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Maui arts groups among recipients of $1.5M Hawai‘i Community Foundation Equitable Access Arts & Culture grants
Organization Name Description Location Total Awarded Anaina Hou Community Park Serves as a community gathering place on Kaua‘i’s north shore, providing accessible arts and culture programs by addressing financial, logistical, and social barriers. Kaua‘i $55,500 East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center Provides inclusive arts education and fosters community engagement through diverse programming in Hilo. Hawai‘i Island $55,500…
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Equity urges Bristol city council to drop cuts to arts and culture budget
The country’s largest performing arts and entertainment union has urged Bristol city council to drop plans to cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from the arts and culture budget including by closing a number of museums. Equity members have written to the council warning that cuts would do significant damage to jobs and cultural activities…
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Recognition where it’s due: Arts and culture edition
By Jeremy D. Wells Carter County Times When I gave up technical writing, moved home to Kentucky, and returned to journalism, I knew that one of the things I wanted to focus on was highlighting Appalachian arts and culture. Too often when the national media focuses on Appalachia – and particularly Kentucky – it’s to…
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This winter’s must-see arts and cultural productions
<a href="https://media1.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/imager/u/original/27339721/wg-life_of_pi.webp" rel="contentImg_gal-27339672" title="Life of Pi at the Benedum Center – Photo: Ellie Kurttz" data-caption="Life of Pi at the Benedum Center Photo: Ellie Kurttz” class=”uk-display-block uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle”> click to enlarge Photo: Ellie Kurttz Life of Pi at the Benedum Center EVENT SLUG • NEIGHBORHOOD Fri., Jan. 17 <a href="https://media2.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/imager/u/original/27339722/wg-phipps_orchid_bonsai_show.webp" rel="contentImg_gal-27339672" title="Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show:…
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Asian Art Museum appoints new director and CEO
Soyoung Lee has been appointed as the director and chief executive officer of the Asian Art Museum. Courtesy Marvin Smith The Asian Art Museum has appointed Soyoung Lee as its next director and chief executive officer, ending its yearlong international search for a new leader. Since 2018, Lee has served as the Landon and Lavinia Clay…
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Imagining the ‘next big thing’ in arts and culture in downtown Chicago
Some two decades after Millennium Park opened, it’s time for the “next big thing” downtown, say a group of civic, business and community leaders. Calling themselves “Team Culture,” the group wants to re-imagine major parts of downtown — filling vacant, often shadowy spaces with light and art. “There have been two things in recent history…
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SA Arts & Culture receives $30K award from National Endowment of the Arts
The city of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture has been awarded the National Endowment for the Arts for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $30,000 for public art maintenance. What you need to know The matching grant will support the maintenance of “World Walk,” a 2017 artwork featuring colored tabs along a…
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Great Valley arts and culture fundraising campaign exceeds goal
MALVERN, Pa. — With a generous matching gift from Joe and Marilyn Henry for the first $2,000, donors gave well above that initial fundraising goal to support Penn State Great Valley’s arts and culture programming, with $5,185 in total gifts. Joe Henry, advisory board member emeritus for Penn State Great Valley, invited other donors…
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Apply now for arts and culture grants
People and organizations in the Columbia Basin that would like to pursue arts and culture projects are invited to apply for grants from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA). The application period is now open, with deadlines on February 21 or March 7, 2025, depending on the program. CKCA grants—funded by Columbia Basin Trust and…
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The Music Beat: A Cappella Group Blends Cultural Heritage With Pop Culture
When cultures come together, the result is often extraordinary – and that’s the beauty behind Ektaal, the University of Virginia’s only South Asian fusion a cappella group. Since its founding in 1999, the group has been harmonizing traditional South Asian melodies with Western lyrics. The combination creates a captivating sound, honors South Asian culture and…
