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Celina’s Arts and Culture Board seeks to ‘foster creativity,’ engage local artists
Celina’s Arts and Culture Board is looking to guide public art projects that align with city’s strategic vision. Trevor Ludwyck, volunteer and community engagement coordinator, said the board was initially formed in 2020 and was previously called the Fine Arts Board. It was renamed the Arts and Culture Board in 2023. × This page requires…
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Can Big Tech ever truly “get” art?
Of course, we are some way off GAC becoming the go-to platform for cultural analysis. It seems more likely people will continue to use plain old Google for a while longer. Mr Sood tells me GAC is simply a PR exercise, but if Google’s monopoly on search is anything to go by, then a cultural monopoly…
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Vaizey moots arts and culture mergers to ensure ‘sustainable future’
The arts and culture sector needs to ’embrace innovation’ to deal with financial pressures caused by reduced income and rising costs, former Arts Minister Ed Vaizey has said. Posting on Linkedin yesterday Lord Vaizey said that employer National Insurance contribution increases, the end of business rates relief, and the impact of the “war on non-doms”,…
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Today In Culture, Thursday, November 21, 2024: 3Arts And HPAC Announce New Leadership | “Framed Views” At Chicago Architecture Center
“The Once and Forever Lake Michigan” at Shedd Aquarium Get Chicago & Midwest culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Union League Club Monet Takes $9 Million “The most-prized piece in the Union League Club of Chicago’s art collection sold at auction Tuesday night for just over $9…
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Stratford Arts and Culture Collective to GTR Committee: We Want In
The Stratford Arts and Culture Collective (SACC) has its eyes on a big prize, making their desire to be a part of the Grand Trunk Renewal project known in a letter sent to the ad-hoc committee last month. SACC co-chair Ron Dobson said the letter served as ‘an official expression of our interest to be…
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BLR Hubba 2024 preview: Bengaluru’s grand celebration of art and culture returns
Last year, the inaugural Unboxing BLR Hubba set out to establish Bengaluru as a cultural hotspot, drawing inspiration from the iconic Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With over 300 events scattered across the city, it hinted at the city’s potential to host a world-class cultural celebration. For V Ravichandar, the festival’s chief facilitator however, this was just…
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Building a new arts and culture vision
On the outskirts of the Corn Hill neighborhood just off Tremont Street is Roc Arts Event Space. Tucked up on the third floor in one of those ‘if you know, you know’ warehouses that are so plentiful around downtown Rochester, the 2,800-square-foot venue is operated by (and the studio of) local photographer Todd Fleming. On…
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Arts And Heritage Levy Delivers Cultural Vitality
Sunshine Coast Council The Sunshine Coast’s fusion of rich and varied heritage, coupled with its thriving arts scene, make it a vibrant melting pot of culture. This fact was underpinned by the initiatives, programs and projects outlined in the Sunshine Coast Arts and Heritage Levy Annual Report 2023-24 at Sunshine Coast Council’s Ordinary Meeting today…
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School kids in Butte learn about Native art and storytelling thanks to donation from local artist
BUTTE — A donation from a local artist is helping the folks at the Butte Native Wellness Center develop a youth program that brings Native American art and storytelling to kids in Butte. Before a classroom of about 60 students, Terryn Williamson of the Butte Native Wellness Center introduces herself in her native language before…
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City Picks First Arts & Culture Commission
By Christian Kallen Healdsburg’s reputation as a wine and food mecca is only part of the town’s luster. Add to that the arts, which have always been a vital part of Healdsburg’s community life, and the cultural diversity that this town surrounded by farms and vineyards has always enjoyed. Now it’s official: The Healdsburg Arts…