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The plan to bring equity to Rockford’s cultural landscape is taking shape
Earlier this year, the city of Rockford brought the community together to give everyone the opportunity to take part in a Cultural Equity Plan. The progress results of this monthslong initiative were shared during a similar meeting on Wednesday Nov. 15. The Rockford Area Arts Council hosted the first cultural plan meeting back in May.…
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Live News Updates for Nov. 20-26
Facebook Twitter Karen Jennings leaves the Arts Commission after six years. The East Lansing Arts Commission said goodbye to long-time Commissioner Karen Jennings and said hello to new art opportunities in the city. At the Thursday (Nov. 16 meeting), the commission began by congratulating Jennings on her six years of service and thanked her for…
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Cuyahoga Arts and Culture has lost artists’ confidence
In response to Fred Bidwell’s Nov. 12 guest column, “Lifeline for the arts could be at risk,” criticizing the arts funding agency Cuyahoga Arts and Culture: Cuyahoga County artists have sat through years of listening and public comment sessions ad nauseam. Artists rarely get responses back from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC). The dwindling attendance…
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Narvaez receives award from Americans for the Arts
Dallas City Council member Omar Narvaez District 6 Council Member Omar Narvaez received the annual City Council Leadership Award in partnership with the National League of Cities and Americans for the Arts. The award recognizes a city Council Member who has consistently advocated for the advancement of pro-arts legislation, funding, and promotion in their region. “I…
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THE SCOOP | Ontario Arts Council Report: Arts And Culture Travel Brings $11.4 Billion To The Province
Original Image of Toronto by Joe from Pixabay (CC0C) They stay longer, spend more, and come from afar — a new report details what the arts and culture tourism brings to the province. The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) released a report last week that quantifies the impact that tourism oriented around arts and culture has…
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New report shows economic impact of arts and culture on Central Iowa
Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and events contribute nearly $310 million a year to the Central Iowa economy, according to a report released last week. The report, the result of a survey done in partnership with Americans for the Arts, looked at the economic impact of arts and culture on the region in 2022, including…
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UGA director presents 1850s properties with digital replicas
About 40 Athenians gathered for a presentation about 3D digital replicas of 1850s historic properties at the Athens-Clarke County Library on Sunday, Nov. 19. Dr. Sergio Bernardes, associate director for the Center of Geospatial Research and director of the Disruptive Geospatial Technologies Laboratory, or DiGTL, at the University of Georgia, gave the presentation about various…
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Report: St. Pete arts nonprofits generated $132 million in 2022
November 20, 2023 – According to a new Arts & Economic Prosperity study from the group Americans for the Arts, St. Petersburg arts and culture nonprofits generated $132.5 million in economic activity during 2022 – $61.6 million in spending by arts and culture organizations, and an additional $70.9 million in event-related expenditures by audiences. That…
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Radcliffe Bailey, Artist Who Explored Black Migration, Dies at 54
His work blended family photographs with symbols of the African diaspora. The story he told, his gallerist said, is “not a ‘me’ thing, it’s a ‘we’ thing.” The artist Radcliffe Bailey at the High Museum in Atlanta in 2011, when it presented an exhibition of his work.Erik S. Lesser for The New York Times Radcliffe…
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11 Things To Do Around D.C. This Thanksgiving Week
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