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Houses and Passageways: Vermeer's The Little Street Whereabouts in Delft
Frans Grijzenhout, Professor of Art History at the University of Amsterdam, consulted seventeenth-century records that had never before been used for this purpose and clearly indicate the site of 'The Little Street' in Delft. The discovery of the wherea… more »
An Art Installation: Concepts of "Paradise," Sublime Landscape, and the Greater Northwest
The artist collaborative Fallen Fruit explored Oregon's paradisiacal backyard through the lens of Portland Art Museum's permanent collection. Based in Los Angeles, artists David Allen Burns and Austin Young create site-specific projects using fruit to examine concepts of place, history, and issues of representation often addressing questions of public space. more »
Canada Elected Justin Trudeau – Imagine That!
Diane Girard writes: Canada has a new, young, attractive Prime Minister and people are suddenly plastering pictures of him everywhere, especially in the online media. There will probably be a rush of single people wanting to enter the "true north strong and free" so they can meet someone gorgeous. Well, yes, many Canadians are beautiful but we don't like to brag about it, and that's not why Justin Trudeau won the election. more »
#WomeninSTEM: Saving the Natural World through Conservation
Providing a safe place for community members to get outside that's easy to get to, allows people who may have never played in a field or experienced wildlife to learn about the connection between people and a healthy environment. This is critical not only to the success of Valle de Oro but also conservation work all over the country. In a recent TEDx talk, Owen-White shared her story of why she gave up being a doctor to play in the dirt and why we need more women in the conservation field. more »