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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
With the advent of artificial intelligence, many see technology as a hazard to the creative arts — particularly theater, film and television — with actors being replaced by digital approximations of themselves.
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Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
The event featured a cocktail reception with live jazz and dance performances, an awards ceremony honoring community and arts leaders, food, prominent Liberty Station artists and more.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Under existing city rules, half of the hotel tax is intended to pay for the convention center, tourism marketing and local arts programs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
And across town in East Petaluma, next door to the Petaluma Visitors Center, is the Petaluma Arts Center, an arts and culture gallery that hosts exhibitions from artists near and far.
—Pat Tompkins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
ArtsATL, founded in 2009, helps build a sustainable arts community contributing to the economic and cultural health of the city.
—Isadora Pennington, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Architecture students from the Buinger Career Academy helped design the coffee shop, and the city is working with students in the culinary arts program and special education students in a transition program called Moving in to Adult Roles and Communities (MARC).
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Located about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, Gainesville has city draws along with a branch of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, a nature center, visual arts center, and a history center.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
More arts coverage Want to see more stories like this?
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
The event featured a cocktail reception with live jazz and dance performances, an awards ceremony honoring community and arts leaders, food, prominent Liberty Station artists and more.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Under existing city rules, half of the hotel tax is intended to pay for the convention center, tourism marketing and local arts programs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
And across town in East Petaluma, next door to the Petaluma Visitors Center, is the Petaluma Arts Center, an arts and culture gallery that hosts exhibitions from artists near and far.
—Pat Tompkins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
ArtsATL, founded in 2009, helps build a sustainable arts community contributing to the economic and cultural health of the city.
—Isadora Pennington, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Architecture students from the Buinger Career Academy helped design the coffee shop, and the city is working with students in the culinary arts program and special education students in a transition program called Moving in to Adult Roles and Communities (MARC).
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Located about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, Gainesville has city draws along with a branch of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, a nature center, visual arts center, and a history center.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
More arts coverage Want to see more stories like this?
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arts
crafts
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Enjoy archery, shooting water rockets, tomahawk throwing, exploring fire trucks, racing pinewood derby cars, slacklining, crafts, life-size mazes and more with on-site food trucks offering a variety of cuisines or enjoy your own picnic lunch.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Participants helped plant trees and made crafts.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arts. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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