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End to actors’ strike permits productions to resume in Pittsburgh
With this week’s tentative contract agreement with large entertainment companies, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and TV Artists ended a four-month strike, opening the door for resumed film and TV production. In Pittsburgh, film crews won’t be active again until the new year. But film workers — all of whom were idled by…
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In a Vancouver first, Mandala Arts and Culture presents Mohiniyattam, November 18
MANDALA ARTS AND CULTURE is dedicated to Indian classical dance. And the organization headed by artist Jai Govinda is about to mount Vancouver’s first professional performance of a style called Mohiniyattam. Also known as the Dance of the Enchantress, Mohiniyattam is traditionally performed solo by a woman. For the Vancouver presentation of the show of…
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Applied Materials Celebrates Communities Through Arts and Culture
Applied Materials Celebrates Communities Through Arts and Culture
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Your turn: The Rockford Area Arts Council looks into 2024 and sees you
The Rockford Area Arts Council is a membership organization. We rely on the generous spirit of individuals, corporations and granting bodies to provide increased access to the arts and sustain our operations. We have parent and grandparent partner organizations in the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, we have state…
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University of Liverpool signs the Liverpool Arts and Culture Race Equality Manifesto – University of Liverpool News
The University of Liverpool is pleased to sign the Liverpool Arts and Culture Race Equality Manifesto . The campaign to drive inclusion and equality in arts and culture across the Liverpool City Region, aims to diversify the sector’s workforce, and speak out against racism. Containing seven pledges, the manifesto has been produced collectively by the…
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U of A to Celebrate International Education Week Nov. 13-17
Nov. 10, 2023 Photo Submitted The Graduate School and International Education, in collaboration with departments across campus, will host a week of events in recognition of International Education Week Nov. 13-17. This year’s theme is “Discover: The World in Arkansas, Arkansas in the World,” inviting the campus community to discover the transformational impact of international…
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UP Arts and Culture Alliance to meet in Negaunee
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) – The U.P. Arts and Culture Alliance is meeting at the U.P. Brewing Company next week in Negaunee. These events are free and open to the public. These meetings provide the opportunity to meet with Alliance members, connect with community leaders and learn more about the arts and culture scenes in other…
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Arts & Culture: Modern TV Gets a New Look: “The Bear” Season Two Review
“The Bear,” created by Christopher Storrer and streaming on FX and Hulu, does not resemble most serious television that has premiered in the twenty years since “The Sopranos.” In the 21st century, television operates, for the most part, as the medium of seedy lifestyles and criminal antiheroes, of Don Draper and Walter White. It often seems that…
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Arts & Culture: A Trip to the 61st New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival — the most prestigious film festival of the region and, perhaps, the country as a whole — ran its 61st iteration from Sept. 29 until Oct. 15 this year. While New York is rarely a launching ground for entirely unseen films, the festival often gives a critical boost to films…
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Researcher stresses economic impact of arts and culture sector
Randy Cohen, the vice president of research at Americans for the Arts, remembers how struck he was by the economic impact of the arts when he finally left his house during the coronavirus pandemic to visit The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. “It started two weeks before, where we went online and checked out The…