Category: Arts and Culture

  • Burlington awarding grants of up to $7K for arts and culture projects. Here’s who got funded last year

    Burlington awarding grants of up to $7K for arts and culture projects. Here’s who got funded last year

    Up to $75,000 is available to local artists and multicultural groups for projects and events from the 2025 Burlington Arts and Culture Fund. The City of Burlington’s fund is open to applications for projects and events that can be completed between April 2025 and March 2026. The maximum individual grant for any applicant is capped at…

  • Spain to host UNESCO’s MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona

    Spain to host UNESCO’s MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona

    The event, scheduled from 29 September to 1 October 2025, will build on the outcomes of MONDIACULT 2022, held in Mexico City. The 2022 conference was pivotal, with its final declaration endorsing the integration of culture as a standalone goal in the post-2030 development agenda and affirming culture as a “global public good.” The upcoming…

  • A Refined Sound: Jared Kolesar works to perfect Wheelwright

    A Refined Sound: Jared Kolesar works to perfect Wheelwright

    Wheelwright’s Jared Kolesar says he has settled into his sound, after helming Jared & the Mill for 10 years.  “I found this cool, alt-country space that feels right for me,” said singer/acoustic guitarist Kolesar. “I think as a songwriter, I’ve hit my stride. Finding that groove and being able to chase it has been great.”…

  • The art and culture of Dubai is a part of its soul

    The art and culture of Dubai is a part of its soul

    Dubai’s Sikka Art Fair in the Cultural area of Al Fahidi. Antonie Robertson/The NationalDubai’s Sikka Art Fair in the Cultural area of Al Fahidi. Antonie Robertson/The National Hala Badri Hala Badri is the director general of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority January 07, 2025

  • Pivot Festival brings arts and culture to Downtown Whitehorse

    Pivot Festival brings arts and culture to Downtown Whitehorse

    Downtown Whitehorse will come alive with an artistic festival celebrating a blend of theatre, music, storytelling and comedy from Jan. 6 to Feb. 1. Nakai Theatre is bringing back its annual Pivot Festival, inviting artists and visitors to explore the theme “embracing the dark and stepping into the light” through creative expressions. The festival kicks…

  • January 2025 Arts & Culture events in the Hub City

    January 2025 Arts & Culture events in the Hub City

    FROM THE JACKSON ARTS COUNCIL: 17 minutes ago January Arts & Culture Full Calendar of Events: Jan 7 – 30 – Art Gallery: Angela Lee Exhibition Jan 6 – 7 – Macbeth Auditions, 4:00 p.m., The Ned Jan 6 – Savannah Sipping Society Auditions, 5:00 p.m., 1421 N. Highland Ave Jan 6 – Jackson Choral Society Rehearsals Begin, 7:00…

  • Polk Arts and Cultural Groups Have Big Plans for 2025

    Polk Arts and Cultural Groups Have Big Plans for 2025

    The new year may be barely getting started but the arts and cultural community is already gearing up for a fantastic first few months of 2025. “One of the best parts about my job is highlighting the vast arts and cultural experiences that Polk offers,” said Daryl Ward, executive director of the Polk Arts &…

  • 2025 Arts & Culture Preview

    2025 Arts & Culture Preview

    See Six the Musical at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre this January. // Photograph by Joan Marcus Six the Musical The six wives of King Henry VIII unite as a pop band in this hilarious musical comedy by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. Sparring over whose marriageto the infamous king was most torturous, the queens take turns…

  • LA Live Music: Musicians entertain across multiple venues

    LA Live Music: Musicians entertain across multiple venues

    To start 2025, venues like the Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Teragram Ballroom and the United Theater on Broadway have performances from different comedy and musical talent throughout the first six months of this year. The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall musiccenter.org Schumann and Brahms: Jan. 9, Jan. 11 and Jan. 12…

  • Screen Gems: Three indie movies generating buzz

    I went into this past weekend fully intending to see “Red One,” that new movie in which The Rock, Chris Evans and a polar bear have to rescue a kidnapped (and completely jacked) Santa Claus. But then I realized that, ultimately, that movie is probably as critic proof as it possibly gets. You don’t need…