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WATCH: Live Video Of Baby Pandas

Posted 04.23.2012

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This year, you can celebrate Earth Day in the company of giant panda cubs. On April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans rallied for a clean...

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Exploring the Deep Ocean -- Emory Kristof's Pioneering Photography (VIDEO)

Steven Crandell | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Photography, Adventure, National Geographic, Titanic, Red-Headed Tube Worms, Japanese Spider Crabs, Submersible, Galapagos Islands, Emory Kristof, Exploration, Annenberg Space for Photography, Annenberg Foundation, Diving, Robot-Operated Vehicles, Rov, Green, Shipwreck, Pacific Sleeper Shark, Basket Star, Monterey, Ocean, Travel, Animals, V, Arts News
Steven Crandell

National Geographic photographer Emory Kristof loves to do deep things no one else has done before.

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"Show People What They May Not See for Themselves" -- the Photography of Natalie Fobes

Steven Crandell | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Annenberg Foundation, Annenberg Space for Photography, Photography, Salmon, Exxon Valdez, Alaska, National Geographic, Green, Chukchi, Oil Spill, China, Blue Earth Alliance, Chukotka, Natalie Fobes Salmon, National Geographic Natalie Fobes, Arts News
Steven Crandell

Fobes wanted to do a holistic look at salmon -- not just their importance to fishing and the environment, but their cultural significance.

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"Discovery Is What I Love" -- National Geographic Photographer Melissa Farlow (VIDEO)

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Oregon, Pan American Highway, Horses, Mustangs, Pennsylvania, National Geographic, Los Angeles, Arts, Animals, Melissa Farlow National Geographic, Melissa Farlow, Los Angeles Culture, Melissa Farlow Photography, Annenberg Space for Photography, Annenberg Foundation, Arts News
Steven Crandell

Farlow describes herself as a "documentary photographer." Her work, she says, is completely dependent on others and the story she gets from them.

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"We're Destroying the Most Amazing Thing in Our Lives" -- Interview With Polar Photographer Paul Nicklen

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Arts, National Geographic, Arctic, Elephant Seals, Narwhals, South Georgia, Amphipods, Leopard Seals, Annenberg Space for Photography, Conservation, IRIS Nights, Diving, Climate Change, Nature, Environment, Underwater, Annenberg Foundation, Ice, Ultra-Light Airplane, Antarctica, Green, Animals, Los Angeles, Arts News
Steven Crandell

2011-03-17-arctic.jpgNicklen's mission is to chronicle Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems threatened by climate change.

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WATCH: Clyde Butcher's Wild Everglades At Annenberg Space For Photography

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Video, Black and White, Pbs, Nature, Annenberg Space for Photography, Environment, Art, Florida, Annenberg Foundation, Clyde Butcher, Los Angeles, Everglades, Large Format Camera, Alligator, Arts News
Steven Crandell

Clyde Butcher is one of America's acclaimed environmental artists. Some people call him the Ansel Adams of the Everglades. But his technique is so lar...

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The Art of Adventure: Mark Fisher's Gravity-Inspired Photography in Tibet & Alaska (Videos)

Steven Crandell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Outdoor, Shishapangma, Art, Adventure, Videography, Canon, LA Culture, Annenberg Space for Photography, Annenberg Foundation, Alaska, Tibet, Skiing, Arts News
Steven Crandell

Mark Fisher calls it "gravity-inspired photography," and often it involves capturing images of brave/insane people skiing down 60 degree slopes on rugged, remote mountains.

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You Don't Have to Deny the Arts To Succeed: MS223 in The South Bronx, a 2010 Intel School of Distinction

Richard Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Certified Arts Teacher, Nea, Nga, Arts Specialist, Center for Arts Education, Theater, Special Ed, Testing, Arts Education, Teachers, Arts Ed, Advocacy, Curriculum, Aft, Dance, Grantmakers in the Arts, Parent Engagement, K-12, Nycdoe, Principals, Randi Weingarten, Teaching Artist, Education, Art, Arts Education Policy, Joel Klein, Artsjournal.com, Usdoe, National Endowment for the Arts, Arne Duncan, Ell, Music, Race to the Top, Michael Mulgrew, School Reform, Kill and Drill, Elliott Eisner, Annenberg Foundation, Narrowing of the Curriculum, Diane Ravitch, Bill Gates, Visual Art, Stem, Common Core, Rocco Landesman, Drama, Arts, Creative Sector, Arts Integration, Pta, Esea, Common Core Standards, Arts News
Richard Kessler

Ramon Gonzalez and his faculty at MS223 have managed to take time from test prep for reading and math to build in exchange for a quality arts program,...

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Sport at the Annenberg Space for Photography: It's Not Manila But It's a Thrilla

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meadowlands, President Barack Obama, Annenberg Space for Photography, Yogi Berra, Sport, Los Angeles, Sports Illustrated, Sport: Iooss & Leifer, New York Giants, Creative Artists Agency, Sarah Palin, New York Jets, Red Bull, Annenberg Foundation, Mets, New York Knicks, Entertainment News
Joel Epstein

Simply put, the Annenberg Space for Photography is outstanding and is a must see for anyone coming to Los Angeles or for the gazillion locals who already call it home.

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Explore War and Rethink Afghanistan

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vietnam, Military, Ptsd, Charity, Iraq, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Veterans, Fish Out of Water Film, Veteran's Day, Annenberg Foundation, World News
Joel Epstein

Sun Valley Adaptive Sports (SVAS) is a nonprofit project funded by the Annenberg Foundation to support wounded warriors with their recovery and reintegration into society.

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Can Our First Cool President Afford His Cultural Agenda?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Annenberg Foundation, Leonard Aube, National Endowment for the Arts, Wilshire and Washington, Media News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Joining us today in this spirited discussion is Leonard J. Aube, Managing Director of the Annenberg Foundation, one of the largest private family foundations in the United States.

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Chicago Annenberg Challenge Explained

Education Week | Dakarai I. Aarons | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chicago Annenberg Challenge, chaired from 1995 to 1999 by Barack Obama, is being portrayed by some critics of the Democratic presidential nominee ...

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