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NEA Tech Check: Claudia Alick of Calling Up Justice
This NEA interview series will take you on a journey across the nation to learn how leaders in the arts and cultural field are approaching the intersections of technology, culture, and society. Inspired by findings from the NEA arts and technology field scan conducted in partnership with Knight Foundation and Ford Foundation, we aim to…
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Community shares vision for arts and culture in Bellevue
More than 60 arts enthusiasts provided input on Bellevue’s arts and culture ecosystem during an Oct. 9 arts and culture listening session. During the event, participants received an overview of current arts efforts in Bellevue and learned about the Bellevue Arts Museum’s receivership process, which was announced by the museum in September as a way…
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TéMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture hosting conference
What up doe, Detroit! Welcome back to Culture Canvas! This is Bryce Huffman, BridgeDetroit’s new Engagement Editor, filling in for the one and only Micah Walker this week. But don’t worry, she’ll be back next week. Ajara Alghali, a dancer and performing artist born and raised on the west side of Detroit, has been dancing…
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Ben Ward: Building a legacy of art and culture
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Hong Kong’s Chinese Culture Festival inspires sense of heritage and national pride
Last month marked the end of Hong Kong’s successful four-month inaugural annual Chinese Culture Festival. The flagship event, run by the Chinese Culture Promotion Office under the city’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), was announced in April to promote Chinese culture and patriotic education, as well as enhance national identity among the people of…
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Afghanistan – Arts, Cultural Institutions
In music and dance, a revival of traditional folksinging has gone hand in hand with the imitation of modern Western and Indian music. Afghan music is different from Western music in many ways, particularly in its scales, note intervals, pitch, and rhythm, but it is closer to Western than to Asian music. Afghans celebrate their…
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View The Intersection Of Women’s Health And Art In A Modern-Day Salon
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Step into the salon for cultural conversations and art aplenty. However, this isn’t the salon of 15th century Italy but is instead in 21st century New York City, nestled between busy SoHo storefronts in a third-floor walk-up. Salon 21, founded by Alex Bass, is a space…
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Celesta M. Billeci Honored by Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture
In her 25th year at the helm of UCSB Arts & Lectures, Celesta M. Billeci’s contributions to the cultural life of our region are so embedded into Santa Barbara that it’s easy to forget how transformative her leadership has been. “Since taking the helm of A&L in 2000, Celesta has transformed what was once a…
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What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a holiday aiming to recognize the resilience and diversity of Indigenous communities in the United States, is on Monday, Oct. 14. It is celebrated across the country on the second Monday of October and is an official holiday in Athens-Clarke County. Athens-Clarke County, the city of Athens and the University of Georgia…
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Mark Taper Forum is back with ‘American Idiot’: L.A. arts and culture this week
Opening night of Green Day’s “American Idiot” at the Mark Taper Forum last week hosted a raucous packed house. Three distinct types of audience members were in evidence: hardcore fans of the 0Æ90s skate-punk band (wearing black shirts and red ties in homage to frontman Billie Joe Armstrong); enthusiastic members of the Deaf community, thrilled…
