Sentences with phrase «purpose of arts institutions»

This frame of reference is also consistent with my personal view of the best and highest purpose of arts institutions.

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Examples of organizations that qualify as recipients of contributions for the purpose of a tax deduction include non-profit educational institutions such as Harvard University, think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation and the Brookings Institution, hospitals such as St. Jude's, philanthropies such as the Gates Foundation, and arts organizations such as Lincoln Center.

The narrators are a member of a doomsday cult who releases poison gas in a subway in Tokyo, and details his retreat to Okinawa and a small nearby island, Kume - jima; a jazz aficionado who works as a sales clerk in a Tokyo music store; a lawyer in a financial institution in Hong Kong who has been moving large sums of money from a certain account; a woman who owns a Tea Shack on China's Holy Mountain and speaks to a tree; a non-corporeal sentient entity which is searching for who or what it is; a gallery attendant in Petersburg who is involved in an art theft scam; a ghostwriter / drummer living in London who saves a woman from being run over by a taxi; an Irish nuclear physicist who quits her job when she finds her research is being used for military purposes; and a late night radio talkback DJ who finds himself fielding calls from an intriguing caller referring to himself as the zookeeper.

Throughout its remarkable history, the Corcoran Gallery of Art responded to changes in American life and art while honoring its founder's admonition that the institution be used «for the purpose of encouraging American Genius.&raqArt responded to changes in American life and art while honoring its founder's admonition that the institution be used «for the purpose of encouraging American Genius.&raqart while honoring its founder's admonition that the institution be used «for the purpose of encouraging American Genius.»

If their imagery comes from sand and body painting and from ritual, and Australian Aborigines avoid naming or viewing images of the deceased, that suggests we are dealing with art that is both made for collecting institutions and flies in the face of their purpose.

Celebrating its 250th year, the RA is an independent institution led by eminent artists and architects; its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.

Harris» writing examines many historical figures and philosophies regarding art's definition, purpose, and value, with an entire chapter dedicated to art in the context of the institution.

No other institution of its scale and character has such a complex and exhilarating mission — complex because interrelating the differing purposes of an art museum and a center for research and higher education is so challenging, and exhilarating because the possibilities and implications of this combination are so dynamic.

Kita continually experiments with methods of display to activate the towels» objective purpose, having young sunbathers parade them at the seaside or down the main street of a small town, as well as using them in gallery contexts and as part of performances in art institutions.

Indeed, you have to wonder if giving this prime spot to a single artist for such a long time is the best use of space, at a time when attendance figures at our principle gallery of British art have been flagging, prompting the institution's entire purpose to be questioned.

It's a basic sign of health in an art scene when the art breaks out of dedicated institutions and finds a home in a building designed for another purpose.

An outstanding arts and education institution, the Museum was conceived with the dual purpose of serving both as an important cultural resource to its regional, national, and international audiences, and as an integral part of Purchase College.

The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment, and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education, and debArts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment, and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education, and debarts through exhibitions, education, and debate.

The city also has other smaller private colleges and universities, including many religious and special - purpose institutions, such as St. John's University, The Juilliard School, Manhattan College, The College of Mount Saint Vincent, Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, The New School, Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts, The King's College, and Wagner College.

The city has dozens of other smaller private colleges and universities, including many religious and special - purpose institutions, such as St. John's University, The Juilliard School, The College of Mount Saint Vincent, and The School of Visual Arts.