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edit   The Arts Portal Self Portrait with Two Circles The arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art", which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompass visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts – music, theatre, dance and film, among others. This list is by no means comprehensive, but only meant to introduce the concept of the arts. More about The arts... edit   Featured article The House with Chimaeras is a major Art Nouveau building in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It was built in the period of 1901–1902 by noted architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, who was regarded as the Gaudí of Kiev. The building derives its popular name from its ornate decorations depicting various scenes of exotic animals and hunting scenes, as Gorodetsky was an avid hunter. It is situated on No. 10, Bankova Street, across from the President of Ukraine's office in the historic Pechersk neighborhood. Since 2005 it has been used as a presidential residence for official and diplomatic ceremonies. edit   Featured picture U.S. Senator Henry Clay gives a speech in the Old Senate Chamber calling for compromise on the issues dividing the United States. The result was the Compromise of 1850, a package of five bills, the first two of which were passed on September 9. Ironically, these led to a breakdown in the spirit of compromise in the years preceding the Civil War, particularly after the deaths of Clay and Daniel Webster. edit   Did you know... ... that the architects of the Florida Tropical House (pictured), located in Beverly Shores, Indiana designed the house with Florida residents in mind? ... that Lady Elsie Mackay, socialite, actress and interior designer, died in 1928 with WWI ace Walter G. R. Hinchcliffe, attempting to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic? ... that author Laura Vernon Hamner, informally known as "Miss Amarillo", lived over thirty years in an Amarillo, Texas hotel? edit   In this month 3 February 1869 – Edwin Booth's Booth's Theatre opened with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet 19 February 1704 – Ichikawa Danjūrō I (pictured), an early and influential kabuki actor, was stabbed and killed onstage by fellow actor Ikushima Hanroku 24 February 1607 – L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, which premiered over four hundred years ago, is the earliest operatic work that is still performed today 27 February 1877 – Premiere of Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky received poor reviews More anniversaries... edit   News January 12: Valuable paintings stolen from Greek gallery December 1: A portrait of Scotland: Gallery reopens after £17.6 million renovation November 22: Historic Scottish island castle wins the lottery Arts on Wikinews edit   Featured biography I. M. Pei (born 1917) is a Chinese American architect, often called a master of modern architecture. Born in Guangzhou, in 1935 he moved to the United States. While enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he became unhappy with the school's focus on Beaux-Arts architecture, and spent his free time researching the emerging architects, especially Le Corbusier. After graduating, he joined the Harvard Graduate School of Design and formed a friendship with the Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Pei spent ten years working with New York real estate magnate William Zeckendorf before establishing his own independent design firm that eventually became Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Among the early projects on which Pei took the lead were the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC, and the Green Building at MIT. His first major recognition came with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado; his new stature led to his selection as chief architect for the John F. Kennedy Library in Massachusetts. He went on to design Dallas City Hall and the East Building of the National Gallery of Art. In the early 1980s, Pei was the focus of controversy when he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for the Louvre museum in Paris. Pei has won a wide variety of prizes and awards in the field of architecture, including the 1983 Pritzker Prize, sometimes called the Nobel Prize of architecture. edit   Featured audio U.S. Army Band - A la Nanita Nana edit A la Nanita Nana, a Spanish Christmas carol, performed by the U.S. Army Band Chorus in Spanish and English. edit   Categories ► Arts ► Arts portal ► Arts by culture ► Arts by place ► Arts-related lists ► Aesthetics ► Arts genres by country or nationality ► Arts awards ► Censorship in the arts ► Crafts ► Creative works ► Arts districts ► Arts events ► Literature ► Men and the arts ► Arts occupations ► Arts organizations ► Arts portals ► Performing arts ► Spirituality and the arts ► Arts venues ► Visual arts ► Women and the arts ► Works about the arts ► Wikipedia books on arts ► Art stubs edit   WikiProjects Parent project Arts Descendant projects Aesthetics Architecture Books Novels Dance Films Horror Literature Magic Martial Arts Music Albums Classical music Composers Guitar Musicians Music Venues Opera Gilbert and Sullivan Richard Wagner Poetry Television Theatre Elizabethan theatre Musical theatre Visual arts Animation Anime and manga Contemporary art Comics Graffiti Graphic design Fashion Photography Public art What are WikiProjects? edit   Selected quote edit   Subportals Architecture Animation Anime and Manga Books Comedy Comics Culture Dance Design Film Fashion Literature Music Musical theatre Opera Philosophy Photography Poetry Radio Technology Television Theatre Video games Visual arts Writing edit   Things you can do Check the recent changes page for improvements, other changes, and vandalism to these articles Article requests: Requests articles (arts and entertainment) Deletion discussions: Listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Arts Expand: check Art stubs to expand Notability: Articles with notability concerns, listed at WikiProject Notability Requested pictures: Arts topics, requested pictures edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? 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