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Faith Ringgold: 30 Years of Art-Making and Activism and Video Clip on Women Artists

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She noted, "In the 60's, it was about answering the question "What is black art?" " (Listen to the interview for the answer to those questions) My favorite group of paintings were the ones she did in Europe copying the masters and integrating African American history, culture, and icons.

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

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I sat down with Emilyn Green, Executive Director of the Community Science Workshop Network , to learn more about their history, design, and engagement strategy. We received two rounds of NSF funding in the 1990s to expand. We received NSF funding for three years and then it cut off. I knew I could learn a lot from it.

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ExhibitFiles: Interviews with Initiators Jim Spadaccini and Wendy Pollock

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There was a need recognized and that need was that exhibits and exhibitions were being redesigned over and over again without that sense of history. Wendy: Part of the thinking was that NSF supported the book Are We There Yet? , NSF requires grant applicants to build on prior knowledge--where do you get it? Why is that?

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