Tag Archives: Public Art

Shepherd Bliss :
‘Village Building Convergence’ rocks
small-town Sebastopol

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The two-day event was designed to ‘improve our experience of community… by transforming public spaces and making them into special places.’ By Shepherd Bliss | The Rag Blog | September 23, 2014 SEBASTOPOL, California — Participants in the ambitious 10-day … Continue reading →

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Shepherd Bliss :
Neighbors come together to build the village

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Small-town Sebastopol, California, sets 10-day festival to ‘shape common spaces in a way that promotes beauty and community.’ By Shepherd Bliss  | The Rag Blog | September 3, 2014 SEBASTOPOL, California — Village Building Convergence (VBC) activists and their supporters … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : GWOT Love

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dedication ceremony for the Vermont Global War on Terror Memorial on Veterans Day, 2010, at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, Vt. Photo by Alison Redlich / AP.GWOT LOVE By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / November … Continue reading →

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Cuba: Encouraging Artists to Criticize the System

Posted on April 7, 2009 by RagBlog

Cuba’s Minister of Culture Abel Prieto in Havana during an interview he granted La Jornada. Photo: Pablo Espinosa.Cuba urges artists to be critical in order to defend the utopia, Abel Prieto saysBy Pablo Espinosa A CubaNews translation. Edited by Walter … Continue reading →

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ART : The Writing’s On the Wall

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Charlie Halsey, co-founder of Alphabeta, stands in the graffiti store’s art space. Photo by Margot Adler / NPR.Brooklyn Store Celebrates The Art Of Graffitiby Margot Adler / July 14, 2008 Graffiti has always had a double edge. Often reviled as … Continue reading →

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Chafed Texan in the Naked City : Too Many Boobs!

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Boobs at Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.Says he’ll videotape the evidenceBy Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts / June 16, 2008 Washington is a town filled with boobs. They’re everywhere, from the bare-breasted ladies who decorate the fountain at Dupont Circle to … Continue reading →

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