Teachers often assign older books.
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Stories like ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ are still relevant today.
Artists at work.
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In a Sydney community centre, a group of artists with and without disabilities are showing how creativity can connect us all.
The link between survival and art creation for some youth suggests that meaningful activity may be a necessary dimension of youth homelessness prevention.
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Research shows meaningful and accessible activity like sports and arts may have significant impacts for homeless youth or youth at risk of homelessness.
Untitled. 2015. Pen and Ink on Paper. 60 x 71 cm.
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Beautiful art can provide hope and healing.
Artist David Koloane believed that education extended far beyond the borders of institutions.
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Deeply influenced by Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement, artist David Koloane, who died on 30 June 2019, believed that artists have a right to define their own work.
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A legal expert looks at the issue of robot rights and what makes us human.
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Autistic and artistic, you can be both.
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We talk about artistic inspiration all the time – but science demands inspiration too.
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Unlike many of his predecessors, the US president is no vulture of culture.
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Dancing, drumming, visiting galleries and so on are one of the best ways of enhancing public health.
Despite its economic crises, Greece did not falter in its mission to support arts and culture. Rhodes, pictured here, has become a role model when it comes to promoting a visionary cultural policy and supporting a vibrant arts and culture community.
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The Greek model of supporting the arts is both old and ongoing; it embraces difference and internationalism and believes art is the cornerstone to civil society. We should learn from that model.
Oceans 8 New York premiere.
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There are so many opportunities for women in Hollywood these days, as long as they play roles that were originally intended for men.
Adelaide has been known as the ‘Athens of the South’, but there are concerns about the current state of arts governance in South Australia.
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The arts have long been championed in SA, but in recent years the sector has started to stagnate.
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The arts can help schools to really tackle the mental health crisis.
Quebec theatre director Robert Lepage’s play SLĀV was cancelled in Montreal after accusations of racial insensitivity because it featured few Black actors.
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A recent controversy surrounding Québec director Robert Lepage has had some people claiming to be colour-blind when in comes to race. But nothing could be further from the truth.
Thomas from St Roses School, Stroud, playing the Clarion, an instrument designed for people with learning disabilities.
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And why the contribution of people with learning disabilities to the arts must be celebrated.
There are lots of hands-on learning opportunities popping up in schools and institutes all over the country, generally called “maker spaces”.
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The A in STEAM stands for arts, and it has important influences in science, technology, engineering and maths.
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Britain has always been good at projecting its values to the world. It’s going to need that soft power once it leaves the EU.
While the arts certainly have an economic benefit, they must also be recognised for their intrinsic value.
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Economist David Throsby in a new Platform Paper calls for strong cultural policies from the Australian government.
Arts can benefit health in some unexpected ways.
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Arts on prescription are changing the way we treat health problems.