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Georgetown’s plan to become an arts and cultural district hits snag
GEORGETOWN — Plans for a Georgetown Arts and Cultural District hit a snag this week when city leaders deadlocked over concerns about some historic Black landmarks being omitted from the proposed district. Should South Carolina’s third-oldest city become a designated cultural community, that would open up grant opportunities, city officials have said. But the initiative…
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Halloween: Black horror films at UCR ARTS
It’s the spookiest time of year and two UC Riverside professors are inviting the public to free movie nights in downtown Riverside. Exploring the diversity of Black horror films during the month of October is an opportunity to discuss the genre and its impact on Hollywood and pop culture. The community can attend free screenings…
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Opinion: Yes on 2A – A win for arts and a win for all Boulderites
<img data-attachment-id="10657" data-permalink="https://boulderbeat.news/2023/10/20/yes-on-2a/alice-dietrich-fwf_fkj5tbo-unsplash/" data-orig-file="https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="art paint brush" data-image-description data-image-caption=" Photo by Alice Dietrich on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-300×200.jpg” data-large-file=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1024×683.jpg” decoding=”async” class=”wp-image-10657 size-large” src=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1024×683.jpg” alt width=”906″ height=”604″ srcset=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1024×683.jpg 1024w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-300×200.jpg 300w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-768×512.jpg 768w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1536×1024.jpg 1536w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-2048×1366.jpg 2048w” sizes=”(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px”>Photo by Alice Dietrich on Unsplash Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 Want a different take?…
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Explore Kansas City’s Best—and Most Soothing—Arts and Culture
Beyond its iconic barbecue, Kansas City entices visitors with its palpable creative pulse. And when you immerse yourself in this hotbed of imagination, you can reap the positive effects of art on well-being, including enhancing mood and reducing anxiety, backed by science. Imagine stress melting away as you enjoy the fresh air on strolls past…
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Paris Gibson Square hosting indigenous art program
The Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is hosting WITHIN: Louis Still Smoking & John Isaiah Pepion. WITHIN artist discussion on Oct. 26. The event is drawn from the artists’ belief that the strength and success of Native American identity and culture is internally inherited and created inside of their communities. As artists, Still Smoking and Pepion…
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Uzbekistan launches ambitious new cultural agenda
The Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan is best known, culturally speaking, for the ornate mosques and Islamic architecture that dot the cityscapes along the Silk Road trade route from China to the Middle East: Samarkand, Tashkent and Bukhara. But now, the post-Soviet nation is gearing up for a series of big-ticket contemporary art museum openings…
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Center for Native Arts and Cultures hosts community events in its SE Portland building
ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 17 Center for Native Arts and Cultures Indigenous artist and entrepreneur Josué Rivas of Indigena installed temporary wheatpaste portraits on the Center for Native Arts and Cultures’ building in Southeast Portland. (Robert Franklin/Robert Franklin) Visitors to the Center for Native Arts and Cultures in Southeast Portland heard water trickling while taking…
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Park City arts district opinions: ‘Art tops pickleball!’ and ‘No welfare for Sundance + Kimball’
A crowd gathered at the Park City Library on Wednesday to learn about growth possibilities in Bonanza Park. Many left written messages covering opinions related to a concept to develop and arts and culture district.Jay Hamburger/Park Record The Kimball Art Center and the Sundance Institute years ago were tapped as the anchors for an arts…
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Art and Wine Fest Scheduled in Winnsboro
Winnsboro Center for the Arts is pleased to present the town’s 14th annual Art & Wine Festival and to share the event’s impressive list of participating artists, wineries and vendors. The Winnsboro Art & Wine Festival returns to the downtown streets of this charming East Texas town November 10 and 11. The event allows guests…
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NEA and White House Domestic Policy Council Host Convening on Whole-of-Government Approach to Arts and Culture
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra addresses the participants in a convening to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to arts and culture. On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in recognition of National Arts and Humanities Month, the White House Domestic Policy Council and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) co-hosted a…
