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fine arts

Cultural  
  1. Art that is produced more for beauty or spiritual significance than for physical utility. Painting, sculpture, and music are fine arts.


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Agustin regularly makes breakfast and dinner with fellow residents while cramming for her master’s of fine arts assignments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Named after the activist and academic Angela Davis, an anti-racism icon, Hill studied fine arts at a college in New York.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

A talented artist, the young Morris had spent his national service lecturing soldiers in fine arts and had exhibited surrealist paintings alongside Joan Miró.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Misty Copeland, the trailblazing ballet star formerly of the American Ballet Theatre, has joined the chorus of fine arts personalities rebuking Timothée Chalamet for his dismissive comments about ballet and opera.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2026

“And what did you study? Something in the fine arts, perhaps?”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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