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ArtServe Celebrates Third Annual Impact Awards Honoring Arts & Culture Leaders
ArtServe CEO Jason Hughes, 2025 ArtServe Impact Awards Honorees Emmanuel George, Claudia Castillo, Jodi Jeffreys-Tanner, Michael Albetta and President of the ArtServe Board of Trustees Molly Wilson ArtServe’s third annual Impact Awards, presented by Seacoast Bank, brought together South Florida’s arts and culture community for an inspiring evening of celebration, networking, and entertainment. Sponsored by FPL,…
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More than 100 nonprofits received funding from the 2025 Annual Grants Program
More than 100 nonprofit arts organizations received funding from the 2025 Annual Grants Program. (Photo provided/Arts for Learning) The 2025 City of Indianapolis Annual Grants Program invested nearly $2 million into the nonprofit arts sector. On May 6, The Indy Arts Council and City of Indianapolis announced the 101 nonprofit arts and culture organizations that…
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Teen Artists Challenge Traditional Boundaries at Fort Worth Gallery Show
In a former dive motel turned gallery in Fort Worth’s Near Southside, a quiet artistic revolution took place. The Pool Art Gallery — equal parts punk and polished — hosted a show that, in a just world, might have drawn curators from L.A., gallerists from Brooklyn, and tech philosophers from the Bay. But this wasn’t…
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Iowa’s Herky on Parade wins Arts, Culture and Heritage Award, boosting local tourism
BURLINGTON, Iowa — Herky on Parade is officially being recognized as one of the state’s top tourist attractions for 2025. The Iowa Travel Industry Partners (iTIP) announced Monday that the Think Iowa City Herky on Parade project is this year’s winner of the Large Market Arts, Culture and Heritage Award. The award honors an organization…
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Commentary: The Met Gala is not the enemy you think it is
Courtesy of People Magazine Nobody seems to like the Met Gala anymore. With a possible recession, tariffs, the Gaza genocide and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it comes across as just another excuse for out-of-touch celebrities to flaunt their wealth. This is not untrue, but it is not the whole story of the Met…
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Cypriots worry AI threatens artists and culture
Only 23% of Cypriots think artists are paid fairly. A new Eurobarometer survey has revealed that a significant majority of Cypriots are worried about the impact of AI on the cultural sector and the livelihoods of artists. Eight in ten believe that generative AI poses a threat to employment in the arts, a figure higher…
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Gahwa brewing tradition: Art and meaning of the Arabic coffee ceremony
A gahwa ceremony at the Qasr Al Hosn Festival in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Crown Prince Court – Abu DhabiA gahwa ceremony at the Qasr Al Hosn Festival in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi Ritual celebrates the history and hospitality of the region
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The Brattle honors ‘Iceman’ Val Kilmer with retrospective
Val Kilmer was ridiculously handsome. Seeing him in his prime on the big screen again is an almost absurd experience. He was so much taller and blonder and better-looking than everyone around him, like some sort of storybook Nordic prince. Kilmer, who died in April at the age of 65, could have very easily coasted…
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Arts & Culture Commission presents $1,000 check to Bristol Brass & Wind Ensemble
BRISTOL – The Bristol Arts & Culture Commission presented a $1,000 check to the Bristol Brass & Wind Ensemble Tuesday. The donation was in recognition and appreciation of the ensemble’s efforts to provide free concerts and entertainment for the community.
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Festival features the Asian arts and culture
A community celebration featuring the traditions and arts from Asia and the Pacific Islands drew hundreds of people to Mason District Park on April 10. Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple USA. There were dance groups from Vietnam, China, Nepal, and Hawaii, a Korean percussion group, martial arts, a Korean children’s choir, a Vietnamese lion…