Canton’s Bluecoats announced this week a $1.75 million capital campaign that will fund a new education center for its partner organization EN-RICH-MENT. The facility will take over the former Ziegler Tire building in Downtown Canton, which will be renovated and expanded to accommodate arts education classes and administrative spaces. EN-RICH-MENT was founded in 2012 to…

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Allied Arts Council in St. Joseph announced on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, that during the 2022 fiscal year, the nonprofit arts and culture industry in Buchanan County generated $20 million in economic activity.  The results of the economic activity were founded during the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) study conducted…

Your life as a professional artist demands constant attention to detail: tracking opportunities for commissions, keeping a well-stocked pile of paints, film and other supplies and making sure you have a space to focus on your craft and make a living. And of course, there’s the art itself. Now, imagine your gallery collection, your supplies,…

The arts made a huge economic impact on South Hampton Roads in 2022 — to the tune of $270 million, according to a recent study. The nonprofit arts and culture sector in South Hampton Roads created $140 million from organizations and another $130 million from event-related audience expenditures, according to the “Arts & Economic Prosperity…

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation (the Pérez Family Foundation) has awarded a grant to the Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab-FIU (WPHL-FIU) and Iris PhotoCollective/IPC ArtSpace (IPC ArtSpace) to foster the arts scene in Little Haiti. The donation is part of the third edition of the Pérez CreARTE Grants Program (CreARTE). The…

AFIELD was established in 2014 as an international network of cultural changemakers. Anchored in the fundamental belief that artists are essential to the fabric of society, AFIELD grants three annual fellowships of 10,000 USD to artists and cultural practitioners who have initiated social projects, catalyzing change and empowering their communities. The three 2023 fellows are: Louis…

City council met on Monday night and discussed illegal parking fines and the Arts & Culture Plan. (Photo courtesy of City of Charlotte) Charlotte City Council met for the first time in three weeks in a business meeting on Monday that included votes on raising fines for illegally parked cars and approving Charlotte’s new Arts…

Columbia nonprofit arts and culture organizations generated $18.27 million in economic activity in 2022, according to a news release from the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Of this sum, $10.23 million came from the organizations’ spending while spending by audiences made up $8.04 million, according to a study by Arts and Economic Prosperity 6. This…