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The Economic Impact of Arts and Culture
In 2022, Milwaukee’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $334,577,488 n economic activity according to the newly released economic and social impact study, Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6). That economic activity—$191,808,940 in arts and culture nonprofit spending and $142,768,548 in event-related audience spending—supported 4,550 jobs and generated almost $58 million in local, state, and federal government tax revenue. Nationally, the AEP6 study…
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Museum of Arts and Culture: Threshold India (museum exhibition)
The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) in Spokane, Washington had a special exhibit, Threshold, curated by Nicholas Ruth in which prints by artists from many different places were displayed. According to MAC: “A threshold is a space of transition, a passage from one place into another. To think of a threshold is to…
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Serene landscape belies a dark history – The Bay State Banner
Lynching Tree, 2013 © Steve McQueen Installation view, “Steve McQueen”, Schaulager Münchenstein/Basel, 2013 Courtesy of the artist; Marian Goodman Gallery and Thomas Dane Gallery, London PHOTO: Tom Bisig Situated in a dark gallery in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, “Lynching Tree” by Steve McQueen glows quietly. The illuminated photograph, exhibited by itself in the Fenway…
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NBA All-Star Weekend will bring a special Butter art fair, food and music to downtown Indy
The NBA All-Star Game will be held next month at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. But just outside, downtown Indianapolis will be transformed into a larger arts and entertainment court of its own. This one will have basketballs, sure, but instead of bouncing, they will glow and display stories of the myriad Hoosier connections to the sport. Along…
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Berwick and north Northumberland to get £1.5m investment in arts and culture
Berwick is to get a £1.5m investment in arts and culture to make the town a ‘distinctive, must-see destination’. North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll (centre) with Scott Sherrard, chair of The Maltings (left) and Ros Lamont, CEO The Maltings (right). Create Berwick, a five-year project funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority together…
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The best films of the second half of 2023
Ashley Legassie/Niner Times With 2023 having come to a close, let us dive into and discuss the films from the second half of the year that will be cherished for years to come. Many of these are streaming, and a few are still in theaters. Check out the Niner Times’ story on “The best films of the…
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John Astley: ‘I have been busy developing the East Devon Arts and Culture Strategy’
I am delighted to report more exciting successes with the announcement of the recipients of new Creative East Devon Fund. The Creative East Devon Fund has provided financial support to bolster vibrant new art and culture projects. East Devon culture organisations and creatives struggling to fund a cultural project, festival or event have been provided…
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In Chinatown, an artist makes monuments to the people who built the neighborhood
On a November afternoon, Wen-ti Tsen stood in the Pao Arts Center in Chinatown, peering skeptically at a large foam man. The larger-than-life figure stared vacantly, arms stretched out in front of him. “I’m not very happy with it,” Tsen said. “I keep thinking of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein … who’s just wandering around, looking for…
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Unveiling Impact: A Morning of Arts and Culture – Jan. 25
The Cultural Arts Commission invites you to join them on Thursday, January 25, 2024 for a morning of arts insights! It will be a celebration of unprecedented collaboration among seven municipalities and two cultural districts throughout San Diego County to give our region and Coronado its first measure of the countywide and Coronado’s economic impact…
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Enjoy a week of art and culture at City Hall
Art lovers are invited to immerse in the contemporary art scene of Bangkok during “Colorful Bangkok Expo 2024”, which will kick off tomorrow and run daily from 4pm to 9pm, until Sunday. The venue is Lan Khon Mueang square in front of Bangkok City Hall, Sao Chingcha. Held in collaboration with many organisations and cultural…