Today the North Carolina Arts Council 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.   “Our state’s…

“I went to see Deji’s show recently and it blew my mind. The resources and the commitment are solid. It’s not just because the company has lots of money to buy art. The museum is very serious about its programmes and publications,” she adds. ‘Like a puzzle’: Artist in Hong Kong debut likens city to…

This story originally aired in the Nov. 26, 2023 episode of Inside Appalachia. The Johnson City Zine Fest has become a gathering point for southern Appalachia’s arts community. If you’ve been involved in the punk or art scenes, you might be familiar with zines. A zine, as in magazine, is a self-published pamphlet or brochure,…

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on November 7, 2023. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter in your inbox on Fridays, sign up at independent.com/newsletters. ON the (Theater) Stage The Cher Show | Photo: Courtesy The Cher Show is one of the musicals I’ve been excited about seeing since its Broadway debut in…

Photo by Marcus R. Donner courtesy of the city of Bellevue Facebook The city of Bellevue has announced that its nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $54.3 million in economic activity in 2022, according to a national economic and social impact study conducted by Americans for the Arts.  Based on the nonprofit’s study, more than…

Special to Iredell Free News RALEIGH — Students at the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHEs) will have the opportunity to learn and earn next summer through a 10-week paid summer internship within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The program will expose, engage and educate…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — WPSU is receiving a $150,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to fund the 2020-25 Ready To Learn initiative that will expand the reach of PBS KIDS early learning resources to communities in the Moshannon Valley. The goal of the Ready To Learn…

@Art is a biennial exhibition of works produced by students at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. Many contributions went on display earlier this month at the Gorecki Art Gallery in the Benedicta Arts Center at Saint Ben’s, where the show is always held, and this year’s top three prize recipients represented…

The Public Arts & Culture Committee announced it will host a Panel Discussion with the artists of Edible Plants 2023 exhibition on the evening of Nov. 29. The discussion will be held in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown, on Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. The art…

Rain — a tribute to Britain’s Fab Four — will perform two shows at 7:30 p.m. on both May 7 and 8. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. (Courtesy photo) WILMINGTON — Beatlemania is coming to downtown Wilmington’s Wilson Center next May. Rain — a tribute to Britain’s Fab Four — will perform two…