arts

plural of art
as in crafts
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 Designed and decorative For textile arts, Heirloom Naga, founded in Dimapur, is a must-visit. Sohini Dey, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 Since her death in 2016, the foundation has been focused on addressing mental health and trauma through education, therapeutic resources and creative arts. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 The lowest-earning fields are fine and studio arts at $43,863, followed by dance, arts, entertainment and media management, music, and drama/theatre arts and stagecraft. Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 As part of the project, plans call for a for-profit college to provide media and arts education opportunities and a three-story, 300-bed dormitory for student housing on the site. Taylor O'Connor 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The scholarship differs from many arts awards because it is based on financial need rather than talent. Jane Imbody, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026 Not Your Daddy’s Films, a social impact organization focused on educating and elevating women and nonbinary filmmakers, is now fiscally sponsored by Film Independent, the non-profit independent media arts organization. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Orchestra leaders say the trips showcase Pittsburgh to audiences around the globe and reinforce the city's reputation as a world-class arts destination. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 An outpouring of gratitude and grief has followed in the wake of his death from artists and arts professionals within the Arab art community, and beyond, many of whom counted Mansour as both an inspiration and a friend. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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crafts
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  • Other festival highlights include a giant pumpkin regatta, glass making workshop, grape stomping competition, pumping carving, a youth makers market, crafts, face painting and bumper boats.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In a voice at once biting and contemplative, eerie and funny, Kasischke crafts poems in which nothing is ever stable or resolved.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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