Walking through history at the High Desert Museum is a rite of passage for kids in Oregon – starting in the early morning, passing a Northern Paiute shelter and then a fur trader’s camp as the sun comes up, bird calls bubbling as visitors are immersed in the past. “Spirit of the West,” a permanent…

Arts and Culture  Dec 13, 2023 – 9:30 am EST Winifred Nungak selected for honour by Quebec Council of Arts and Letters Winifred Nungak displays her work at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in November. Nungak was recently honoured by Quebec’s council of the arts. (Photo courtesy of Winifred Nungak) By Jorge Antunes Kangirsuk textile artist Winifred…

Darl Schaaff has transformed a formerly rundown Carnegie library in Slavic Village into an arts space. (Photo by Nate Flauto) When Darl Schaaff, a former Alaskan turned Clevelander, asked himself, “If you wanted to display what your life collected, what would it look like?,” his answer was the Darl Center for the Arts.  Over the…

Dallas – The results of the latest national study on the economic impact of the arts have just been released by the national advocacy organization Americans for the Arts, including results for nonprofit arts and culture groups in the City of Dallas and the Dallas Arts District.  “The Dallas Arts industry as it grows will…

BEST LOCAL THEATRE GROUP *** York Theatre Company 150 E. 76th Street 212-935-5820 yorktheatre.org If you have any interest in musicals—and, given their immense importance to 20th century American culture, everyone should have at least some—you have to love the York Theatre Company—where musicals come to life. Founded in 1969 by Janet Hayes Walke, York…

The significance of the arts to the city’s economy and identity was in focus on the morning of December 12 as local leaders joined members of the Winter Park Arts & Cultural Alliance at Winter Park Events Center for Illumination: A Spotlight on Arts and Culture. Local efforts aimed at spotlighting arts organizations began in…

Drumming in the Park, photo by Jenny Crooks The King County Council passed the Doors Open Levy 9-0 on December 5, 2023. What is Doors Open? Good question! Doors Open is an arts and culture levy (a levy is basically a tax) literally decades in the making. The levy, funded by a 0.1% sales tax,…

Inside the North Peace Cultural Centre. (file) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The North Peace Cultural Society says arts and culture in Fort St. John has bounced back after the COVID-19 pandemic. Cultural centre executive director Oliver Hachmeister, Connie Surerus, society board chair, and Margaret May, the society’s board secretary, delivered a presentation to the…

From the riverside appeal of Lot 6 to the cozy courtyard of Historic Fire Hall #1, downtown was a must-visit place to explore arts and culture in 2023. “Both the Lot 6 and Historic Fire Hall #1 courtyard projects have significantly contributed to increasing downtown vibrancy in spaces that would otherwise be left unprogrammed,” said…