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August 2021
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Museum of Latin American Art To Showcase Migrant Children Artwork On Sunday
My News LA, August 29, 2021

The Museum of Latin American Art will present a one-day exhibition Sunday of art created by migrant children who were housed at an emergency shelter at the Long Beach Convention Center.

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Our Work with the Museum of Latin American Art
Final draft of Kingston ‘Arts & Culture Master Plan’ to be presented September 8
Daily Freeman, August 27, 2021

A final draft of the city’s proposed “Arts & Culture Master Plan” will be presented during an online event taking place Wednesday, Sept. 8. The virtual presentation is open to the public and is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Zoom meeting platform. Join here.

Lord Cultural Resources worked with the City of Kingston to develop the Arts & Culture Master Plan.

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Bihar Museum - Redefining Museums in India | Tales & Trails
Live History India, August 25, 2021

The Bihar Museum is an exciting museum of ancient India in Patna, capital of the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of the largest museums in India and one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by a state government in India.

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Our Work with the Bihar Museum
7 Exceptional Museums Opening This Fall
Artsy, August 20, 2021

After being cooped up inside during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are itching to leave home. While some people might want to take a trip to a faraway destination or eat at a new restaurant, many art lovers just want to visit a museum or a gallery. There’s nothing like seeing art in person: You can step towards a painting and move away from it. Then, you can pause to place your hand on your chin quizzically as you stop to think about how the brushstrokes fit together and why the artist chose to apply colors to a surface in a particular way. As much as we may value online viewing rooms and digital features, no screen can capture the contours of a sculpture or evoke the experience of a performance piece.

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Our Work with the Asian Art Museum
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives receives $800,000 investment to improve ventilation system
Mississagua.com, August 14, 2021

The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) is set to receive an $800,000 investment from the federal, provincial and municipal governments to improve its ventilation system.

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Toronto’s new Immersive Monet exhibit surrounds you with the French Impressionist’s work, and that’s just the way he wanted it
Toronto Star, August 12, 2021

In 1909, the French impressionist Claude Monet envisioned a drawing room enshrouded in his infamous water lilies. Over a century later, Monet’s vision is made whole in “Beyond Monet,” an immersive exhibition marking its world premiere this week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

For every ticket that is purchased, one dollar will go towards the all-new BIPOC Fellowship program to help magnify the creative vision and voices of the BIPOC community.

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Making the world a better place through “Soft Power” – An Interview with the world’s foremost museum planner Gail Lord
Level 5 Strategy, July 8, 2021

Join Gail Lord as she reflects on the origins of Lord Cultural Resources and the role of modern museums today, in these two interviews hosted by Level5 Strategy, a leading Toronto-based strategy and transformation consulting firm.

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Rebrand ignites debate about Canadian institutions hiring international design firms—and vice versa
RGD, July 7, 2021

We asked RGD Members from across the country to weigh in on the National Gallery of Canada's procurement of a US agency for their rebrand. This is a complex issue involving a national institution, Indigenous cultures, taxpayer funds, global ambitions and our own Canadian identity.

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Our Work with the National Gallery of Canada
V&A East unveils new creative vision
Fashion United, July 5, 2021

The V&A has unveiled its creative vision for its new national museum complex in East London, V&A East, alongside its first acquisitions including a gown designed by Molly Goddard.

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Our work with V&A
INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
Smithsonian Museum acquires rare images by earliest African American photographers
CNN, August 20, 2021

The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, has purchased a groundbreaking collection of images by some of history's earliest Black photographers.

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The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Qaumajuq centre opens inaugural Indigenous triennial exhibition
The Art Newspaper, August 13, 2021

The show features works by artists from Canada, New Zealand and Australia and considers themes and politics around water.

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Here’s why a portrait of a Black woman just appeared on the side of a Toronto building
blogTO, August 10, 2021

A Toronto building now serves as the canvas for a jaw-dropping portrait of one of Canada's most influential Black women.

A portrait of Mary Ann Shadd created by Adeyemi Adegbesan (also known as Yung Yemi) now graces the exterior of Mackenzie House Museum at 82 Bond Street.

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The Big Review: Slavery at the Rijksmuseum
The Art Newspaper, July 9, 2021

Four years in the making, the exhibition has gained new urgency after the murder or George Floyd. How unflinchingly does it address its subject and its collection?

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Morris Museum presents "The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig"
New Jersey Stage, July 1, 2021

The Morris Museum is presenting an exhibition of contemporary art exploring the medium of fiber by Black artists whose practice is based in the U.S. until October 24, 2021. The Social Fabric: Black Artistry in Fiber Arts, An Exhibition in Homage to Viki Craig features 62 works by 26 established and emerging artists, and includes quilting, embroidery, tapestry, sculpture, and mixed-media assemblages.

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Creative Cities
‘The spirit of our ancestry’: how California’s Black Wall Streets are changing their cities
The Guardian, July 6, 2021

Business districts in cities across the US offer economic opportunity – but can they have an impact beyond the world of retail?

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Museums
Dams, Floodgates, and Submarine Doors: Museums Are Spending Millions to Protect Their Art as Sea Levels Rise
ArtNet News, August 31, 2021

It isn't only museums near coastlines that are at risk.

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The Obama portraits arrive at the Brooklyn Museum
The Art Newspaper, August 26, 2021

The portraits of former President Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley and former First Lady Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald continue their national tour in New York.

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Museum championing ‘art of the people’ reopens in San Diego after $55m renovation
The Art Newspaper, August 24, 2021

The Mingei International Museum, which has been closed for three years, holds a vast collection of folk art and design.

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'Do leopards change their spots?': Taliban threat to heritage in Afghanistan could be worse than in 2001
The Art Newspaper, August 17, 2021

In an exclusive interview with The Art Newspaper, a very well-informed anonymous source tells us how museums are protecting their collections as militants sweep the country.

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Smithsonian Names Ngaire Blankenberg Director of the National Museum of African Art
WebWire, July 6, 2021

Ngaire Blankenberg has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, effective July 6. A consultant for museums and cultural destinations around the world, Blankenberg brings rich experience finding innovative ways to connect cultural resources to new audiences and a passion for co-reimagining the museums of the future.

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Art & Culture
City Of Charlotte Hires First Ever Arts And Culture Officer
WCCB Charlotte, August 27, 2021

Representatives for the City of Charlotte announced Friday that Priya Sircar will serve as the city’s first arts and culture officer.

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Autumn crush: our pick of art fairs and gallery weekends this September and October
The Art Newspaper, August 27, 2021

The Covid-19 Delta variant may be causing some jitters, but a glut of fairs from New York to Paris are planning to go ahead in the next two months.

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Architecture & Design
Rouge National Urban Park designs unveiled
Canadian Architect, August 16, 2021

Parks Canada is launching the public engagement phase on Moriyama & Teshima and Two Row's conceptual designs for the park's visitor, learning and community centre.

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