and society of its times. tate britain s also giving greater prominence to works by women artists and diversity. this is the first room in which women artists appear. alex farquharson s been busy investing in art by women, including this new acquisition by mary beale, the most prolific female portrait painter of the 17th century. of course this is a man s world, in society as a whole and in terms of the arts scene. these are artists that have been marginalised from art historical accounts, and unfairly marginalised. and it s so important that the work is seen in the context of their male peers. tate now displays its art within its wider historical context, with new commissions alongside for the first time. nils norman s radical pamphlets show the turbulence of an age of civil war in a way the paintings don t. and there is new labelling too, a reminder of what life was really like for workers idealised in this stubbs painting, and slaves depicted amongst the dancers in this 18th
In north central Vermont we are blessed to have a fantastic arts scene, especially for such a rural area. Among our assets are several high-quality community theater troupes. For many
an average of nearly 20,000 parking fines each day last year, according to new figures. that s a increase of 12% from the previous year. sutton council says it will block the installation of ultra low emission zone cameras in the borough. the lib dems, who lead sutton council, argue the scheme which charges some drivers of the most polluting cars £12.50 a day, is unfair to its residents. the move comes as transport for london plans to expand the ulez scheme to all of the capital from august. a blind artist is hosting his first solo exhibition at the quantum gallery in shoreditch. clarke reynolds creates art from braille, making the arts scene accessible to blind and visually impaired people. he also wants to change people s attitudes towards what those with sight loss can achieve. this piece here is called haptics. and to understand what that means, you physically have to touch it and decode it to read it.
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