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Arts Unite: Arizona Theater Company and Tempe Center for the Arts announce partnership
Arts Unite: Tempe’s Dazzling Pact with the Official State Theater of Arizona Sets the Stage for a Cultural Renaissance Tempe Center for the Arts and Arizona Theatre Company have announced details of a five-year partnership to bring high-quality, professional theater to Tempe. The announcement came during an Oct. 20 ribbon-cutting at the Tempe venue. –…
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Indigenous Youth Leadership Coalition Launches with Arrival of Inaugural Cohort – United States Department of State
The U.S. Department of State created the Indigenous Youth Leadership Coalition (IYLC) as a new network to elevate the voices of Indigenous youth into global civic and political participation conversations. Six Indigenous young leaders from the Western Hemisphere launched the network as the inaugural cohort. The participants are visiting Washington, D.C. from November 6-9 to participate in the White House Tribal Youth Forum alongside Native American youth leaders. …
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Teaming up to beat the heat
This summer marked the Earth’s hottest on record. The Roanoke Valley was no exception to the heat, with news reports naming 2023 as the region’s second-hottest summer. But the rising temperatures were particularly stifling for some neighborhoods in Roanoke — those impacted by harmful urban planning practices. Theodore Lim, assistant professor of urban affairs and planning in…
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Georgia Museum of Art celebrates 75th anniversary
The Georgia Museum of Art marked its 75th anniversary with a day full of special events. Visitors were met by staff and refreshments. The festivities included various family-friendly activities and a proclamation by the Athens-Clarke County mayor Kelly Girtz. Downstairs, families painted miniature canvases and decorated birthday hats. Both rooms were filled with stickers, paint…
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Poland’s Art World Awaits a Culture War Counteroffensive
The Law and Justice party tried to reshape the country via the arts. Now that it appears set to lose office, its critics are split over how to move on. Just weeks after becoming Poland’s culture minister, in 2015, Piotr Glinski began a yearslong effort to shift his country’s cultural life toward the political right.…
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Show me the Monet: Arts, culture nonprofits boost Portland economy by $86M, study shows
Nonprofit arts and culture organizations delivered an $86 million economic boost to the Portland region in 2022, up from $75.6 million in 2015, a national study shows. A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, Americans for the Arts, periodically releases an “Arts & Economic Prosperity Impact Study” to measure the economic effect of spending by nonprofit arts-and-culture…
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From Trixie Mattel to Comic-Con, San Diego’s arts & culture scene ignites creativity
Trixie Mattel, Comic-Con, and dozens of performance and visual art venues make San Diego a go-to destination for a cultural getaway. Photos: Trixie Mattel – Unique Nicole/Getty Images, Shutterstock, San Diego Tourism Authority. Who says you can’t have it all? Nicknamed “America’s Finest City,” many travelers head to San Diego for its stunning coastline and…
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City asks for resident feedback for Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture Comprehensive Plan
As part of the Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture Comprehensive Plan, the Confluence consultant team has created a Social Pinpoint web page to better understand the Lawrence community’s desires and expectations for Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture in Lawrence. To participate, residents can visit this link and share feedback on the future of Parks, Recreation, Arts…
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Park City police log possible homelessness case in area of arts district land
Police-blotter-image The Park City Police Department in late October received a report that appears to have involved the possibility of homelessness in the vicinity of where City Hall is considering whether to develop an arts and culture district. The police logged the case at a little bit before 10 a.m. on Oct. 24 on or…
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BlacSpace Cooperative weaves solidarity to solidify Black arts, cultural presence in Oakland
Cultural archivist Zakiya Harris has said that the need to solidify the presence and permanence of Black people, Black art, and Black culture in Oakland, California, became clear in the wake of the recent global pandemic and the George Floyd uprisings of 2020. During that time, gentrification and cost of living in Oakland surpassed cities…