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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Presents CELEBRATING FLORIDA’S WILD WONDERS
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College presents “Celebrating Florida’s Wild Wonders,” a one-day event inspired by the book, The Wilder Heart of Florida, and featuring eight celebrated writers, poets, educators, environmentalists, architects, and artists. The event is Friday, March 11, 2022, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Ringling College Museum Campus, 1000 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. General admission is $125; registration opens on December 7. The registration fee includes lunch and a complimentary reception. For more information and to register, call 941-309-5111, or visit www.OLLIatRinglingCollege.org. Julie Cotton, a member of OLLI’s Advisory Council’s Strategic Program Committee, is the creative spark for “Celebrating Florida’s Natural Wonders.” She says that participants will…
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Xi’an City Sports Park Landscape Improvement Project / China Northwest Architecture Design And Research Institute
Xi’an City Sports Park Landscape Improvement Project / China Northwest Architecture Design And Research Institute Osmanthus Square. Image © Jin Zhang + 36 Share Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/967531/xian-city-sports-park-landscape-improvement-project-china-northwest-architecture-design-and-research-institute Osmanthus Square. Image © Jin Zhang Text description provided by the architects. Xi ‘an City Sports Park, which was built in 2006, is located north of Longshou and close to xi ‘a municipal government. With the 14th National Games to be held in Xi ‘an in 2021 as an opportunity, an exploratory renovation of the Xi’an City Sports Park is underway. Aerial view. Image © Jin Zhang Aerial view. Image © Jin Zhang Reshaping the Image (East Entrance,…
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New art exhibition at the Middle East Institute questions Arab-American representation
The new clearly show at the Center East Institute in Washington, DC asks a basic query: why has there been so small recognition of Arab-American artwork in the US? “If you search at the unique ethnic communities in the US whose artwork scenes have produced major development in the final 20 decades, we would consider of the Asian American local community, the Chicano local community, or the black local community,” suggests Maymanah Farhat, curator of Converging Strains: Tracing the Artistic Lineage of the Arab Diaspora in the US. “It’s great, in phrases of their remaining even more involved and historicised. But the Arab-American artistic community is nonetheless uncharted territory in…




