Thing about thurgood and how important he was to the country for africanamericans, for those who wanted to go to law school. I was a part of that generation who looked up to and believed in him and was inspired by him that ii to someday could go to law school and become a lawyer. And there is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of Thurgood Marshall. So tonight we are here together this evening. I view this as the intersection of history and the future. What do i mean by that . Intersection of history and future . Well, we are in Lincoln Theater. In this theater this was the only place where black folks could come and be entertained in a theaterthe theater because they could not go downtown. They come right here. In this theater, it was nearly demolished. We saved it, renovated it, and it is now one of the jewels of the city of columbus. History. [applause] in the intersection of arts and culture the rehabilitation
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Artist Harry Moores is among three New Plymouth artists who are finalists for the 2021 Parkin Drawing Prize. (file photo)
A trio of New Plymouth artists have been selected as finalists in a record-breaking year of entries for a national drawing award. Harry Moores, Briar Tucker and Pantea Rastegari are among 80 hopefuls in the running for the 2021 Parkin Drawing Prize, which has a major prize of $25,000. An advisory panel, consisting of leading painter John Walsh, contemporary ceramics artist Virginia Leonard, and Director of Art at ART+OBJECT auctioneers Ben Plumbly, spent hours assessing hundreds of entries before coming up with the shortlist.
Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 11:29 am
It was a record-breaking show for the team at the NZ
Art Show, with unprecedented demand for NZ art. The buzz
surrounding this year’s show was certainly felt in the
lead up, and the event itself surpassed all expectations.
The 3-day NZ Art Show event which showcases around 3,000
pieces of original, affordable New Zealand art was cancelled
last year due to Covid, but came back with a vengeance in
2021, and the numbers speak for themselves; more than 2,000
artworks found new homes, more than 10,000 attendees walked
through the doors, and more than $2 million in art sales
(previous show was 1.3m). Many artists sold out completely,
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