Justice for All: Mural is Orlando Artists Labor of Love
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ORLANDO, Fla. In a year notable for so many different things, 2020 was also a year punctuated by protests, and people of all colors coming together to demand change.
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Artist Maureen Hudas was contacted in mid-2020 to create a community mural in downtown Orlando
Hudas and other artists decided to put local activist Jennifer H. Desire at the center of the mural
The mural, rich with symbolism, was completed by mid-August
But, for many, like Maureen Hudas, it was a year of personal reflection on how to best contribute to a more equitable society.
Wisconsin Film Fest Navigates the Pandemic
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MENOMONIE, Wis. A film festival only in its second year in Menomonie has already had to navigate a global pandemic in order to operate this year.
“I guess as students, we’re just kind of going with the flow now and we’re like okay, we’re still doing this,” said filmmaker Lukas Medin. “We just want to participate any way that we can.”
Medin is a recent graduate of UW-Stout, a sponsor of the Red Cedar Film Festival. The goal of the international film fest is to garner more visibility for the university and bring in money to the city.
Is the World Finally Catching Up With Artist Bettina Werner? By Stephanie Simon Manhattan
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For Bettina Werner, art is elemental, especially the fifth element, salt. She’s been obsessed with it for decades. The sounds, the smell, the texture,” Werner told NY1.
Werner grinds down different kinds of sea salt for her signature salt art work.
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Bettina Werner came to NYC from Italy in the 1980s and made a name for herself creating paintings from colored salt
She is still enthralled with the material which she says has special healing and meditative properties, which she believes are carried in her works of art
By Will Sayre El Segundo PUBLISHED 8:00 AM ET Jan. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:00 AM EST Jan. 08, 2021
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. A global pandemic certainly hasn t slowed the business drive of renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck, but that doesn t mean his journey over the last year has been a cakewalk.
While some of his establishments are currently closed due to COVID-19, Puck remains proud of his teams contributions in the last year and anticipates not only expanding internationally in 2021 but also opening two new restaurants inside The Pendry West Hollywood by March.
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Renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck was born in Austria and came to Los Angeles in 1975
Frozen Musical Opens in Australia, Highlighting Path to Potential Reopening of Broadway Theaters By Frank DiLella New York City PUBLISHED 7:59 PM ET Jan. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:59 PM EST Jan. 07, 2021
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As the year begins with hope that COVID-19 vaccines will eventually lead to the reopening of Broadway, a major theater figure is testing out ways to get live shows up and running again.
NY1 s Frank DiLella spoke to the people behind a new production of the Disney musical Frozen that is hoping to become a blueprint for the reopening of the city s theater industry.
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Disney successfully opens Frozen musical to live audiences in Sydney, Australia