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Resisting with art: Documentary shares how Ukrainians are preserving culture through ballet
PROVO — A Provo native is helping to highlight Ukrainians’ fight for freedom through a documentary about ballet dancers who are preserving art and culture during war. “Ballet, and art in general, isn’t just a way to show joy and hope during this war; it is a way to fight back, directly,” said director Jonathan…
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Lori Trahan raises alarm about NEA cuts to arts and culture in Lowell
LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan is putting up her dukes for Lowell’s theater and festival gems. In a letter sent on Friday to Senior Advisor Mary Anne Carter with the National Endowment of Arts, Trahan “urgently” requested the immediate reversal of the cancelation of $20,000 each in federal grant funding to the Lowell Festival…
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Celebrate arts and culture at annual We HeART Fall River Festival today. What to expect.
FALL RIVER — The Fall River community is once more turning up to show some love for the city, and the creative arts. For the fifth year, the We HeART Fall River Festival is happening downtown in the heart of the Spindle City, bringing together local artists, writers, crafters, and more. There will be a celebration of children’s books,…
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Arts Illiana presents TableScapes 2025 May 16, 17
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } TERRE HAUTE — Arts Illiana welcomes the public to TableScapes 2025, the organization’s annual fundraiser that contributes to the efforts to forward its mission to “promote, support and enhance the arts and cultural activities of the Wabash Valley.” The…
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Art for Tomorrow 2025
Details Art for Tomorrow kick starts its 10th anniversary edition. The three-day conference, themed ‘Overcoming, Together,’ will tap into our shared humanity to learn about creative solutions to the world’s most entrenched problems. The sessions will dive into issues such as art in war zones, biodiversity, and community-based arts, as well as pay tribute to…
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Hemmens Cultural Center unveils $14.4 million expansion with May 18 celebration
<!– Hemmens Cultural Center unveils $14.4 million expansion with May 18 celebration –> After years of planning, community input and a recently completed three-year construction project, the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin will officially open its doors to the public on Sunday, May 18, to unveil a $14.4 million expansion. The celebration begins at 2:30…
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Staten Island institutions see $500K funding cut amid Trump admin’s grant cancellations
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Three Staten Island institutions have lost more than $500,000 in federal arts and humanities funding, the Advance/SILive.com has learned. Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, the Staten Island Museum and IlluminArt Productions in Livingston were among numerous U.S. organizations that lost out on funding from the National Endowment of the…
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Fayetteville’s arts and culture director explains why public art matters
The city government has selected internationally renowned street artist Leon Keer to design and install a new mural on the West Avenue Parking Deck near Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Whether it’s a large-scale mural or the beautification of utility boxes, public art involves, well, public employees. Ozarks At Large’s Matthew Moore has more details.
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The Weekly Mixdown: arts and music news – May 9, 2025
Welcome to the Weekly Mixdown, a curated roundup of music, arts, and culture stories we came across and wanted to share with you. This week’s mix features music news, quirky features, curious insights, local happenings, and other smart reads from across the web. May 9, 2025 Bluebird Music Festival returns to Fort Collins Check the…
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T&C Culture Watch: How to Really Master Bookshelf Wealth
Where are we going? Modern bibliophiles have nothing on Gilded Age financier J.P. Morgan, who understood the power of bookshelf wealth long before the term entered the lexicon. His trove of the world’s oldest and rarest tomes grew so vast he needed a separate building for it, which became the Morgan Library & Museum. In…
