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Zaha Hadid Architects selected for Shaoxing arts and culture centre
The London-headquartered practice was appointed last month to deliver a vision for the mixed-use Cao’e River Culture and Art Centre, located on the banks of the Cao’e River. ZHA’s design is understood to have been preferred ahead of competition from China-based architects 9grid, among other unnamed contenders. The winning design includes spaces for opera, dance,…
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Miami Tastemakers Share Their Resolutions for the Local Arts Scene
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San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture holds artist grant info sessions
The San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture will hold four one-hour information sessions in January and February for local artists interested in applying for city grants. What you need to know The hourlong session will discuss the application process, eligibility and timeline for grants. According to city documents, the competitive annual grant has an…
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Baby Shima relieved that man who threatened her life is arrested in Kuching
3 Jan – Baby Shima can now breathe a sigh of relief after the man who threatened to kill her has now been nabbed by the police. The singer, who reported to have received threats from a man saying that he will kill her if she comes to Sarawak, said that the action that was…
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Remembering icons in film, music, and innovation
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, January 3rd. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Nick Eicher. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: remembering some prominent figures from the world of arts and culture. Here’s WORLD reporter…
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Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 arts and culture stories to watch for in 2025
Steps forward for a possible new three-theatre complex Expect announcements this spring on the feasibility of a major new performance complex downtown. The Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society currently has the nationwide architectural firm Diamond Schmitt doing a feasibility study for a purpose-built three-theatre complex. The firm is analyzing usage of the civic theatres…
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How Barnes and Noble made a comeback by revitalizing its philosophy
Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Amna Nawaz: Last year, Barnes & Noble opened nearly 60 stores around the country and plans for 60 more to open in 2025. It’s the latest twist in a long-running saga for a company that’s been a bellwether…
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Want to visit the sold out City art installation? Here’s how you could still get in
Tickets to visit artist Michael Heizer’s City installation three hours north of Las Vegas are already sold out for the 2025 visitation season, but there’s still a way you could see the remote exhibit this year. City, a mile and a half long and half a mile wide art installation in Garden Valley, Nevada, began…
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Arts and culture exhibitions to look out for in 2025
From the virtual worlds of Sara Sadik to the ancient artistic heritage of Sudan, we look ahead to some of the most exciting exhibitions over the coming year – 2 January 2025 Installation view by Citra Sasmita, Timur Merah Project XII, Rivers With No End. Photograph by Marco Cappelletti, courtesy of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation…
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The power of the imagination
Happy New Year. I’m imagining great things for 2025. A year that’s unburdened by a government intent on wrecking the public realm, that didn’t value arts and culture, that destroyed arts education, demoralised artists and arts professionals. I’m imagining positive change for the year ahead, fast and furious, and much needed after a decade and…
