2020–21 Residency in Athens

Apply by April 24 to the open call for The School of Infinite Rehearsals.

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Survey of US Arts Organizations Points to Devastating Losses During Pandemic

Based on its findings, Americans for the Arts estimates nearly $5 billion in losses across the US’s 120,492 arts nonprofits.

Meow Wolf Lays Off, Furloughs Over Half Its Staff

The experiential exhibition company, a major employer in the Santa Fe arts scene and subject of a number of lawsuits for its workplace conditions, announced staff changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Memes Liken Trump’s “Council to Re-open America” to Scrooge McDuck and Skeletor

Twitter was flooded with spot-on parodies of Trump’s task force after Fox News speculated that the council’s members will include Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Steve Mnuchin.

Let’s All Paws to Write Letters to the Lonely Garden Cats of a Museum

The resident kitties at Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum of Art, Perilla and Cleo, are all alone — you can write them a letter while the museum is closed, and get a reply.

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Come to Your Census: The 2020 Census Is an Essential Service

Art+Action’s arts-driven campaign urges us to secure the long-term health and strength of our communities by participating in the 2020 Census.

Enter Michael DeForge’s World, Where People and Places Alike Get Constant “Updates”

In the futuristic setting of the graphic novel Familiar Face, the alienation induced by rapid technological advancement is accelerated to a fantastical degree.

Dan Schindel

Introducing Films for Isolation, a Series About Community and Home

The LA-based filmmaker Alima Lee teamed up with the Women’s Center for Creative Work to bring you short films by contemporary, Black queer artists.

Elisa Wouk Almino

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