The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art lovers to post photos of themselves recreating their favourite masterpieces – including Picasso’s Dora Maar – from home earlier this year. Photo: AFP
Museum doors may be shut for the time being, but that doesn’t mean that culture has ground to a halt.
Faced with the pandemic, and in the absence of visitors, museums and cultural institutions have turned to technology to reinvent their roles and missions digitally.
Strolling alone through the Paris Louvre’s Richelieu wing, without the crowds of tourists and school trips, was a dream that was previously out of reach for most of us. unless you happen to be Beyonce.
Celebrating the end of 2020: Some virtual events happening in our area
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Molly Snyder of OnMilwaukee.com joins FOX6 WakeUp with some virtual events happening in our area.
While you may not be heading out to celebrate the end of 2020 there are still some fun ways you can ring in the new year. Molly Snyder of OnMilwaukee.com joins FOX6 WakeUp with some virtual events happening in our area.
1. The Docksiders NYE Fundraiser
Yacht Rockers The Docksiders with special guests BoDeans, Shonn Hinton & Shotgun, B-Free and Quinten Farr will perform a virtual concert from Turner Hall on Thursday, Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. Proceeds will got toward National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and Imagine MKE’s Holiday Artist Relief Fund. The cost is $15. Get tickets here.
CUI ranks the top 10 trends in arts and culture in 2020
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As our daily lives have been fundamentally changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, more subtle changes have bled over into the media we consume every day. Packed movie theaters and concert venues sit empty, leaving thousands of creators to take to the internet to share their talents, many creating easily accessible work that reacts in some way to the ceaselessly upsetting and confusing year that is 2020.
With this outpouring of creativity, humor and self-expression online, the CU Independent arts editors chose their top 10 trends in arts and culture this year. Amidst social distancing and the never-ending stream of bad news on social media, we hope these trends will bring you a few moments of joy, laughter and connection.
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