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“Bird Dreaming 2,” a sculpture carved by New Zealand artist Jocelyn Pratt, during the 2022 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium. The work is located outside Picker Artists Studios, 3 Pine St. It ...

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Artist residencies are vital cultural incubators, she says, but public investment is essential to leveraging the arts as a tool for national renewal. Kaitano argues that residencies like MacDowell are ...