Elsipogtog workshop passes down rare mask carving teachings to the next generation of artists
A group of eight students from the Mi'kmaw community of Elsipogtog in New Brunswick are learning skills and teachings from a ...
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The Lofty Ambitions of Thailand’s New Art Forest
It’s fun to frolic amid art and nature in Thailand’s newly opened Khao Yai Art Forest, but it might yet take some time for ...
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Toledo's 'Kabuki Dancer' sculpture to leap into new home
TOLEDO, Ohio — A long-standing public art piece in downtown Toledo will soon have a new home. The "Kabuki Dancer" sculpture is set to be moved to Boeschenstein Park after the Toledo Plan ...
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New Orleans Mardi Gras: Beads, masks, floats & an extravaganza like no other
Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans took ...
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Yup'ik masks: Carvings depicting distorted spirits' faces dreamed up by shamans in Alaska
When it was made: These masks date to at least the 16th century; the one photographed above dates to 1885. Yup'ik masks vary dramatically in size and shape, anthropologist Dorothy Jean Ray wrote ...