JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Although the monument dedicated to the women of the Confederacy in Jacksonville’s Springfield Park was removed Wednesday, the battle over Confederate monuments in Florida is far from over. A bill filed in Tallahassee last month would prohibit local governments from permanently removing historic monuments and memorials on public property. It would open…

In a panel on the Gothic with authors Mona Awad and Naomi Alderman, Margaret Atwood began the conversation with the important question:  “So let us go into your deep dark childhoods,” Atwood began. “Were each of you mutilators of Barbie dolls?” Canadian literary-giant Atwood joined Awad and Alderman, authors of Bunny and The Power, respectively, at the Tom…

PEOPLE IN CANADA can get a prescription to spend more time in nature to boost their physical and mental well-being. Could more time immersed in arts and culture be next? BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is looking at just that. It’s undertaking a multi-year community-engaged research project with partners province-wide that explores the benefits…

More Videos Queen Bee’s Art and Culture Center are welcoming the new year with a celebration this Sunday filled with dancing, music and fun. Author: cbs8.com Published: 8:54 AM PST December 28, 2023 Updated: 8:54 AM PST December 28, 2023

Artists and creatives around Indianapolis have had a fairly significant year, from The Bicentennial Unity Plaza to Mike Epps’ “Buying Back the Block” to Butter, OnyxFest and Midwest Fashion Week. Here are just a few things we want to highlight as 2023 comes to a close. Local muralist at Philadelphia Flower Show In March, Kyng…

It’s a shock, if not exactly a surprise, that the cultural landscape in Philadelphia has shifted so dramatically leftward over the past decade. Large institutions like the Philadelphia Museum of Art and even the more esoteric College of Physicians at the Mutter Museum have seen drastic changes in leadership, resulting in equally major shifts in…

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Friday, Saturday & Sunday  Venardos Circus  St. Augustine Amphitheatre | St. Augustine  A throwback to the circuses (circi?) of yore, Venardos is back for a limited run at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Featuring thrill-seeking acrobats and aerialists, enthralling jugglers…

2023 was a year of big swings. Taylor Swift came, saw and conquered — and caused a 2.3-magnitude seismic Swift, um, shift. Meanwhile, the arts sector felt the aftershocks of the pandemic, with unprecedented turnover among arts leaders and, Swifties notwithstanding, lagging audience numbers. But there were reasons to celebrate: Bumbershoot rose like a phoenix…

Left to right, Lauren Wagner of the Long Island Arts Alliance, Randy Cohen of Americans for the Arts, and Christina Strassfield, executive director of the Southampton Arts Center, in the center’s galleries Randy Cohen, the vice president of research at Americans for the Arts, is known on Instagram as ArtsInfoGuy, and after listening to his…

Sponsored Content Get ready to enjoy a wondrous winter of arts and culture in the Palm Beaches! Here to help you with three ideas for the coming week is the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the official support agency for arts and culture here in Florida’s Cultural Capital. For more to enjoy and experience,…