Apr 3, 2021
Christopher Knight’s “Explosive Expression.”
Autumn Tilley’s “Traversing the Static.”
Will Stark’s “Rainbow, a traditional half hull wood carving.”
MARION Four students have been awarded prizes in the Marion Art Center’s ongoing High School art exhibit focusing on covid.
The center’s exhibition committee based their decisions on the following: skill and technique, overall presentation, creative use of medium, written artist statement and how closely the work aligned with the show’s theme.
First place went to Emma Zhou of Tabor Academy for her piece “Connections or Lack Thereof.”
“One thing that I struggled with a lot during the pandemic has been connections, and feeling disconnected from my friends and the rest of the world,” Zhou said. “I felt lonely and unable to reach out, and I showed that in this piece.”
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China’s box office roars while Hollywood remains on mute
Pandemic underscores diverging fortunes of the world’s two biggest film markets
World Economy News
13 Feb 2021 • 3 min read
China’s box office was off to a roaring start during the crucial Lunar New Year holiday while the majority of cinemas remain closed in North America, underscoring the diverging fates of the world’s two largest film markets.
By 7pm on Friday in Beijing, China’s box office had already made Rmb1.7bn ($260m) in sales, according to booking service Maoyan, with 10 major homegrown films set for release during the holiday period.