Category: Arts and Culture

  • UNC Charlotte events to look out for in November

    UNC Charlotte events to look out for in November

    First-Generation Celebration Week Free | Nov. 6-10  Are you a first-generation Niner? Then this week is for you. Collect free swag, meet other first-generation students and, most importantly, celebrate you. Events include the First-Generation Photos & Food Truck (Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 1-3 p.m. at CHHS/COED Plaza), the First Generation Cookout (Wednesday, Nov. 8, from…

  • Exhibit highlights Edgemont student’s voyage through art

    Two dark boats float in a harbor, steadied by an anchor in the rippling water. Behind the boats, a sketched landscape of buildings merge into a yellow sky. The watercolor painting earned its artist, Juliana Lemin, a Silver Key award in the Scholastic Art Competition in 2022, and is now displayed on the wall of…

  • Temple Terrace Arts & Crafts Festival celebrates 50 years this weekend

    Arts Council expecting thousands of visitors to commemorate milestone James Chambers was just 17 when he was first introduced to the Temple Terrace Arts & Crafts Festival. It was the event’s second year, and Chambers was working for the city’s recreation department. His job? “They told me to go pound stakes in the ground, so…

  • Arts Awards Fetes Creative Futures Amid Arts “Crisis” And “Renaissance”

    Karen Ponzio Photos. The 2023 Arts Awards recipients. On Saturday night, the Arts Council of Greater New Haven’s 43rd annual Arts Awards honored six of New Haven’s creative minds — Juanita ​“Sunday” Austin, Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez, Adrian Huq, Sun Queen, Possible Futures/Lauren Anderson, and William Graustein — at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts at Southern Connecticut…

  • How the next mayor could help artists live and work in Philly

    How the next mayor could help artists live and work in Philly

    This story is a part of the Every Voice, Every Vote series. From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In his third-floor walk-up office at Mural Arts Philadelphia, Emilio Maldonado has been compiling a spreadsheet of professional opportunities for artists…

  • Discussion paper on arts and culture sector released

    Fair Work Commission We have released a discussion paper on the arts and culture sector as part of the Modern Awards Review 2023-24. An industry profile providing statistical data into the sector’s landscape is also included at Annexure A. The paper has been prepared by our staff to help guide the consultation process and encourage…

  • The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra celebrates 90 years, but long-time music director is leaving

    The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra celebrates 90 years, but long-time music director is leaving

    In a city known for its vibrant arts and culture scene, the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO), has been a cornerstone of the community for 90 years. Since its inception, CSO has not only entertained audiences with world-class performances, but it has also played a pivotal role in shaping the cultural landscape of Chattanooga arts…

  • Pasadena’s Arts & Culture Commission to Review Final Art Plan for ‘Rosa Geometrica’ by Emily Nicolosi

    Pasadena’s Arts & Culture Commission to Review Final Art Plan for ‘Rosa Geometrica’ by Emily Nicolosi

    Two views of “Rosa Geometrica” as envisioned by artist Emily Nicolosi. [City of Pasadena] Pasadena’s Arts & Culture Commission will convene on Wednesday, Nov. 8, and examine and potentially approve the Final Art Plan for the Rotating Public Art Program’s Phase IV site-responsive artwork called “Rosa Geometrica.” Director Jennifer Paige of the Department of Planning…

  • U.P. Arts & Culture Alliance Fall Reception set

    U.P. Arts & Culture Alliance Fall Reception set

    <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> NEGAUNEE — The Upper Peninsula Arts & Culture Alliance (UPACA) will host its fall reception and quarterly board meeting in Negaunee on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 14 – 15. The event features a public tour of Downtown Negaunee, a connection reception, and an alliance board meeting, all free and open to…

  • City Life Org – Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture Presents Mambo Diablo: Honoring Tito Puente

    City Life Org – Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture Presents Mambo Diablo: Honoring Tito Puente

    The Mambo Legends Orchestra with Ronnie Puente and Tito Puente Jr., Carlos Henríquez, Jimmy Delgado, Louis Bauzó, Ray Vega, Lucrecia, Jeremy Bosch, Yolanda Duke and Humberto Rámirez Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.Main Theater | Hostos Community College450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 Box Office Info: (718) 518-4455 | www.hostoscenter.org  The Hostos Center for the Arts…