The city of Mesa is excited to announce that Mandy Tripoli has been appointed executive director of Mesa Arts Center. Tripoli has been with the city for 13 years in various positions within Mesa Arts Center, most recently as deputy director of visual arts, engagement and education, and served as interim executive director of Mesa Arts Center…

There are several grant options for arts and cultural organizations tackling different spheres of expanding New York State’s art sector. Photo credit Flickr. On Sept. 25, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an $80 million capital fund for non-profit arts and cultural organizations across the state. This funding was made possible through the New…

General Business On Oct 14, 2024 As part of its efforts to promote New Jersey’s thriving arts and culture scene, ArtPride New Jersey has re-launched JerseyArts.com–a new online experience for residents and visitors to discover and support the arts community. The launch coincides with the 17th consecutive year of Discover Jersey Arts Month, a statewide…

Editor’s note: To mark the second phase of our long-term collaboration between Google Arts & Culture and Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, we invited their Director Hala Badri to give us a snapshot of the new edition of the stories about Dubai’s culture and heritage. I always describe Dubai as a place where exploration never…

Zero Empty Spaces celebrates the opening of its 26th location in St. Petersburg, Florida, inside Simon Property Group’s Tyrone Square Mall, on July 30, 2022 with the initial resident artists of the space. (Photo courtesy Zero Empty Spaces) The pandemic hollowed out our cities, leaving empty downtowns and office buildings in its wake. With galleries and art venues closed…

Mauro Ffortissimo: You know, as a kid, I went to conservatory for five years, and we couldn’t — we didn’t have a piano at home. And, eventually, my parents bought a piano. And I remember seeing them coming down the street, pushing a piano with a few friends, full — all bright. And I was…

Meg Ryan and Diane Keaton are the two patron saints of autumn. And this weekend, Nicole Kidman channeled both icons in an easy-to-recreate fall outfit. The Academy Award-winning actress attended a screening of her new movie, Babygirl, at New York’s Crosby Street Hotel. For the event, Kidman wore a tight black turtleneck, oversized, menswear-inspired trousers,…

Celebrating its 20th year, the Bluff Arts Festival is an annual celebration of the arts and culture of the Four Corners region. Artists, writers, film makers, and musicians give their interpretation of their culture and talents in various Bluff settings surrounded by red rocks and golden cottonwoods.The festival kicks off on Thursday, October 17 with…

Nadia Ahmed. Photo by Zack Kunisawa-Conklin Nadia Ahmed (she/her) is a Pakistani American performance artist and sculptor whose work explores and interrogates facets of grief, diaspora, memory, and solitude, drawing extensively from her lived experiences. She currently serves as the Communications Specialist for the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. Savita Krishnamoorthy: Congratulations,…

Country star Dierks Bentley performs during the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, at Snowmass Town Park.Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times Several prominent leaders of Aspen’s arts and cultural organizers sent an Oct. 4 letter to Pitkin County commissioners urging them to reconsider allowing a large summer music concert series at…