| By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  This film, its characters, and the traditions of the Merja people in Russia make for some unusual cinematic companions, all travelers on a road to nowhere. Continue reading E. Nina Rothe: Aleksei Fedorchenko’s Silent Souls: Connecting Tenderness, Nostalgia and Love By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:Cartoon coquette Betty Boop is an indelible part of American animation history, as well as its first sex symbol. Boop’s wide-eyed sex appeal reverberated throughout… Continue reading WATCH: The Origins Of Betty Boop By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:In the video below, Melbourne, Australia’s latest piece of public art shows itself to be as versatile and changeable as the city that commissioned it…. Continue reading WATCH: Hypnotic Australian Public Art: MOBIUS By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:Its been a long journey for the music video. Nowadays, we look forward to a new Lady Gaga or Kanye West video almost as much… Continue reading 10 Visionary Music Video Directors By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  Life, Above All introduces us to a brave, young classical heroine, who moves heaven and earth to keep her family together and remains a steadfast friend to another girl, who has been scapegoated by their community. Continue reading Penelope Andrew: In Life, Above All, Chanda & Esther Are ‘Little Women’ for the 21st Century — No Special Effects Required By RACC News & Announcements, 630 contributed posts About the author: Through vision, leadership, and service, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) works to integrate arts and culture in all aspects of community life. RACC has served the Portland tri-county area since its inception in 1995, when the city’s Metropolitan Arts Commission transitioned into a separate not-for-profit organization based upon the recommendation of ArtsPlan 2000+. MAP works to build a thriving, risk-welcoming contemporary performance field by providing project-specific funding to playwrights, choreographers, directors, composers and performers experimenting in any performance tradition or discipline. MAP believe… Continue reading MAP Funding By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:On June 16, Film Independent and the Los Angeles Times present the highly anticipated, seventeenth annual, ten-day-long movie-watching extravaganza that is the 2011 Los Angeles… Continue reading Los Angeles Film Festival By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:"A Better Life," directed by Chris Weitz, chronicles the struggles of an undocumented landscaper in Los Angeles trying to protect his teen son from gangs,… Continue reading VIDEO: Inner-City Students React To ‘A Better Life’ By The Huffington Post, 165 contributed posts About the author:  I have always found cinema to be the best avenue for becoming better educated, and learning about human rights is no exception to that rule. Continue reading E. Nina Rothe: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Digs Deep, Asks the Hard Questions By soar, 592 contributed posts About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Cairo-based artist and electronic musician Ahmed Basiony, 32, was killed by sniper fire in Tahrir Square on Jan. 28, 2011, while participating in the demonstrations that launched the Egyptian popular uprising on Jan. 25. Now, the Venice Biennale has announced that Basiony has been selected to represent Egypt in its pavilion in the Giardini for the 2011 Biennale. Continue reading Ahmed Basiony- Egypt takes Protest to Bienniale |  DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. If you make a purchase from one of the sites below, it helps defray the cost of promoting Southern Oregon Artists, so please use our links!   Utrecht's online discounts have been updated, though the graphics remain the same. The link above saves 40% off your highest priced item (coupon code AP1), the one below gets you 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! (coupon code AP3)    Ashland artist Pegi Smith sells her art on Yessy.com - View her Yessy gallery hereNow thru April 30: 
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Ahmed Basiony- Egypt takes Protest to Bienniale
About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.
Cairo-based artist and electronic musician Ahmed Basiony, 32, was killed by sniper fire in Tahrir Square on Jan. 28, 2011, while participating in the demonstrations that launched the Egyptian popular uprising on Jan. 25. Now, the Venice Biennale has announced that Basiony has been selected to represent Egypt in its pavilion in the Giardini for the 2011 Biennale.
Continue reading Ahmed Basiony- Egypt takes Protest to Bienniale