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Gardeners work in the Japanese-inspired water garden of Claude Monet's house, French impressionist painter who lived from 1883 to 1926, ahead of the re-opening, in Giverny, west of Paris, Monday May 17, 2021. Lucky visitors who'll be allowed back into Claude Monet's house and gardens for the first time in over six months from Wednesday will be treated to a riot of color, with tulips, peonies, forget-me-nots and an array of other flowers all competing for attention. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Monet's gardens reopening, a picture-perfect pandemic tonic

By John Leicester May. 18, 2021 07:19 AM EDT

A painting by Chinese modern artist Xu Beihong, titled "Slave and Lion." is displayed during a Christie's auction preview in Hong Kong, Monday, April 19, 2021. The painting by Xu from 1924 is expected to fetch at least $45 million in an auction in Hong Kong, as the appetite for art continues to rise among collectors even amid global economic uncertainty brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Sale of Chinese painting shows art value rising in pandemic

By Katie Tam Apr. 19, 2021 03:39 AM EDT

People walk by the sculpture "I Want to Fly to the Universe" by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the New York Botanical Garden, Thursday, April 8, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. The expansive exhibit has opened, and ticket sales have been brisk in a pandemic-weary city hungry for more outdoor cultural events. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Artist gives nature a `cosmic' twist in big NY garden show

By Katherine Roth Apr. 13, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

Chinese artist Yang Qian speaks during an interview at her studio in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Yang, who worked as a volunteer delivering vital supplies to hospitals and residents during the city's pandemic 76-day lockdown, is using her art work to make sure that history is not forgotten. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
One Good Thing: An artist preserves Wuhan's COVID memories

By Emily Wang Fujiyama Mar. 23, 2021 01:37 AM EDT

In this photo made Monday, March 2, 2020, Danielle Moore sits with her her pet Australian cattle dog named Kana in Dallas. In the dog-eat-dog world of online shopping, Chewy has an unusual plan to fend off Amazon: turning pets into works of art. The online pet shop surprises customers with oil paintings of their furry friends, a move the company says wins them customers for life. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying

By Joseph Pisani Jan. 01, 2021 08:29 AM EST

Painter Guy Stanley Philoche, a 43-year-old Haitian immigrant and star in the New York art world, shows some of his latest works during an interview at his East Harlem studio, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in New York. After a hugely successful gallery show, Philoche wanted to treat himself to a fancy $15,000 watch, instead he bought the works of fellow artists struggling in the pandemic. "I'm not a rich man," he said, "but I owe a big debt to the art world." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Art world star gives back by buying work of the undiscovered

By Leanne Italie Nov. 30, 2020 10:08 AM EST

Artist Rob Mullen shows one of the paintings he painted during his month-long hike on Vermont's Long Trail, the country's oldest long distance trail, in Manchester, Vt., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Mullen, a wildlife and wilderness artist, was nearing the end of his 272-mile journey down the length of Vermont, and painting sights along the way. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
Artist hikes length of Vermont, painting along the way

By Lisa Rathke Oct. 17, 2020 06:01 AM EDT

This photo illustration shows a composite of self-portraits by artist Lara Alcantara taken in her home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Venezuelan photographer has channeled her pandemic-related anxiety through a series of self-portraits that sometimes put her in an imaginary world. (Lara Alcantara via AP)
Affected by virus, visual artists take refuge in their work

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Sep. 04, 2020 09:25 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's view of flawed voting is baseless

By Calvin Woodward Jul. 30, 2020 07:09 PM EDT

Summer school guidance issued, historic garden recreated

By Holly Ramer Jun. 19, 2020 10:21 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Summer school teachers and students are getting guidance about how to stay safe, and a historic garden recreated on the Isles of Shoals...

This image released by Arthur Brand Thursday, June 18, 2020, shows the back of the stolen painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh titled "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884". A Dutch art sleuth has received "proof-of-life" photos of a Vincent van Gogh painting stolen in late March from a Dutch museum in Laren, Netherlands, that was closed at the time because of the coronavirus. Brand, an art detective with a long track record of recovering stolen works, said Thursday that he received the photos recently and that they have been circulating in Mafia circles. (Arthur Brand via AP)
Proof of life: Photos emerge of stolen Van Gogh painting

By Mike Corder Jun. 18, 2020 12:59 PM EDT

Pakistani truck-art artist Haider Ali paints the portrait of George Floyd on the wall of his home in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, June 12, 2020. Ali painted Floyd's mural to pay tribute to a black man who died after being restrained by police officers in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
Pakistani truck artist paints George Floyd mural on his home

By Muhammad Farooq And Munir Ahmed Jun. 12, 2020 12:33 PM EDT

Protesters rally near the edge of Times Square in New York, Sunday, June 7, 2020. New York City lifted the curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule Sunday after a peaceful night, free of the clashes or ransacking of stores that rocked the city days earlier. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
The Latest: Seattle police use of pepper spray criticized

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2020 04:18 AM EDT

A view of the Roman Forum archaeological area, which is still closed following the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Rome, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Italy’s museums were allowed to open on Monday, but many are waiting till anti-contagion measures can be put into place. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
UN agency warns pandemic could kill 1 in 8 museums worldwide

By Raf Casert May. 19, 2020 12:36 PM EDT

Jody Garrison is seen outside her home Wednesday May 13, 2020, in Milwaukee. Two months into the crisis, millions of Americans are struggling to cope with the fallout, whether it's losing loved ones, losing a job or staying at home more than they ever have. Among those grappling with the new dynamics is Garrison, who works from her Milwaukee home, turning old books into journals and selling them online. It's the rare trip to the grocery store — or to the auto mechanic shop later this week to pick up her car after a repair — that brings on the anxiety. “You worry about, ‘Am I going to catch something from touching something?’ so I truly don't go out in public much at all,” she said by telephone. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Karen Pence: 'It's OK to not be OK' during pandemic

By Darlene Superville May. 14, 2020 03:30 PM EDT

Baseball artists, writers shut out by coronavirus pandemic

By Kathy Willens May. 04, 2020 02:52 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Anika Orrock was all warmed up for her big pitch. On the mound at Yankee Stadium, tossing out the ceremonial first ball. On...

FILE - In this July 11, 2018 file photo Indigo-dye textile artist Yang Xiufen, middle, of the Miao minority group in Guixhou, China, practices her sales pitch at a business workshop that help master folk artists navigate the global marketplace in Santa Fe, N.M. Artists and artisans from more than 50 nations will lose a key source of income and engagement after the International Folk Art Market canceled its annual open-air bazaar in New Mexico due the coronavirus pandemic, event organizers said Tuesday, April 7, 2020. . (AP Photo/Morgan Lee,File)
Pandemic scuttles market for folk artists from 50 nations

By Morgan Lee Apr. 07, 2020 06:20 PM EDT