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Remembering Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023)
Elliott Erwitt was born Elio Romano Ervitz to Russian-Jewish parents in Paris in 1928. He spent his childhood in Milan, and emigrated to the US in 1939 when fascism drove his family out of Italy. Erwitt was living with his father in Los Angeles when he began to take portraits of local people to make…
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Why Noel Night in Midtown Detroit is so special
The 49th annual Noel Night will return to Detroit’s Cultural Center and the Midtown district on Saturday, Dec. 2. A longstanding holiday tradition, the district-wide open house features participation from more than 100 institutions — including the Detroit Public Library, Detroit Institute of Arts, MOCAD, Michigan Science Center, College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University…
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Works & Process Announces Underground Uptown Dance Festival
New York, N.Y. – Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents the Underground Uptown Dance Festival, a festival of commissioned street and social dances taking place in the subterranean Frank Lloyd Wright-designed theater at the Guggenheim from January 10-16, 2024 and at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on January 12. Rare in the field of…
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LA3C: UNVEILING THE HEARTBEAT OF LA’S ARTS AND CULTURE — A BOOK OF MAGAZINE
BY IRVIN RIVERA & JESSE ZAPATERO LA3C (a.k.a. Los Angeles, the Capital of Creativity & Culture), Penske Media’s annual festival in celebration of Los Angeles’ rich culture and creativity, provided its participants with an unforgettable experience over three days. With a hyper-focus on music, food, and film, LA3C brings together a diverse community in Downtown…
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Arts journal Riddle Fence, walloped by inflation, warns its 50th issue could be its last
Riddle Fence’s executive director Elisabeth de Mariaffi says losing the literary magazine would be a major loss for the province. (Supplied/Elisabeth de Mariaffi) Newfoundland and Labrador arts and culture journal Riddle Fence just released its milestone 50th issue, but its executive director says without financial help, it might not make it to No. 51. Riddle Fence…
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Philanthropy Born of Luxury Goods Helps Fuel a Revival of Art in France
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, FRance. Photo by Wendy Paris. On a wet, cold Saturday in late November, Parisians lined up on the slick, cobbled plaza outside the Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV), gripping umbrellas against the wind. The shiny, Frank Gehry-designed museum rose in the rain on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, the city’s…
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Galveston celebrates 50 years of “Dickens on the Strand”
Galveston Historical Foundation Galveston’s Victorian-themed street festival, Dickens on the Strand Listen Audio Embed Popup To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: Galveston’s annual Dickens on the Strand, a Victorian-themed holiday street festival, takes place this weekend. It’s also celebrating its 50th anniversary (and was, in fact, recognized for…
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2023 Community Trust Grantees announced
NEWS RELEASECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER COUNTY************************Community Foundation Boulder County, the community’s trusted philanthropic partner for more than 30 years, recently announced 145 community partners selected as 2023 Community Trust grant recipients. This year’s grantees, selected by community volunteers, will receive a combined total of just under $400,000 to help address Boulder County’s most pressing needs. “We…
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Google’s ‘A Passage of Water’ Brings NASA’s Water Data to Life
4 min read As part of the long-standing partnership between NASA and Google, NASA worked with Google Arts & Culture and artist Yiyun Kang to create an interactive digital experience around global freshwater resources titled “A Passage of Water.” This immersive experience leverages data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites and new…
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Over 1,000 signatories back Global Call to embed Culture into Climate Policy at COP 28
Home News Over 1,000 signatories back Global Call to embed Culture into Climate Policy at COP 28 November 30, 2023 | Posted in Climate As we embark on COP 28, leading voices from cultural heritage, the arts, and creative sectors have united behind a campaign to ask the UN Climate Change Convention to put culture…
