-
Treefort Talk: Music artist profiles, window art and Snowfort
Treefort 13 is just around the corner, coming like a freight train loaded with talent — so far, more than 300 artists have signed on to perform across dozens of stages in downtown Boise, from The Shrine to the main stage at Julia Davis Park and beyond. About 48,000 attendees applauded for close to 500…
-
Connecticut Community Foundation launches Arts and Culture Grant Program (US)
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. The technical storage or access is strictly…
-
Photos: Young people mark Coming of Age Day in Japan
Japan’s Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom parties of early spring. The national holiday is held on the second Monday of January. People turn out to admire the elaborate outfits young people don to celebrate the transition from childhood to adulthood.…
-
Hibernation to hyper activity: UAE art season springs to life in 2025
As part of their five-year partnership, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Mubadala, have announced two new programmes: ‘Artfully Living’ and the ‘House of Artisans Design Competition’. The programmes involve a series of initiatives that promote and reinforce the emirate’s cultural scene. ‘Artfully Living’ marks the partnership’s focus…
-
Local Reporter Regan Mertz Joins Aspen Public Radio as the Station’s Newest Arts & Culture Reporter
Aspen Public Radio is pleased to announce Regan Mertz starts today as the station’s newest Arts & Culture reporter, replacing Edlis Neeson Arts & Culture reporter Kaya Williams who had been at the station since September 2022. Mertz moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in July 2024 for a job as a reporter at The…
-
ArtsCapital|Atlanta: $100 million needed to stabilize regional arts groups
The Atlanta arts community can relate to the phoenix rising from the ashes as its symbol — just like our namesake city. Over the last couple of years, the arts community has had two key events to drive home that theme. On March 7, 2023, the Atlanta Lyric Theatre abruptly announced it was closing its…
-
‘High-value draw of an artistic HK’
Rosanna Law, far left, checks into the ArtCan Award Event as Henry Tang and Betty Fung talk of Hong Kong’s art and culture industries. Above: the event’s 10 winning cover stories. SING TAO Previous Next Ayra Wang Hong Kong has huge potential to preserve traditional Chinese culture while innovating in arts and culture and creative…
-
Q&A: New 4Culture funding seeks to stabilize King County’s arts and cultural sector
Still Photo of YouTube film Fly-In Arts Advocate Manny Cawaling, Executive Director, Inspire Washington, WA, which features Cawaling at the Arts Action Fund Spring Legislative Fly-In, Apr. 18-19, 2023. On a warm summer day, the International Examiner had a conversation with Manny Cawaling, the Executive Director of Inspire Washington, and Brian J. Carter, the Executive…
-
German far-right hotbed rebrands itself as European Capital of Culture
Known as Karl-Marx-Stadt under communism and later a notorious hotspot for far-right violence, the eastern German city of Chemnitz is now seeking to reinvent itself as a 2025 European Capital of Culture. Advertisement Chemnitz plans to welcome around two million visitors to 150 arts and cultural projects this year, including museum exhibits and a colourful…
-
Arts and Culture: Rod Frederick
For this week’s Arts and Culture conversation, brought to us by Strictly Organic Coffee, Donna Britt visits with Oregon artist Rod Frederick. Frederick is one of several featured artists at Rimrock Gallery’s current “Small Works Show” happening through December.
