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Arts and culture networking | The Express Newspaper Mareeba, Atherton, Cooktown, Kuranda, the Tablelands & the Far North.
Entertainment 17 January, 2024 LOCAL creatives and arts-based event organisers are being invited to attend a free networking event and morning tea this Saturday. Tableland Regional Gallery Google Maps Photo Tablelands Regional Council is hosting the event at 10am this Saturday 20 January at the Tableland Regional Gallery. “This is a great opportunity to meet…
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City Life Org – Governors Island Arts and Times Square Arts Announce Finalists for Third Annual Ice Sculpture Show
2023 Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show. Photo by Julienne Schaer. Featured Jurors to include Jenna Lyons, Miya Lee, and New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé Winning Designs Range from Kinetic Ice Sculptures to King Kong Carvings; Pair Artists & Professional Ice Carvers For Public Art Installation on February 3rd Today, Governors Island Arts and Times…
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‘It’s what makes us cool’: The arts net $1.6 billion for Greater Cincinnati economy
CINCINNATI — A years-long study found the Greater Cincinnati arts and culture sector made a $1.6 billion impact over four years. The study, led by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber, looked at revenue from 2019-2022. Mayor Aftab Pureval, Hamilton County Commissioners and more than 200 others representing the arts and business communities filled Playhouse in the…
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NJEDA Releases Request for Information to Gather Insights into Arts and Culture Sector
January 16, 2024 4 minute read Authority seeks input to better understand challenges faced by arts entities seeking access to capital TRENTON, N.J. (January 16, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insight to better understand the challenges and opportunities faced by arts and cultural…
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Arts and culture’s economic impact on Dayton region is highlight of upcoming event
National results of the “Arts & Economic Prosperity 6″ study include findings on 373 regions from every state in the nation and represent rural, suburban and large urban communities. Results show that what is most likely to bring people to a town is attending a cultural event. “Vibrant arts communities attract visitors who spend money…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund grant applications for arts, cultural tourism
The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission announced it has opened online grant applications Tuesday. Here are the details from the commission. The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund (BCTF), announces the opening of its online grant applications. The complete application is due March 7, 2024 at 5 pm.…
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Arts and culture a growth industry in NH
Randy Cohen, vice president of research with Americans for the Arts, visited Portsmouth on Jan. 11 to discuss the impact of arts and culture on local, state and national economies. (Photo by Paul Briand) Arts and culture are growing contributors to the New Hampshire economy, and that impact is seen locally, with arts/culture in the…
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A Jarring Opera on Jarring Themes
The Metropolitan Opera received the expected plaudits earlier this season for mounting X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, a 1986 opera by Anthony Davis based on The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York Times critic Joshua Barone marveled at seeing the names of Breonna Taylor and other alleged victims of America’s ongoing racist…
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Shared Exhibition From Alpha to Creation: Religion in the Deep South Opens at SECCA and NCMA in February
Allison Janae Hamilton, Brecencia and Pheasant II, 2015. Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen. © Allison Janae Hamilton. Photography, Sculpture, and Video Explore Interconnected Spiritual Practices (Winston-Salem, NC) – For the first time as affiliated institutions, the North Carolina Museum of Art (in Raleigh) and SECCA (North Carolina Museum…
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Kansas Department of Commerce expands funding for arts, culture across state
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Kansas Department of Commerce is expanding funding for arts and culture across the state of Kansas. Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced on Tuesday, Dec. 16 that the launch of two new Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) grant programs, Arts Everywhere Grants and General Operating Support Grants,…