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Cultural Tourism in Japan

The artists of Kanazawa welcome visitors to their studios

By: Susan Breslow

February 24, 2012

Hotels Brand Themselves with Graffiti Art

Five Graffiti Art Hotels

By: Irene S. Levine

August 22, 2011

If the last time you noticed graffiti was when it was sprawled on a passing subway car or an abandoned building, look again. A growing number of hotels around the globe — at every price point from economy to luxury — are incorporating graffiti art into their interior and/or exterior designs. In embracing this renegade art form, hotels are able to express a unique personality and make a statement to their guests and communities that says:

I'm different,

I'm hip,

I'm young,

I'm part of this neighborhood, or

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Searching for a New BFF? Take a Summer Course

Signing up for a summer course is a great way to expand your mind and your friendships.

By: Irene S. Levine

June 19, 2011

Maryland's Eastern Shore: Painting The Town

Oxford, Maryland, offers a colorful summer diversion

By: James A. Frank

March 22, 2011

The charming town of Oxford, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, may be small, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in artistic creativity.

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Art After 50

Ten places for adult art education

By: Caitlin Cohen

November 1, 2010

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Are you inclined to make art? Perhaps you used to paint like a mad woman, but then your job and your children took up all your time? Being a career artist can be an absolutely terrifying prospect, and thus many of us give up our art penchant quite early... like around the first grade. However, art can be an extraordinarily rewarding way to spend your time and gain a sense of leisure. It is productive, expressive, and (sometimes) beautiful. Crafts, such as furniture-making, can even be functional. Occasionally art can even be a lucrative endeavor.