as in cultural
of or relating to the fine arts
funding for artistic endeavors is crucial if the city is to survive and prosper
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In 2014, he was appointed the artistic director of the Berklee College of Music’s Performance Wellness Institute.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The 10-film competition lineup put together by Venice Days artistic director Gaia Furrer includes 2 Iranian films about exile.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
The collaboration between Baselitz and the puppeteers appealed to the Salzburg Festival’s artistic director, Markus Hinterhäuser, who added the show to his program and brought in a world-class ensemble of musicians to perform Stravinsky’s score for violin, bass, winds, brass and percussion.
—Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Many love art for art's sake, and some use a company as their personal canvas (and benefactor) to commission artistic expression that may be vivid, but still fail to effect change.
—Kayden Michael, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
The 10-film competition lineup put together by Venice Days artistic director Gaia Furrer includes 2 Iranian films about exile.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
The collaboration between Baselitz and the puppeteers appealed to the Salzburg Festival’s artistic director, Markus Hinterhäuser, who added the show to his program and brought in a world-class ensemble of musicians to perform Stravinsky’s score for violin, bass, winds, brass and percussion.
—Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Many love art for art's sake, and some use a company as their personal canvas (and benefactor) to commission artistic expression that may be vivid, but still fail to effect change.
—Kayden Michael, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artistic
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The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape -- in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.—
TED ANTHONY,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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The data suggests that younger Americans, whose values tend to lean more progressive on cultural and economic issues, are increasingly resistant to Vance's messaging and policy positions.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Artistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artistic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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