March 20, 2025, Filed Under: Art, Authors, ConservationNancy Cunard in the Studio by DR. TRACY BONFITTO, CURATOR OF ART In the Studio Is it March, spring, winter, autumn, twilight, noon Told in this distant sound of cuckoo clocks? Sunday it is—five lilies in swoon Decay against your wall, aggressive flocks Of alley-starlings aggravate a mood. The rain drops pensively. ‘If one could… read more
December 10, 2024, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyVisualizing the Environment: Ansel Adams and His Legacy by STEVEN HOELSCHER The first time I encountered the photography of Ansel Adams wasn’t in a museum gallery, but during a college course. I remember the moment well. The course, “Wilderness and the American Mind,” introduced me to that critical, contested concept through a wide range of memorable texts. In… read more
December 10, 2024, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsFreedom to Write, Freedom to Read: The Story of PEN by MARION WYNNE-DAVIES Defending freedom of expression is a crucial issue for writers worldwide. Authors have united to fight for the freedom to write and defend readers’ rights. The most influential of these groups is PEN (originally P.E.N., an acronym for Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists), an international organization… read more
