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Meet Jin Ding Jin Ding 丁進, formerly of Initium Media (端傳媒 Initium Media). Join us on April 16th MacDowell to hear Jin Ding speak with other journalists and collectives redefining storytelling through innovative and interdisciplinary approaches. RSVP: buff.ly/PtKvVmw

@ShakerMuseum is building a new museum to showcase the world’s most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives. Pictured: Interim Executive Director Lisa Malone Jackson and Board Chair Paul Cassidy at the renovation groundbreaking. buff.ly/Np5Uej8

Featured in The New York Times: Ruth Asawa at the SF Museum of Modern Art. As the artist’s posthumous retrospective opens at SFMOMA, the NYT visited her family home and studio in Noe Valley, the center of her pioneering sculpture practice. Read here: buff.ly/Xl8sa06

Closing Soon: “Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven” at Wichita Art Museum, KS, open until April 20, 2025 Don’t miss: buff.ly/ClQ763a

Meet Kalvin Moschkau, a 2025-2026 Luce Scholar, engineer, and international development practitioner whose work lies at the intersection of economic development, conservation, and sustainable agriculture. Learn more about Kalvin here: buff.ly/MAx1kP0

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Luce Scholars! Meet Alexander Firestine, an entrepreneur and ecosystem-builder who’s passionate about leveraging innovation to address the global climate crisis. Learn more about Alex here: buff.ly/XDd54MM

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Luce Scholars! Meet Nathaniel Ross, an active member of state and local politics, with experience in political campaigns and lobbyist work in Arizona. Learn more about Nathaniel here: buff.ly/ZWpxK1e

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Luce Scholars! Meet Mayán Alvarado Goldberg, an advocate for reproductive justice who hopes to become a physician-researcher serving multicultural communities. Learn more about Mayán Alvarado Goldberg here: buff.ly/e1pZiv5

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Luce Scholars! Meet Maryam Badr, a senior at Wesleyan University double majoring in Neuroscience and East Asian Studies. Learn more about Maryam Badr here: buff.ly/gLyDZ92

“Our students are basically the hometown reporters for most of the lawmakers from around the state,” said Christopher Drew, a New Orleans native, former investigative journalist, and head of The Statehouse Bureau at LSU. Read more: buff.ly/LbpyrvK

Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within is at MFA Houston through May 18. Don't miss it: buff.ly/jl2fZfV Pictured: Toshiko Takaezu with moons, 1979. Photo: Hiro. Toshiko Takaezu Archives. © Family of Toshiko Takaezu

“Katherine Simóne Reynolds’s guest-curated exhibition, Held Impermanence, aims to illuminate competing desires held in constant tension and draws deeply upon the Clyfford Still Museum collections.” Read the full review in Hyperallergic: buff.ly/vCUWdsB

JUST OPENED: Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors at Denver Art Museum, CO. It's the first major survey in the U.S. for celebrated artist Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation, b. 1965) Open now through August 17, 2025 buff.ly/S3UWNr8

"Indigenous people are central to the story of popular culture in the Western Hemisphere, and popular culture is important to many Indigenous people and experiences." The "Native Pop!" exhibition at the Newberry is open until Jul 19, 2025 Don't miss! buff.ly/yTITP1S

"Designing Systemic Regional Transitions in Times of Social and Climate Emergency" is a project by Asociación Cultural Casa del Niño. Watch their latest video project here: buff.ly/Wwo5Kk5

We are very grateful for this generous grant from Henry Luce Foundation, as it will support our efforts to provide essential news and information across our region. Deep South Today is committed to bringing local journalism to the communities that need it the most. deepsouthtoday.org/2025/06/23/dee…