The Fate of More Than 26,000 Artworks Is in Limbo After Cuts to the GSA’s Fine Arts and Preservation Units The loss of artworks and the canceling of exhibitions represents more than an aesthetic or cultural wound—it signifies a severing of American history and identity.

The GSA’s art and preservation division oversees the protection and preservation of more than 26,000 artworks owned by the U.S. government.

The concern is that without protection, these priceless pieces of art will be sold off to the 1% and no longer for public enrichment and enjoyment.

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—symbolizing the campaign’s three objectives: securing a pardon, an apology, and memorials.
The 173 black threads in the tartan’s squares represent the 173 years the Witchcraft Act was in force.

Red signifies bloodshed, while pink represents the legal tapes binding trial documents then and now.
The thread count encodes the years 1563 and 1736 (1+5+6+3 = 15 and 1+7+3+6 = 17), with these numbers woven into black and grey bands surrounding a white check of three threads.

Designed by Clare Campbell, founder of the Prickly Thistle tartan mill, the appropriately gothic pattern carries symbolic meaning.
Its black and grey tones reflect the darkness of the era and the ashes of those burned.

Newly Approved Tartan Design Memorializes Those Persecuted Under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act - Paganism, U.K., U.S., Witchcraft, World Witchcraft & Pagan News - The Scottish Register of Tartans approves a new design by The Witches of Scotland, an organization seeking justice for those persecuted under the Witchcraft Act. | Paganism, ...

"A new Scottish tartan has been created to honor the thousands of people—primarily women—executed for witchcraft in Scotland between the 16th and 18th centuries.”

Under freezing conditions of -5°C, Yo-Yo Ma delivers a breathtaking performance in the Swiss mountains as part of the Performing Hope initiative. His music, filled with warmth and resilience, became a symbol of hope against the stark, frozen landscape. WATCH FULL VID BELOW 👇👇

#Oklahoma trilobite #fossil.
Roughly 400.000.000 years old

Poster/banner for "Women at War," featuring title of show in Roman and Cyrillic alphabets, logo of sponsor The University of North Dakota, and info about opening reception. The featured image is what appears to be a partially sliced loaf of homemade bread.

Women at War, a critically acclaimed exhibition that introduces works by contemporary women artists from Ukraine, is now on at the North Dakota Museum of Art. It features an array of media from painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, installation and video.

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The Pulse Light garden in Abu Dhabi is an interactive art installation that features lightbulbs synced to respond to the heartbeat of visitors

The Walking to the Sky art installation sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. This is Carnegie Mellon's first post on Bluesky, so the iconic campus structure is shown against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky.

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Triple Candie gallery on Penn

Photo of artwork, showing a sign with “There is still art There is still hope”

The Lil Pub has been closed for years now, but Triple Candie has been operating a public art gallery on Pennsylvania Ave in DC in the former dive bar since 2021. www.triplecandie.org/About%20Loca...
I like the current installation.
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