Smithsonian Voices Smithsonian Center For Folklife & Cultural Heritage Travel the Sweetest Route through Vayots Dzor and Syunik, Armenia March 11th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY My Armenia Program Master basket weaver Arthur Petrosyan sits and works on a project. (Photo by Narek Harutyunyan, My Armenia Program) In the summer of […]
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Women stir cultural melting pot with art on COVID-19 Pages exhibit
Amanda Sieradzki, Council on Culture & Arts Published 12:56 p.m. ET March 13, 2021 CLOSE LaVerne Wells-Bowie created fabric artwork of Bessie Smith for virtual exhibit. (Photo: Provided by LaVerne Wells-Bowie) “I’ve always wanted to use the past and make present statements,” says artist and architect LaVerne Wells-Bowie. Locked up in […]
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How to Avoid Cultural Appropriation in Design
Photo credit: Alice Morgan From House Beautiful The shoes were tiny, brightly colored, embroidered with flowers and birds, and embellished with metallic thread. Interior designer Noz Nozawa’s client had a collection of them proudly displayed on the fireplace mantel of her San Francisco home. But why would baby shoes have […]