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Designer and Artist Honored at Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
COLUMNS | FEATURES | EVENT PREVIEWS featured events originally published: 11/21/2023 Honorees Michael Shannon, Jennylyn Brown, Monica Chavarria-Malin and Albert Dib. Photo by Josh Passaretti | Jmp Media (HACKENSACK, NJ) — The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) honored community leaders in Bergen County, New Jersey at its 25th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at…
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Essex creative hubs vital for art and culture sector
A new report has found the county’s creative hubs help growth and innovation in the creative sector. Commissioned by the Cultural Development team, ‘Mapping Creative Hubs in Essex’ identified 63 creative hubs across the county. The report found the hubs helped the creative and cultural sector, improved community building, had a social impact and provided…
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High-five for pro hoops, history and culture in Charlotte
CAMERON WILLIAMS | THE CHARLOTTE POST A reproduction of the photograph showing Charlotte Hornets Dell Curry (30) and Kendall Gill (13) rushing to embrace teammate Alonzo Mourning (on the floor) after Mourning’s game-winning shot beat the Boston Celtics in the 1993 NBA playoffs. The display is part of “The Hive at 35” exhibit at Charlotte…
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Art History Professor Receives NFAH Fellowship for Work on Modern Pueblo Painting
Jumping off from a chapter of her first book that focuses on Pueblo artists, Scott’s new work is devoted entirely to Pueblo painters working in New Mexico. These Indigenous artists, she explains, built on a long tradition within their communities of advocating for themselves and fighting colonialism, which was happening long before Anglo activists caught…
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HBCU-MIHE Summer Internships Available Through the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
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 students through real world experience within…
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5 Reasons to Buy a Balboa Park Explorer Annual Pass
Discover the most affordable and inclusive way to enjoy the rich cultural and artistic offerings of San Diego’s historic Balboa Park Cultural District. The Balboa Park Explorer Annual Pass is your ticket to the BEST museums in San Diego. Choose from our suite of amazing Pass types: Family (up to 2 named adults, up to…
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Director of Museum of Indian Arts and Culture leaving post
Roughly a year after accepting the job of executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Polly Nordstrand announced she is stepping down Dec. 1. Nordstrand is relocating to California to be closer to family, according to a news release the state Department of Cultural Affairs issued Monday. “Polly has been an outstanding…
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In a burn scar on Basalt Mountain, artists mobilize to help restore the landscape
Google “The Most Famous Artist,” and one of the first links that comes up is for a guy named Matty Mo. His work is designed to grab attention online — he’s best known for turning the “Hollywood” sign into one that said “Hollyweed,” and says his preferred medium is “tomfoolery.” But after years of flashy…
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Cornwall arts centre project delayed
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The future arts and culture centre at 159 Pitt St. on Monday November 20, 2023 in Cornwall, Ont. Hugo Rodrigues/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Photo by Hugo Rodrigues /Hugo Rodrigues/Standard-Freeholder Article content The demolition, renovation, and construction work for Cornwall’s arts and culture centre is being delayed. Advertisement 2 Story continues…
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Broadway Palm’s “Elf” is a magical quest for personal identity, connection and purpose
From the time of its release in 2003, the movie Elf has been hailed as a modern Christmas classic, if not one of the greatest Christmas films of all time. So it was somewhat predictable that Elf would be made into a Broadway musical seven years later. But with songs like “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” and “Nobody Cares…
