Category: Arts and Culture

  • ‘Immersive and transformative’: UChicago’s master’s in arts and humanities

    ‘Immersive and transformative’: UChicago’s master’s in arts and humanities

    Masters Program in Digital Studies: ‘The digital age is yours’ The Masters Program in Digital Studies is particularly distinctive for enabling students with backgrounds in the arts and humanities to develop data analysis and coding skills—including Python, JavaScript, HTML and SQL—and to apply them to humanities projects. In formats suited to students’ professional goals, the…

  • Trump vows to turn Kennedy center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

    Trump vows to turn Kennedy center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted the Kennedy Center ‘s leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he’s devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul…

  • Plans for African American Art and Culture Museum gain momentum | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

    Plans for African American Art and Culture Museum gain momentum | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

    The Bronzeville Center for the Arts announced Monday plans to begin demolition of the former Department of Natural Resources building at 2312 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, marking a step toward the creation of Milwaukee’s future African American Art and Culture Museum.  The museum has been a priority for the center, also known as…

  • Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

    Trump vows to turn the Kennedy Center around as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

    President Donald Trump speaks during a Kennedy Center board dinner in the State Dining Room at the White House, Monday, May 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> SIGN UP TO CONTINUE Print Subscriber? Sign Up for Full Access! Please sign up for as low as 36 cents per day…

  • Making a Difference: Urban Voices Project celebrates a decade

    Making a Difference: Urban Voices Project celebrates a decade

    Leeav Sofer says bringing music to Skid Row is important. Ten years ago, he co-founded the Urban Voices Project, a performance choir that supports individuals affected by homelessness and isolation on Skid Row. The Urban Voices Project will celebrate its decade anniversary with a concert on Saturday, May 24, at the Colburn School. “There’s so…

  • Wyoming Arts Alliance hosting free Community Arts and Culture Luncheon

    Wyoming Arts Alliance hosting free Community Arts and Culture Luncheon

    CASPER, Wyo. — The Nicolaysen Art Museum is hosting a free arts and culture listening session in support of the state’s creative economy. That’s according to a release from the Wyoming Arts Alliance, which states that the luncheon is taking place on May 30, 2025. “The Wyoming Arts Alliance (WyAA) is conducting a large-scale data…

  • New Wheaton Nonprofit Launched to Elevate Arts and Culture

    New Wheaton Nonprofit Launched to Elevate Arts and Culture

    A new nonprofit is expected to ramp up arts, culture, and business in Wheaton. “Creative Wheaton” aims to elevate Wheaton’s identity as an artistic and economic hub. County Councilmember Natali Fani-González joined Creative Wheaton board members and community members to launch the new nonprofit on Friday at 3 Brother’s Lounge on Price Avenue.

  • Trump hosts the Kennedy Center board as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

    Trump hosts the Kennedy Center board as he seeks to remake arts and culture in America

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center ‘s leadership at the White House on Monday night, reinforcing how much attention he’s devoting to remaking a premier cultural center as part of a larger effort to overhaul the social and ideological dynamics of the national arts scene. The meeting of the center’s…

  • Cultural organisations team up to promote trans inclusion amid ‘increasing hostility’

    Cultural organisations team up to promote trans inclusion amid ‘increasing hostility’

    Cultural organisations from across the UK have signed up to a new partnership to help the sector counter “increasing hostility, discrimination and violence” facing trans communities. So far eight institutions have joined the partnership, which is being led by the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) and supported by national art…

  • Arts district to embrace culture and community

    Arts district to embrace culture and community

    A new arts district brings colour and culture to George Town. – Photo: Supplied Nestled at 84 Archive Lane in George Town lies a blossoming arts district dedicated to bringing Caymanian culture and heritage alive through creative displays. The inspiration behind the arts district came from local creative directors Jamie McLaughlin, Josh ‘Josh Pearl’ Hydes…