We appreciate the journalists who write stories about the heroic efforts of artists and musicians in the news. Here is a sample of stories that caught our attention.
‘A Dozen Dreams’ Review: Eerie Memories Bring Magic to the Mall
‘Concert between explosions’ provides respite in Kharkiv subway shelter
“Durme, Durme”, a Ladino Lullaby
2 Russian Women Put on a Play. Then the State Came for Them.
A 92-Year-Old Piano Teacher Won’t Let Students Miss Bach in the Pandemic
A message from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, January 27, 2016
A poet’s ground-level account of the collapse of Uyghur society
A Prisoner’s Artwork: A Ship from Guantanamo
A Ukrainian girl sang ‘Let It Go’ in a Kyiv bunker. She just performed for thousands in Poland.
Afghans bury paintings and hide books out of fear of Taliban crackdown on arts and culture
Alarmed by Trump, a Renowned German Violinist Boycotts the U.S
All-Female Orchestra In Afghanistan Fights The Taliban With Music
An Orchestra Supports Ukraine, and Reunites a Couple Parted by War
And now in America, our Artists Respond
Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0
Artists prove that bombing in Baghdad was not the end of street of booksellers
Artists say Putin’s push for patriotism is killing Russian culture
Badiucao: Speaking Out Through Art Against Censorship and Oppression
Before leaving her apartment in Kyiv she plays the piano for the last time
Brazil’s First Indigenous Curator: ‘We’re Not Afraid Anymore’
Bridging Time, Distance and Distrust, With Music
Canceling Russian artists plays into Putin’s hands
Chased by conflict in Ukraine, an artist finds a haven in Helsinki
Congolese Plantation Workers Are Making a Living Selling Chocolate Sculptures to the Art World
Congolese-Plantation Workers Making Living Selling Chocolate Sculptures Art
Covid. A Coma. A Stroke. José Parlá Returns From the Edge.
Demands of Far-Right Party Unsettle Artists in Germany
Edmund de Waal to create exhibition in Jewish Ghetto in Venice
Flogged, imprisoned, murdered: today, being a poet is a dangerous job
Founder of Violins of Hope Amnon Weinstein Receives French Legion of Honor
Freedom of artists in Saudi Arabia?
Giving Voice to Nazi Prisoners Through Unearthed Music
Hamed Sinno, Lebanese Rock Musician, openly gay in an Arab world
His Story Never Died: An Interview With Arn Chorn-Pond
Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks
How artists are changing Sri Lanka
How photos of Nazis partying at Auschwitz gave rise to a new play
Illusions by a Chilean Immigrant
Inside the Former ‘Underworld’ Where Ai Weiwei Makes Art.
Iranian Musicians Jailed, Facing Possible Execution For Playing Metal
Iranian Singer Cancels Concert After Female Players Banned from Stage
Israel-Inspired Response Through Music
Israeli Artist, 102, Harnesses the Dark and the Light
Israeli Holocaust violin restorer receives award for service
Japanese manga about a Uighur woman’s persecution in China becomes viral hit
Josette Molland, Who Told of Life in Nazi Camps Through Art, Dies at 100
JUST IN: AUSCHWITZ MUSICIAN IS AWARDED THE GERMAN NATIONAL PRIZE
Kim Jong-nam, the Hunted Heir to a Dictator Who Met Death in Exile
Local artists portray the generational pain of the Holocaust
Music Festivals Are Gaining Popularity in Asia. Just Not With Officials.
Odessa’s beloved opera house plays starring role in wartime drama
On canvas, Iranian artists capture the hope and turmoil of an uprising
Opinion Ukraine’s secret weapon: Art
Opinion — How Cuba’s investment in writers and artists came back to haunt its regime
Opinion: Volodymyr Zelensky, the modern warrior-artist
Painting outside the lines: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox women take their quiet revolution to art school
Palestinian Artists Call For Eurovision Boycott; Israel Responds With PR Campaign
Palestinian Artists Call For Eurovision Boycott; Israel Responds With PR Campaign
Playwright and director sentenced to six years in prison by Russian court
Pussy Riot arrives in Iceland, urinates on a Putin portrait
Root Foundation: Shaping the future of vulnerable kids
Some orchestras begin to cancel Tchaikovsky concerts, or replace his music, in response to invasion
Sources of Self-Regard: Self-Portraits From Black Photographers Reflecting on America
Sri Lanka: 72-year-old man protests over the attacks of the UNHRC chief
Thailand-Faiyen’s Music Was Their Crime
The Artists Taking on Mass Incarceration
The First Female Rapper in Afghanistan
The Heroic Efforts of Venezuelan Musicians
Uganda: “Unseen Dreams” to Raise Awareness about Children with Disabilities
Undaunted by Air Raids, a Ukrainian Duo Gets Ready for Eurovision
USA: Museum Removes Immigrant Art
What it’s like to be a Russian artist now
When Artists Can’t Go Home All That’s Left Is There Art
Why Authoritarians Attack the Arts