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Artistic Matchmaking
The Richmond region is home to a plethora of arts, culture and music. With so much to offer, it can sometimes be difficult to choose your creative experiences or even discover what’s on tap for the days ahead. Two local entities are working to assist the public via apps that connect patrons with the city’s…
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Exploring legacy: must-see Black History Month art and culture in Sacramento
We need your support! Sign up for our free newsletter to receive The Observer directly in your inbox every weekday. By Ozola Cody | Solving Sacramento Founded by visual artist and community leader Shonna McDaniels, the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum is a cultural jewel housed in Sacramento’s Florin Square, a historic hub and marketplace…
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MIT’s inaugural Artfinity festival blends art and innovation
Giant projections of eyes filled with dazzling constellations. An interactive, augmented reality poetry experience. A guided walk to rename MIT spaces with local Indigenous leaders. These art-fueled experiences are part of MIT’s first Artfinity festival, running Feb. 15 through May 2. Students, faculty and staff will take part in concerts, augmented reality experiences, exhibitions, films…
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Opinion: Trump’s sham ‘golden age’ of arts
Nero and the burning of Rome, illustration by M. de Lipman, Altemus Edition, 1897. The President’s recent announcement that he is kicking out the chairman and a host of board members of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and installing himself as the new boss with the promise of…
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Detroit’s arts and culture director works to support local artists
Detroit’s arts and culture director works to support local artists – CBS Detroit Watch CBS News This Black History Month, we spoke with Rochelle Riley, the director of Arts and Culture in the city of Detroit, about her push to support local artists. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
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Georgia group uses art, culture to tackle mental health, loneliness
An Atlanta-based group is making sure more people have access to an unconventional but effective treatment for their moderate mental health challenges: art. It is estimated 1.8 million adults in Georgia live with some form of mental illness. The group Art Pharmacy partners with health care providers and community organizations to integrate creative activities into…
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Trump Fires Board Members of the Kennedy Center, Appoints Himself as Chairman
Image Courtesy of The Kennedy Center By Jackson Russell President Trump has found an “amazing chairman” for the Kennedy Arts Center, in Washington D.C., to implement the first steps of his agenda for American arts and culture. That person, coincidentally, is himself. In the flurry of executive activity last weekend, Trump informally announced the termination…
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City Life Org – The Bronx Museum Announces the Search for its Next Executive Director
Photo of The Bronx Museum by Norman McGrath. The Board of Trustees has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm The Bronx Museum’s Board of Trustees announces a nationwide search for Executive Director in partnership with the firm Isaacson, Miller. “As we embark on this critical search for our next Executive Director, our Board and Staff…
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Weekender: Celebrate Your Love of Art this Valentine’s Weekend
This week, you’ll find a slew of activities in music, art and culture. Read about them all in the UC Davis Arts Blog Weekender. Just opened: ‘Olé Ham Nees: We Call Him Coyote’ at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art On view from Wednesday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 31, Gorman Museum of Native…
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UCSD Gets $5 Million Grant for ‘The Depot,’ Downtown Arts and Culture Incubator
Get Our Free Newsletter Every Day Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. MCASD’s downtown site at the Santa Fe Depot opened in 2007. Courtesy MCASD The University of California, San Diego’s vision for a downtown cultural hub and arts incubator is…
