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Labrador teacher shares Inuit culture with St. John’s students through art
Trudy Flowers, an Inuit artist and teacher from Hopedale, has spent the last three weeks buzzing around St. Matthew’s School in St. John’s giving lessons to their students about her culture and teaching them new skills. Flowers told CBC News she’s been teaching students from kindergarten to Grade 7, working mostly with sealskin. “We’ve made…
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“Craft Artists in Shanghai” Documentary Hits Over 1 Million Views on YouTube
SHANGHAI, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The documentary series “Craft Artists in Shanghai“, produced by Shanghai Art & Design Academy (SADA), has garnered over 1 million views across 8 episodes on its official YouTube channel since its release in October. Continue Reading The teachers from SADA have spent six years leading and guiding students to…
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ARTS PICKS | Dec. 8-10
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Holiday Pops Jacoby Symphony Hall | Downtown Jacksonville Led by guest Conductor Tim Hankewich, the Jacksonville Symphony and Broadway vet Ryan Silverman, the Symphony Chorus and dancers from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts…
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Latino Cultural Workers are Invited to Apply for the 2024 NALAC Leadership Institute
The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) has opened a call for applications for its 2024 NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI). A group participating in a NALAC Leadership Institute program NLI, a weeklong intensive professional development program for Latinx art and cultural workers, was established in 2001. The program’s curriculum covers a broad range…
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Pratt Institute Centers Justice in Its First Cluster Hire
Pratt Institute launched its first cluster hire, “Diverse Voices Creating Just Futures,” which creates five new tenure-track faculty positions at the level of assistant professor, one in each of the Institute’s five degree-granting schools. “The Institute has a longstanding commitment to nurturing and sustaining a diverse community—from its founding in 1887, when it welcomed students…
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Class of 2023: Meghna Vemuri fashions a promising career path in a fie
By Leila Ugincius Meghna Vemuri was a high school sophomore when she realized she wanted to pursue a career in the fashion industry. But would her parents approve? “I took marketing and entrepreneurship classes and always centered the topics of my projects around the fashion industry,” said the Fairfax native. “So, I started to do…
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Haringey sets out stall to be crowned Borough of Culture for 2027
A year-long festival of culture and creativity could be coming to Haringey in 2027 as the council submits a bid to be crowned London’s Borough of Culture.Run by the Mayor of London since 2017, the Borough of Culture programme awards grants of up to £1.35 million to London councils to invest in unique cultural events,…
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Singapore Tourism Board Unveils How A “Best Night Ever” is Made in Singapore Through Latest Campaign
New Campaign Shows Travelers How They Can Have Extraordinary Nocturnal Experiences in the Lion City NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Americas is thrilled to launch its Best Night Ever campaign, the U.S. extension of STB’s global campaign, Made in Singapore. The program showcases the diversity of Singapore’s nightlife: from…
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Opinion – The struggle to promote Namibian arts in rural areas
Kleopas Nghikefelwa In 2008, when I obtained my Higher Diploma in Visual Arts at the University of Namibia, I decided to dedicate myself to the development of arts and cultural activities in Namibia. I was fortunate to be awarded a three-month cultural exchange programme in Berlin, Germany in 2009. This inspired me to choose a…
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‘It’s about time.’ Miami artists are ‘ascendant’ on international scene this Art Week
How did a pair of twins from Westchester go from taking photos of friends to post on MySpace to capturing Bad Bunny for the cover of TIME magazine? Elliot and Erick Jiménez did what many local artists are advised to do: leave your hometown and go to New York City. It worked. The twin brothers…
