the arts
plural noun
: painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination
She's a patron of the arts.
He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts.
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At With These Hands Gallery With These Hands has promoted the arts in Edisto Beach for more than 30 years.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
In the late nineteenth century, middle-class white women were pouring into New York City from across the country to take advantage of the increasing number of professional opportunities in journalism, medicine, business, civic work, law, and the arts.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
With annual volunteer recruitment and leadership training, Note by Note ensures sustainable, cost-free music education that bridges educational inequity and inspires a lasting passion for the arts.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Saugatuck thrived as a lumber and shipbuilding town before shifting to a focus on the arts beginning in the early 20th century, the Hotel Saugatuck's website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
In the late nineteenth century, middle-class white women were pouring into New York City from across the country to take advantage of the increasing number of professional opportunities in journalism, medicine, business, civic work, law, and the arts.
—Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
With annual volunteer recruitment and leadership training, Note by Note ensures sustainable, cost-free music education that bridges educational inequity and inspires a lasting passion for the arts.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Saugatuck thrived as a lumber and shipbuilding town before shifting to a focus on the arts beginning in the early 20th century, the Hotel Saugatuck's website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the arts
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“The arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20arts. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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