Inside the studios WMMT Thousand Kites It started with the letters. Soon after the Wallens Ridge State ’supermax’ Prison was built in the rural Appalachian community of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, letters from prisoners began arriving at a local radio station. …
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Art Threat — persuasive political art
Art Threat is a journal of political art. We embrace art that confronts, interrogates, or even shrugs off the status quo, and explore pressing issues affecting art and culture, stimulating debate on the world around us and how it is interpreted.
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Talking over prison walls: Thousand Kites & the Power of Community Radio
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Ten years of DCMA abuse: EFF report
http://artthreat.net/2008/11/10-years-dcma-eff-report/DCMA: Not catching these guys. The DCMA turned ten last month, and if it weren’t for the wisp of prairie wind whipping past my ears, I’m sure I could hear movie and record executives celebrating all the way from Beverly Hills. …
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Reverse graffiti transforms city grime into art
http://artthreat.net/2008/11/reverse-graffiti-transforms-city-grime-into-art/Alex Orion at work in Sao Palo Imagine a grime-blackened wall – say, in a tunnel where tens or hundreds of thousands of cars pass daily. Now imagine someone scraping images onto the wall by rubbing away the soot. Voila. Reverse graffiti - the latest way to reclaim and redeem abandoned public surfaces. …
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Mark Harden’s Artchive
http://artblog.online-information-directory.com/2008/11/23/m...Wilsonart.com: Welcome! Wilsonart International is a manufacturer of decorative laminate and acrylic solid surfaces for kitchen, bath, floor and walls. Our laminates include MetaLaminate, Decorative Art Threat — persuasive political art persuasive political art The DCMA turned ten last month, and if it weren’t for the wisp of prairie wind whipping past my ears, I’m sure I could hear movie and record Art - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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bostoncleaning.auvergnebreakcity.net
http://bostoncleaning.auvergnebreakcity.netTagging blitz `won't work'Taranaki Daily News, New Zealand -3 minutes ago"We are looking at community arts and we will have a mural project on the day where people can produce legal graffiti art," Ms Kopu said. ... Banksy on the auction block â what does this mean for street art? - Art Threat Magazine Art Threat MagazineBanksy on the auction block â what does this mean for street art?Art Threat Magazine, Canada -Jan 27, 2008But what of the artist that decorated his bricks, and the message that the work was to convey? Itâs poignant to
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Tagging blitz `won't work' - Taranaki Daily News
http://bostoncleaning.auvergnebreakcity.net/tagging-blitz-wo...Tagging blitz `won't work'Taranaki Daily News, New Zealand -3 minutes ago"We are looking at community arts and we will have a mural project on the day where people can produce legal graffiti art," Ms Kopu said. ... Banksy on the auction block — what does this mean for street art? - Art Threat Magazine Art Threat MagazineBanksy on the auction block — what does this mean for street art?Art Threat Magazine, Canada -Jan 27, 2008But what of the artist that decorated his bricks, and the message that the work was to convey? It’s poignant to
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FACT - Freedom Against Censorship Thailand
http://facthai.wordpress.com17-11-08 [ FACT comments: Governments seem to have their priorities skewed--they want to spend our money on armies, police, courts, prisons and politicians--not on improving our human lot. Censorship!] Harper government announces more cuts to cultural programs Michael Lithgow ArtThreat: August 21, 2008 http://artthreat.net/2008/08/harper-government-announces-more-cuts-to-cultural-programs The Harper government has announced more cuts to cultural spending in Canada. More than $17 million in cultural programs will not be re
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mirabile dictu
http://alterwords.wordpress.comArt Threat
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Serbia: The Re-Branding Of Tomislav Nikolic - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
http://californiadealer.auvergnebreakcity.net/serbia-the-re-...Re-Branding Of Tomislav NikolicRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic -14 hours ago"You can make it hostile, divide us into groups -- first-class citizens who know everything, who know that they should vote for you; and then the rest of us ... Mapmaking as resistance: The political art of cartography - Art Threat Magazine Mapmaking as resistance: The political art of cartographyArt Threat Magazine, Canada -1 hour agoThe accompanying essay about “tactical cartographies†discusses ways maps can be used strategically to challenge and subvert existing orders
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Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog
http://drawn.caand a conservative government determined to slash and burn the arts. It was in this spirit last week that the government led by Stephen Harper quietly canceled long-standing plans for a National Portrait Gallery. So Art Threat, the political art blog, taken matters into their own hands: Since Stephen Harper canceled the National Portrait Gallery, we decided to create our own in his honour. We’re inviting artists to submit their portrait of Canada’s Prime Minister for
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Bookninja
http://www.bookninja.commay have been in part used as an election ploy to divide the country, but it’s also a real ongoing issue. Don’t let your advocacy die. Inspired by his recent decision to can the National Portrait Gallery, some enterprising young advocates have created a site where you can “frame” Harper yourself. Send in your portraits of our frightening PM, in any medium. Sounds like fun. I suggest limericks. Since Stephen Harper cancelled the National Portrait Gallery, we decided to create our own in his honour. We
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CathiefromCanada
http://cathiefromcanada.blogspot.comIn memoriam for the national portrait gallery, Art Threat announces Framing Harper, a national contest of Harper portraits. Here are some examples: (ht Drawn -- one of my favorite new links. Check out the rest of my new links on my blogroll and my new section on the economy.)
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Framing Harper
http://ezrawinton.com/2008/11/12/framing-harper/
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