the arts

plural noun

: painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination

She's a patron of the arts.

He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts.

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Setting this story in an MFA program risks veering into the territory of inside baseball, and for those outside the theater community, the characters’ debates about casting processes and established hierarchies in the arts might seem a bit in the weeds. —

Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Fung last year announced that the arts district would run out of money by this year, barring government approval of its plan to boost its financing, which was submitted in 2023. —

News Desk, Artforum, 20 Feb. 2025 Built in the 1980s and in keeping with the arts center’s brutalist aesthetic, the conservatory is no longer fit for purpose. —

George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025 The Kennedy Center offers educational programs and hosts the annual Kennedy Center Honors to celebrate significant contributions to the arts in America. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the arts