Category: Arts and Culture

  • Charlotte arts fest returns for 2025 with month-long global celebration

    Charlotte arts fest returns for 2025 with month-long global celebration

    The Charlotte International Arts Festival will expand to a full month in September 2025, featuring over 200 global arts events citywide. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte International Arts Festival (CIAF) will return for its fourth year in September 2025, expanding to a full month of programming featuring more than 200 events celebrating global arts and…

  • Cultural diplomacy: Centre for Black and African Arts and

    Cultural diplomacy: Centre for Black and African Arts and

    From Zika Bobby The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently organised a symposium themed: “Cultural Diplomacy and African Unity: Promoting Pan-African Intercultural Dialogue.” Held in Abuja, the event brought together key stakeholders to explore the role of culture in fostering African unity…

  • Music Release Roundup: May 2025

    Camila Surinach Peralta & Ava Weaver/Niner Times May 2025 brought new music releases that are sure to excite any listener. Musical talent, both old and new, has brought both recent releases and additions to longstanding discographies. With genres ranging from post-rock, art-pop, hip-hop and dance-pop, there is something for everyone. Here are five notable releases…

  • Qatar Airways Strengthens Its Role as a Global Cultural Connector Through Premium Partnership with Art Basel and Elevating the Contemporary Art Experience Worldwide – Travel And Tour World

    Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Qatar Airways Strengthens Its Role as a Global Cultural Connector Through Premium Partnership with Art Basel and Elevating the Contemporary Art Experience Worldwide Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Qatar Airways partners with Art Basel to enhance cultural exchange, offering a platform for global art and inspiring connections worldwide. Qatar Airways has…

  • Ontario Culture Days returns this fall

    Ontario Culture Days returns this fall

    NEWS RELEASEONTARIO CULTURE DAYS************************ Ontario Culture Days(ONCD) is proud to announce the return of its province-wide festival from September 19 to October 12, 2025. This annual celebration of arts, culture, and community spirit brings together hundreds of event organizers across Ontario, showcasing a diverse array of arts and culture events. From free family-friendly activities to…

  • Arts and culture communities keep our neighborhoods safe and thriving

    Arts and culture communities keep our neighborhoods safe and thriving

    The persnickety part of my brain would like to remind you that it’s not technically summer this year in the northern hemisphere until Friday, June 20. I’m being stubborn about it because the rest of my body is mourning colder weather. I know I’m in the minority for loving Chicago’s winters, but I expect some…

  • Festival boss urges public to ‘vote with their feet’ amid last minute risk

    Festival boss urges public to ‘vote with their feet’ amid last minute risk

    Hazel Johnson warned arts events in Scotland are facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ A festival director has urged people to “vote with their feet” and attend arts events, amid a reluctance to commit to buying tickets in advance which she says is putting events at risk. Hazel Johnson, director of Hidden Door, which is running this week…

  • Lake County arts website launched; ‘A place for the promotion and connection … to arts and culture’

    Lake County arts website launched; ‘A place for the promotion and connection … to arts and culture’

    Arts venues in Lake County — from globally known Ravinia in Highland Park, to professionally produced stage plays at Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan, to a variety of spots for poetry readings or art exhibits — are plentiful. Many people know about places to see an art exhibit, hear a concert or catch a movie,…

  • What can a museum be?

    What can a museum be?

    For artist and arts administrator Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González, the desire for an anti-Zionist Jewish space didn’t start in October 2023. At 13, the Hudson Valley native was kicked out of their first Hebrew school for inquiring about Israeli treatment of Palestinians. In late 2022, they felt a strong yearning for cultural connection and wondered: Where can…

  • 6 arts and culture events to see this year at the San Diego County Fair

    6 arts and culture events to see this year at the San Diego County Fair

    The San Diego County offers a wide range of attractions and activities every year, from carnival games and rides, to concerts and new foods to sample.  Beyond the typical county fair staples, there are also various shows and festivals celebrating culture, music and people. Here’s a guide to six cultural and art-based events happening at…