Category: Arts and Culture

  • Hall floats cuts to refugee resettlement, arts and culture grants to pay for roads

    Hall floats cuts to refugee resettlement, arts and culture grants to pay for roads

    Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall said Tuesday that it wouldn’t be difficult to cut $326 million from state government to pay for road funding – but the items that could be on the chopping block include a key DEI and refugee resettlement program, arts and culture grants and money for the state’s COVID-19 Task Force.…

  • Visit Bend awards total of $300,000 to 20 local organizations for arts and cultural tourism projects

    Visit Bend awards total of $300,000 to 20 local organizations for arts and cultural tourism projects

    BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Twenty organizations dedicated to Bend’s arts and culture scene will receive a total of $300,000 in grants from the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund to spread the word about upcoming events and to maximize the number of people who get to experience them. Visit Bend funds the grants using taxes paid by…

  • Rockland Nabs Only One NYS Council On The Arts’ Capital Projects Award; Lags Behind Neighboring Counties – Rockland County Business Journal

    Rockland Nabs Only One NYS Council On The Arts’ Capital Projects Award; Lags Behind Neighboring Counties – Rockland County Business Journal

    RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Only One Rockland County Cultural Organization Received Funding In The Latest Round Of State Grants For Capital Projects The New York State Council on the Arts’ Capital Projects Fund announced $86 million in awards to 134 organizations to support arts infrastructure throughout the state. The awards are intended to boost local…

  • Cinema Paradiso Hollywood: New owners to take over downtown arthouse theater on June 1

    Cinema Paradiso Hollywood: New owners to take over downtown arthouse theater on June 1

    More cocktail-and-a-movie premieres with neighboring restaurants. More film festivals. And a striking new partnership with a contemporary art center four blocks east. These are some of the ambitious changes planned for Cinema Paradiso Hollywood, the 12-year-old downtown arthouse theater, which on Monday announced its new owner: the Hollywood Art and Culture Center. The center will…

  • LA County art storage

    LA County art storage

    Topline: L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture is offering one year of free storage, plus shipping to and from the storage space, for artists affected by the January fires. Who’s eligible: Artists and community organizations affected by the fires, with priority given to applicants in the immediate fire perimeter. When’s the deadline to apply?…

  • LA County art storage

    LA County art storage

    Topline: L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture is offering one year of free storage, plus shipping to and from the storage space, for artists affected by the January fires. Who’s eligible: Artists and community organizations affected by the fires, with priority given to applicants in the immediate fire perimeter. When’s the deadline to apply?…

  • Historic Harvard Square landmark to reopen after 5 years

    Historic Harvard Square landmark to reopen after 5 years

    The former newsstand that has been a central landmark in Harvard Square for a century will reopen May 30 after multiple years of construction. The structure, to be known as the Cambridge KiOSK, will now be a visitor information center and community space hosting arts and culture programming. The inaugural exhibit at the kiosk will…

  • 12 San Francisco Neighborhoods for First-time Visitors

    12 San Francisco Neighborhoods for First-time Visitors

    A family-friendly favorite, Bernal Heights boasts hillside parks, green space and panoramic views. With its mix of charm and community, it’s beloved by residents seeking calm within city limits. From Forest Knolls to Silver Terrace, and Midtown Terrace to Corona Heights, there’s always more to discover in this iconic city. Whether you’re here to wander…

  • NuNu Arts and Culture Collective 20th Birthday

    NuNu Arts and Culture Collective 20th Birthday

    NuNu Arts and Culture Collective is hosting a fundraising potluck dinner for their 20th birthday on Saturday, May 24th at 6 PM. There will be a live band, the Pot Luck Trio, and NuNu asks that guests bring covered dishes that can be shared. For more information, click here.

  • Chicago Diners Paring Back | Mayan Artifact Returned

    Chicago Diners Paring Back | Mayan Artifact Returned

    Radio Flyer, Ravenswood Gardens/Photo: Ray Pride Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Mayan Artifact Will Be Returned By National Museum of Mexican Art “A Mayan artifact is set to return to Mexico after being held by a Chicago family for nearly…