The ancient art of chigiri-e
Photos by Leanne Lai
Taiwanese artist and pianist Leanne Lai celebrates Japanese culture and demonstrates passion, beauty and unwavering patience in her Chigiri-e Paper Art: Flowers exhibit and …
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June 20 2022 Art True to Place inaugurates largest Indigenous art exhibition
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June 20 2022 Culture Famous Last Words - Poetry Slam: wit and word
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June 20 2022 Art Terremoto discusses Latinx history by revisiting a child’s memory of protection and community
grunt gallery presents a new exhibition by Salvadoran visual artist Michelle Campos Castillo questioning what can feel like community care when a child lives through civil war and fractured …
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