The Studio Museum in Harlem wishes you a splendid Labor Day!

In 'Mom at Work,' photographer Carrie Mae Weems captures her mother, Carrie Polke, in a moment of laughter while at her factory job. On this day, we hope you can rest, relax, and feel proud of your achievements.

“Publications, awards, fellowships, they’re all fine things to want, but the real joy of being a poet is sharing a poem that, once written or spoken aloud, no longer belongs to just you but becomes instead an echo ensuring one another: you are not alone,' said Berry. 👏

Museums are not neutral.

And now for an Nat'l Endow f/t Arts Jazz Moment…

Here’s 2012 #NEAJazzMaster Jimmy Owens on the importance of mentorship: bit.ly/3Ihis3M

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You can do it!

JUST IN: Democrats vote to release six years of Trump’s tax returns trib.al/urRjAgI

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#elginmarbles #arenotactuallyelgins

NEW on arts.gov!

We've just published the 2020 Arts Basic Survey, featuring U.S. & state-level estimates of arts participation rates during the pre-pandemic period of Feb 2019-Feb 2020. Find the report & interactive state map here: bit.ly/3hpFM4p

NEWS: Carla Hayden Carla Hayden has announced the annual selection of 25 films to be inducted into the #NatFilmRegistry . Each was chosen for its cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Full list: go.loc.gov/3SSz50M36xQ

'American colonialism utilized—and continues to utilize—a very specific form of storytelling that dehumanized different groups of people and characterized the land we live on and with as a commodity.'—Mary Kathryn Nagle #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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#SupportArtists

Hmmm…well, if this is the #TwitterDown #TwitterTakeover or just the end in general, we’ll yell this into the cavernous void:

SUPPORT ARTISTS

SUPPORT EACH OTHER

WORK TO BUILD THE BETTER WORLD WE ALL DESERVE

(and thanks to #AltGov comrades)

Quick! Who's got 8 bucks?

Is a verified (purchased) blue check mark necessary for this account?

Peter Schjeldahl, the New Yorker’s art critic and a half-century-long prose stylist of NYC’s art scene, died today at the age of 80. hyperallergic.com/772727/new-yor…

It may be October, but Winter is coming ❄️

In five weeks, grab your skates and head to the Sculpture Garden ⛸ The National Gallery of Art ice rink will reopen on November 26. Plan your visit ✨👉🏽 bit.ly/3yIXrJJ

Someone is shining some amazing lights on the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC tonight