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Art Education Isn’t Just for Kids

By Paula Rucker | Published: May 10, 2012
Untitled life-drawing sketch / Paula Rucker

I’ve always appreciated art, but creating art never seemed like something I could do. Creating a drawing or painting was what talented people did, not me. Professionally, I first became involved in art 10 years ago when I left the… More»

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Multicultural Undergraduate Interns Gather for an Arts Summit

By Melissa Liu | Published: July 15, 2010
Talking over lunch at the MUI Program Arts Summit
Talking over lunch at the MUI Program Arts Summit

June 28th was an unusual Monday for me as an intern at the Getty Foundation. Instead of heading toward the Foundation offices as I would on a typical work day, I reported to the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the… More»

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