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Niagara County budget proposes cultural endowment fund
Fri, Dec 1st 2023 03:15 pm Submitted by the Public Information Office As part of the Niagara County 2024 tentative budget, the Niagara County Legislature has created a cultural endowment fund to help support arts and other cultural organizations across the county, according to Chairwoman Becky Wydysh. The $300,000 fund is coming from Niagara County’s…
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DVDL is hiring – Director, Culture, Design & Architecture Initiatives in New York, NY, US
<!– {"type":"entry","id":150404291,"true_html":" rntttttttBump UprntttttttrntttttttEdit Jobrntttttt “,”false_login_html”:””}–> DVDL Employer: New York, NY, US (remote possible)Location: Thu, Nov 30 ’23Posted on: $90,000 – $105,000 annually Pay: With experience reimagining community, cultural and public spaces, and buildings of the future, you are a multi-hyphenate architect/urban designer/real estate specialist who thinks about how these spaces might be even further…
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North Carolina Arts Council Announces $16 Million in Grants
The North Carolina Arts Council has announced $16 million in grants for fiscal year 2023-24. This includes an increase of $2.5 million in annual funding for the statewide Grassroots Arts Program, a cornerstone program which distributes funds to all 100 counties through an extensive network of local arts councils and other partners. Avery County received…
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Simone Leigh’s work explores how Black women have been misrepresented in art and culture
In his more than 30-year career with the NewsHour, Brown has served as co-anchor, studio moderator, and field reporter on a wide range of national and international issues, with work taking him around the country and to many parts of the globe. As arts correspondent he has profiled many of the world’s leading writers, musicians,…
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Palestinian culture burns brightly in this soccer club in Chile
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Chile is home to the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East, numbering as many as half a million people. And at the heart of this community is the soccer club Deportivo Palestino. John Bartlett has the story. JOHN BARTLETT, BYLINE: It’s hot, bright and dusty down at the tiny municipal…
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Olivia Colman among 1,300 artists accusing art institutions of censorship on Palestine
By Mehmet Solmaz BIRMINGHAM, England More than 1,300 artists and performers, including Academy Award winning British actress Olivia Colman, have signed a letter addressing the arts and culture sector, accusing cultural institutions in the West of “repressing, silencing and stigmatizing Palestinian voices and perspectives.” “We find it deeply troubling and, frankly, indicative of a disturbing…
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Scream 7 Firing Decried as Censorship in Letter Signed by More Than 1300 Actors and Artists
More than 1,300 actors and artists have signed a letter condemning what they call censorship against speaking out on Palestine, with the recent firing of Scream VII star Melissa Barrera cited among the incidents. The letter was published by Artists for Palestine UK on Thursday. Among the signees are Oscar-winner Olivia Colman, Harriet Walter (Succession,…
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Arts and prosperity in the Pikes Peak Region
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (SCBFD) – According to the newly released Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), the Pikes Peak region’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $184,613,914 in economic activity in 2022. To read more stories like this one, click here to subscribe to SCBFD. This news comes to you from the Southern Colorado Business…
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Who dethroned Bad Bunny as the most-streamed artist on Spotify this year? Take our arts and culture quiz to find out
Did you follow arts and culture news this week? Are you up to speed on the latest books, plays and movies? Take our quiz to test yourself. 1 Which artist was named this year’s most-streamed artist by Spotify? a. Drake b. Taylor Swift c. Beyoncé d. Bad Bunny 2 Which Canadian author was on this…
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Spanish Club Visits Chicago
Northern Michigan University’s Spanish Club took a recent trip to Chicago, where students visited the National Museums of Mexican Art and of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture. “The Chicago trip was awesome,” said student Laney Pestrue. “It was a great bonding experience for everyone involved, and I really enjoyed the opportunity to be immersed in Hispanic…