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Bay Area Arts Groups, Nonprofits Hit Hard by Sudden NEA and AmeriCorps Cuts
Many Bay Area arts and nonprofit organizations are facing sudden federal funding cuts from the NEA and AmeriCorps, forcing urgent budget changes and putting key creative and community programs at risk. Since early May 2025, over 80 Bay Area arts groups—including established institutions like Berkeley Repertory Theatre, SFJAZZ, American Conservatory Theater, and smaller organizations like…
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Exhibit celebrates Nez Perce people in their ancestral Oregon homeland
JOSEPH — Under the watchful eye of Chief Joseph Mountain still pristine with snow, stories of the nimiipuu (or Nez Perce people) are being shared through vibrant visual art in the surroundings of their ancestral northeastern Oregon homeland, Wallowa, “Land of the Winding Waters.” “BLOODLINES: Nez Perce Art” opened recently at the Josephy Center for…
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City of South Lake Tahoe launches ‘ArtVenture’ interactive public art map
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The City of South Lake Tahoe launched ArtVenture, a new interactive public art map that invites residents and visitors to explore the city’s growing collection of murals, sculptures, and creative installations. ArtVenture offers a fun and engaging way to explore public art that reflects the creative expression of South Lake…
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RACC names its next executive director
Patricia Rojas, new executive director of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Photo: Lanning Photography Patricia Rojas, most recently leader of strategic housing initiatives for the greater Portland area’s Metro Regional Government, has been named executive director of the tri-county Regional Arts & Culture Council, RACC announced this week. She’ll begin her new job August…
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Interactive public art map launched by City of South Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The City of South Lake Tahoe has announced the launch of ArtVenture, a new interactive public art map that invites residents and visitors to explore the city’s growing collection of murals, sculptures, and creative installations. ArtVenture offers a fun and engaging way to explore public art that reflects the creative…
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“BLOODLINES: Nez Perce Art” opened recently at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture in Joseph, in the valley the Wallowa Band Nez Perce people have called home since time immemorial.
15 / 32 Kathy Patten/For The Oregonian BLOODLINES Phillip Cash Cash, Cayuse/Nez Perce, contributed three works to the exhibition, including this acrylic on canvas that he describes as “an abstraction depicting or sensing the earth at the moment of the maximum growth period of spring, full bloom, peak, or in the late spring, when environmental…
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Lynn and Lynnfield projects awarded Creative County grants
Lynn and Lynnfield are among several North Shore communities receiving support from Essex County Community Foundation’s Creative County Initiative, a regional effort to strengthen arts and culture through strategic local investment. In Lynn, Raw Art Works has been awarded a Partnership Grant for “Shine on, Lynn!,” a series of youth-created, community-involved public art installations and…
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Nominations open for Chatham-Kent arts and culture Wall of Fame
Article content Know of someone who’s made a significant cultural impact? Nominations are now open for the Chatham-Kent Arts and Culture Heroes Wall of Fame. Article content It’s the fourth year for the local award, presented by the Chatham-Kent Arts and Culture Network, celebrating the impact people from the municipality have had on global arts…
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Trump’s film ‘tax on Bluey’ exposes our cultural malaise
Opinion Governments might be better off establishing an environment where authentic local creators can produce lasting, quality Australian cinema – rather than reeling in flavour-of-the-month Disney blockbusters. Alexander VoltzComposer Kevin Rudd was led barking up the wrong tree this month when he collared a tax to Bluey’s neck. Rudd’s vivid image, conjured during his remarks…
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ABQ BioPark Announces Summer Concert Series
There’s no shortage of musical filled evenings as the ABQ BioPark’s summer concert series returns to the Zoo and Botanic Garden. Zoo Music and Garden Music offer a unique blend of live music set against the stunning backdrops of the BioPark, providing an unforgettable family-friendly experience. Tickets are on sale now at https://tinyurl.com/yc2fen8r. Garden Music showcases…
