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Gala celebrates vibrancy of Chinese arts and culture
The Hundred Flowers Welcoming Spring: 2025 Spring Festival Gala of Chinese Literature and Art is staged in Beijing on Jan 11. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The Hundred Flowers Welcoming Spring: 2025 Spring Festival Gala of Chinese Literature and Art took center stage in Beijing on Saturday. With a theme focused on family reunion, the gala…
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Belize – Music, Dance, Art
The music to which Belizeans listen largely reflects the traditions of their ethnic group, though recorded music from the Caribbean and the United States is widely enjoyed by young people. One hybrid musical form, “punta rock,” blends Caribbean soca, calypso, and reggae styles with merengue, salsa, and hip-hop. One of the country’s best-known and most…
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Crowds gather for magical event kickstarting Bradford’s year as City of Culture
Bradford’s tenure as the UK City of Culture in 2025 has started with a specular event, including magic from Steven Frayne, who told crowds how proud he was to come from the city. Thousands of people braved bitter temperatures in City Park to watch a show specially created for the start of the year-long festival…
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State funding to aid 49 local arts and cultural groups
Ujima Theater on Buffalo’s West Side is receiving a $49,000 allocation from the $2.3 million pool of New York State Council on the Arts funds. The funds went to 49 local and community arts and cultural groups with the money secured by the efforts of State Sen. Sean Ryan and Assemblyman Jonathan Rivera. Brian Brown,…
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State funding to aid 49 local arts and cultural groups
Ujima Theater on Buffalo’s West Side is receiving a $49,000 allocation from the $2.3 million pool of New York State Council on the Arts funds. The funds went to 49 local and community arts and cultural groups with the money secured by the efforts of State Sen. Sean Ryan and Assemblyman Jonathan Rivera. Brian Brown,…
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Portland’s arts and culture institutions face financial woes
Downtown Portland, March 2, 2023. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB In Portland, arts organizations are facing shrinking budgets, donor fatigue and other financial struggles. The city launched the Office of Arts & Culture last year, but Portland faces a $27 million budget gap. As people move out of Portland, an arts tax aimed at boosting the…
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Fires threaten cultural institutions, destroy historic architecture: L.A. arts and culture this week
As fires spread throughout areas of Los Angeles this week, my colleague Jessica Gelt has diligently kept track of the region’s treasured cultural institutions and historic architecture that remain at risk. Jessica also reported on the race to save the Getty Villa. The devastation so far includes Will Rogers’ ranch house, which was part of…
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Watermark to hold closing reception for ‘Mayaadaaboonjib’ exhibit Jan. 17
BEMIDJI — Watermark Art Center will hold a reception for Mayaadaaboonjig exhibiting artists Zac Earley and Arden Ramay from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, at Watermark, 505 Bemidji Ave. N. Earley, an Ojibwe culture keeper, will speak about the exhibit and then he will follow with Ojibwe storytelling or Aadizookewin, the act…
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Newly found works highlight the Nigerian that sculpted the Queen
Since his death 30 years ago, the Nigerian painter and sculptor Ben Enwonwu has been widely hailed as Africa’s greatest artist. Enwonwu’s paintings and sculptures are displayed in galleries and public venues around the world, but two of his artworks were recently discovered in the UK, hiding in plain sight – one had even been…
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Newly found works highlight the Nigerian who sculpted the Queen
Since his death 30 years ago, the Nigerian painter and sculptor Ben Enwonwu has been widely hailed as Africa’s greatest artist. Enwonwu’s paintings and sculptures are displayed in galleries and public venues around the world, but two of his artworks were recently discovered in the UK, hiding in plain sight – one had even been…
