Riding camels in the desert, taking in sunset vistas across waves of sand dunes, or browsing through colorful gifts at busy Middle Eastern marketplaces are Instagram moments reserved for affluent students on university-sponsored study abroad trips. Or so Evan Furgal thought. “Definitely go for it,” Furgal said of a unique program designed for ROTC students.…

Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835 – 1900), Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Asahina Tōbei (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Washi no Chōkichi (C), and Sawamura Tosshō II as Yume no Ichibei (L), Edo period–Meiji era, 1868 (Keiō 4/Meiji 1), intercalary…

Door County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $38.6 million in economic activity in 2022, according to the newly released Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), an economic and social impact study conducted by Americans for the Arts.  That economic activity – $16.8 million in spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and $21.8 million…

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Share with friends ATLANTA – The Georgia Council for the Arts Awards announces grant funding to 87 organizations to support programs and facilities in 59 counties. Release: Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development announced the recipients of fiscal year 2024 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities grant…

Jill Medvedow, the director of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, will step down after 25 years on the job. Medvedow oversaw the ICA’s transformation from a small, but cutting-edge, presenter of contemporary artwork to one of the major players in the international contemporary art world. Her legacy includes the development of the ICA’s distinctive building…

Blatant sex appeal is a time-tested tactic in the restaurant industry. Usually it’s women whose looks are exploited. But in his new comedy, Pittsburgh-based playwright Brian Pope imagines a bar-restaurant called Himbos where it’s the male waitstaff who are scantily clad and apt to be ogled. Pope’s ensemble comedy, too, is called “Himbos.” It premieres…

A new African American Arts and Cultural Center is planned for West Tampa — and the county wants feedback from residents. The project will be built on the current site of the West Tampa Community Resource Center on 2103 N. Rome Ave. Health care resources and the Head Start program currently housed at the resource…

With major gifts and new matching grants, the historic capital campaign to build the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in the heart of Madison’s South Side has entered the home stretch with the organization announcing on Wednesday that it has just $3 million left to raise to break ground debt-free in spring 2024. “I…