Category: Arts and Culture

  • Survey shows Bay Area arts and culture a $3M industry

    Survey shows Bay Area arts and culture a $3M industry

    Americans for the Arts out of Washington DC paid a visit to the Bay Area Wednesday with good news on the local economic impact of the arts and culture industry. During the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s Wednesday Business Connection, Randy Cohen, vice president of Americans for the Arts, broke down the results of its…

  • Shinsegae awarded minister’s commendation for arts support

    Shinsegae awarded minister’s commendation for arts support

    Visitors enjoy art at the Blossom Art Fair held at Shinsaegae’s flagship department store. [SHINSAEGAE]   Shinsegae will be awarded the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation on Thursday for its contribution in sponsoring young artists and developing arts and culture.   Shinsegae is the first business in the distribution industry to win the…

  • Proposed Downtown Vitality Act focuses on strengthening low-income communities

    NEW BEDFORD —The Downtown Vitality Act isn’t a law, at least not yet, but the establishment of the Downtown Vitality Fund would go a long way toward benefiting districts in Gateway cities and other low-income communities.  That’s the position of more than 80 individuals and cultural organizations throughout Massachusetts that have endorsed the Act, including…

  • 110 Years of Arts and Culture: Then and Now

    110 Years of Arts and Culture: Then and Now

    110 Years of Arts and Culture: Then and Now – The Daily Aztec Close Modal Window

  • Dive in to arts entrepreneurship with UK Arts Administration’s Fish Tank

    Dive in to arts entrepreneurship with UK Arts Administration’s Fish Tank

    As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on…

  • What’s the value of digital arts and culture?

    Digital innovation is thriving in the sector. You don’t have to look far to find examples of artists and organisations exploring new ways to engage audiences online or using emerging technologies to promote creativity in different settings. In recent months, the V&A launched mused, a website for 10-14 year olds which uses a trend-spotter panel and…

  • ‘Once Within A Time’ is a zany, twisting indictment of culture today

    ‘Once Within A Time’ is a zany, twisting indictment of culture today

    Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh visited the Coolidge Corner Theatre last week to present an advance screening of “Once Within a Time,” the latest brain-bending, psychedelic experiment from 82-year-old monk-turned-filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, whose 1982 “Koyaanisqatsi” melted minds with its trippy, time-lapse vision of a modern world run amok. Like that film and its similarly wordless, increasingly…

  • Boulder votes say yes to tax extension for arts

    Boulder votes say yes to tax extension for arts

    BOULDER — Boulder’s Ballot Question 2A, which was receiving high levels of support as votes began being counted early Tuesday evening, would extend an existing 0.15% sales tax, with half of an estimated $7.3 million in annual revenue earmarked for arts and culture initiatives.  Of the more than 15,000 ballots counted as of nearly 8:30…

  • Visit Carson City Welcomes Eric Brooks as Arts and Culture Program Manager

    Visit Carson City has hired Eric Brooks as its new Arts and Culture Program Manager. Brooks brings more than a decade of experience, having worked as an art director and gallery curator for various nonprofit organizations in northern Nevada. Brooks began his role at Visit Carson City on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. He is responsible…

  • Black Excellence Awards winners named, inaugural Chicago Black Arts Hall of Fame inductees honored – Windy City Times News

    Black Excellence Awards winners named, inaugural Chicago Black Arts Hall of Fame inductees honored – Windy City Times News

    CHICAGO (Nov. 7, 2023)—The nonprofit Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago is proud to announce the winners of its 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards, honored last night in a festive celebration at Black Ensemble Theater. The Awards were established in 2001 to honor the outstanding artistic accomplishments of Black artists across genres including theater,…