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U.S. Embassy Fund Special Edition for Arts and Culture
This Special Edition of funding Opens November 1st! The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay is excited to announce a special edition of our U.S. Embassy Fund to support proposals focusing on arts and culture. Projects should encourage and promote cultural and artistic cooperation, collaboration and exchange between the United States…
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Navigating Recovery: Arts and Culture Financial and Operating Trends in Chicago
“We were planning our return during COVID and thought it would come back to what it was. It never will be back to what it was. If we know folks aren’t coming back right away — especially for new works — how can we properly scale the operations and execution of them?” – Performing Arts…
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West Linn Arts and Culture Commission to receive $15,000 annually for arts programming
An annual allocation of $15,000 will soon go to the West Linn Arts and Culture Commission for public programming. The West Linn City Council unanimously approved funding to the commission at its meeting Monday, Oct. 9. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable…
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Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news
Seals and Society traveling exhibition now on display at Seacoast Science Center RYE — Seacoast Science Center announces that a new traveling exhibition, Seals and Society, is on display now through Dec. 2. Created by a team of passionate biologists, in collaboration with New Bedford Whaling Museum, this beautifully designed 12-panel exhibit dives into the daily lives…
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Upcoming community engagement opportunities for Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture Comprehensive Plan
The Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture Comprehensive Plan will focus on the Unmistakable Identity outcome area and formally integrate arts and culture as part of the Parks and Recreation Department. The City is working with Confluence, a firm based in Kansas City, to help our community develop a more inclusive and robust plan to meet the…
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Latest News
Post Date:10/03/2023 12:54 p.m. The City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission (RACC) has launched a new initiative to prioritize funding to arts, culture, and heritage organizations that reach local underserved communities. Applicants can apply for up to $4,000 in funding for groups that have historically faced social, financial, and/or geographic barriers. This new Equity…
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Mayor Bowser Celebrates MuralsDC Anacostia Project, Unveils New Art to Go-Go Shuttle
(Washington, DC) – Today, during Art Week, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined the Anacostia Business Improvement District (BID) and various community and District officials to celebrate a MuralsDC Anacostia project and unveil a new “Art to Go-Go” shuttle. Established in 2007, MuralsDC is dedicated to deterring illegal graffiti and supporting the development and growth of local artists.…
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Beethoven and Blobs: Google Arts & Culture brings back the Beats
Do you remember Google’s Blob Opera? No? Well, aren’t you in for a treat? Way back in 2020, the festive Blobs took the stage just in time for the Christmas holiday. The amorphous quartet is a fun experiment featured in Google Arts & Culture that allows users to move the Blobs around to create varying…
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Lord Parkinson speech on the Arts and Creative Industries Strategy
Arts Minister Lord Parkinson outlines government support for the Arts and Creative Industries Location: House of Lords Delivered on: 8 December 2022 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) My Lords, this has been a long, thoughtful and well-informed debate. As the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos, said, on Monday night there was a…
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For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over
Prodded by law enforcement, and pushed by foreign governments, American museums are increasingly returning artifacts to countries of origin, but critics wonder at what cost. Benin Bronzes from six U.S. museums that have been returned, or have been designated to be returned. The artifacts were originally seized by British soldiers in 1897. Clockwise from top…