arts

plural of art
as in crafts
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands one of the country's finest practitioners of the art of cabinetmaking

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Recent Examples of arts Contributing Writer Laura Itzkowitz is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for covering travel, arts and culture, lifestyle, design, food, and wine. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Campaigners, politicians, and arts figures are calling on the Scottish government to intervene over the possible sale of the archive of Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts, according to The Art Newspaper. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026 In the process, a cable network once associated with arts programming and prestige imports reinvented itself around an endlessly renewable reality universe. Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 Following a stint as a zoology major, Hylands switched over to theater arts after his school started a new program. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Long owned by late arts patron Glorya Kaufman, the European-style estate in Beverly Hills is now available for $25 million. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 In the three years after selling, the Levine operated out of a location with free admission on the edge of uptown’s arts district. Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 In 1986, she was appointed as the associate dean of arts and letters at the Kendall campus and 10 years later, Holloway was appointed academic dean at the Wolfson campus under then-president Eduardo Padron. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
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crafts
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  • Saturday’s festivities will include crafts, story time, a scavenger hunt and the chance to see hundreds of fish in their colorful new environment for the first time in months.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Workshops focused on crafts, collage, sewing and press-on nails can be found inside the Casselberry Art House along with a DJ booth spinning vinyl records.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

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