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It can be tough being a visual arts critic. Compared to their counterparts in film, music and theater, visual arts critics receive far less exposure in the media. Jobs or even writing opportunities are relatively scarce. Several months ago, a small cadre of critics began to meet on a weekly basis, to kick back, vent a little, and argue about art. Those meetings gave birth to the Visual Arts Critics Union of Minnesota, or V.A.C.U.M.

Visual arts critics organize a union

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