Category: Arts and Culture

  • Flamboyan Arts Fund to grant $500K for arts, culture projects in Puerto Rico

    Flamboyan Arts Fund to grant $500K for arts, culture projects in Puerto Rico

    Through the design of a participatory grantmaking model, “En Foco: Proyecto de Visibilización Cultural” will grant a total of up to $500,000. The Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund launched “En Foco: Proyecto de Visibilización Cultural,” an open call for proposals to fund individuals and organizations that present creative and innovative projects aimed at amplifying the arts…

  • The 14 Best Museums Outside the Museum District

    The 14 Best Museums Outside the Museum District

    Houston is known for many things, and our expansive art scene is top of the list. While public art, such as sculptures and murals, can be found in nearly every neighborhood, there are over 150 museums and institutions across the city. The Museum District alone has an association of 19 museums and cultural centers, each…

  • Head of Summit County’s ArtsNow advocacy group says region’s arts and culture sector has bounced back

    Head of Summit County’s ArtsNow advocacy group says region’s arts and culture sector has bounced back

    The arts and culture sector in greater Akron has bounced back from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of Summit County’s arts advocacy group. Nicole Mullet, executive director of ArtsNow, will deliver her second State of the Arts address on Thursday. Looking back over the past year, and ahead to 2023, Mullet said the…

  • Arts and culture alive and well in Innisfil

    Arts and culture alive and well in Innisfil

    Enhancing the arts, culture and heritage as an integral part of Innisfil’s identity has long been on the minds of the Innisfil Arts, Culture and Heritage Council (IACHC). Current board member of the IACHC, Sydney Hardie, said the council has been playing an impactful role in engaging the public in determining Innisfil’s priorities regarding local artists…

  • Oregon taxpayers can direct taxes to fund arts and culture

    Oregon taxpayers can direct taxes to fund arts and culture

    SALEM – Oregonians, and only Oregonians, have the unique opportunity to direct a portion of their state taxes to fund arts, heritage and humanities work across the state by using the Cultural Tax Credit. The vast majority of Oregonians who are eligible, however, are not aware of the opportunity. The Oregon Cultural Trust, a charitable…

  • Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in November 2022

    Culture Type: The Month in Black Art, Here’s What Happened in November 2022

    November highlights include Courtney Willis Blair heading White Cube gallery in New York, Alonzo Davis archives go to Driskell Center, first Black board chair at Florida’s Ringling Museum of Art, Mariane Ibrahim gallery opening in Mexico City APPOINTMENTS | Nov. 4: John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation in Sarasota, Fla., announces election of…

  • Erie Arts & Culture executive director stepping down in 2023

    Erie Arts & Culture executive director stepping down in 2023

    Change is coming to an Erie arts agency as the new year rolls in. Patrick Fisher recently made the announcement that he will be stepping away from the executive director of Erie Arts and Culture in April. He joined Erie Arts and Culture in 2018 with a five-year plan. U.S. Brig Niagara crews building new…

  • NJPAC’s Kwanzaa Festival Celebrates Unity and Culture With Arts and New Community Partners

    NJPAC’s Kwanzaa Festival Celebrates Unity and Culture With Arts and New Community Partners

    COLUMNS | FEATURES | EVENT PREVIEWS featured eventsBy Laurie Granieri, JerseyArts.com originally published: 12/09/2022  When Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center opens its doors on Dec. 17 for the annual Kwanzaa Festival and Marketplace, the gathering will mark a kind of homecoming.  The free event, at the heart of NJPAC’s community programming for more…

  • Google Arts & Culture Android widget celebrates the birthdays of famous artists [Gallery]

    Google Arts & Culture Android widget celebrates the birthdays of famous artists [Gallery]

    Google Arts & Culture is the latest Android app to introduce a homescreen widget. This one celebrates the birthdays of famous artists by showcasing their artwork. Since the launch of Android 12 and Material You, Google has been steadily ramping up the availability of widgets in its many apps. Today, we have an ever growing…

  • City Arts and Culture Grant Applications Now Available

    City Arts and Culture Grant Applications Now Available

    Oakland, CA – Applications are now being accepted for the City of Oakland’s 2022-2023 Cultural Funding Program grants supporting organization programs and individual artist projects. Applicants must be Oakland-based and all activities must be presented in Oakland between January 1, 2023 and August 31, 2023. Interested nonprofit organizations and artists may access the grant guidelines…