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Center for Native Arts and Cultures hosts community events in its SE Portland building
ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 17 Center for Native Arts and Cultures Indigenous artist and entrepreneur Josué Rivas of Indigena installed temporary wheatpaste portraits on the Center for Native Arts and Cultures’ building in Southeast Portland. (Robert Franklin/Robert Franklin) Visitors to the Center for Native Arts and Cultures in Southeast Portland heard water trickling while taking…
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Park City arts district opinions: ‘Art tops pickleball!’ and ‘No welfare for Sundance + Kimball’
A crowd gathered at the Park City Library on Wednesday to learn about growth possibilities in Bonanza Park. Many left written messages covering opinions related to a concept to develop and arts and culture district.Jay Hamburger/Park Record The Kimball Art Center and the Sundance Institute years ago were tapped as the anchors for an arts…
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Art and Wine Fest Scheduled in Winnsboro
Winnsboro Center for the Arts is pleased to present the town’s 14th annual Art & Wine Festival and to share the event’s impressive list of participating artists, wineries and vendors. The Winnsboro Art & Wine Festival returns to the downtown streets of this charming East Texas town November 10 and 11. The event allows guests…
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NEA and White House Domestic Policy Council Host Convening on Whole-of-Government Approach to Arts and Culture
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra addresses the participants in a convening to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to arts and culture. On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in recognition of National Arts and Humanities Month, the White House Domestic Policy Council and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) co-hosted a…
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What exercise gadget was the late actress Suzanne Somers famous for promoting? Take our arts and culture quiz to find out
Did you follow arts and culture news this week? Are you up to speed on the latest books, plays and movies? Take our quiz to test yourself. 1 Jagged Little Pill, the jukebox musical based on the music of Alanis Morissette, opens in Toronto on Oct. 24. How many million copies has the album of…
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Four things to see: a history of light
‘Four things to see this week’ is sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Bloomberg Connects lets you access museums, galleries and cultural spaces around the world on demand. Download the app here to access digital guides and explore a variety of content. Each week we bring you four of the most interesting objects…
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Three new spaces for art and culture and pondering the museum’s changing mandate
Last year, on a whim, I wrote to British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor, inviting him, along with dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, and award winning West African architect Francis Kere, to create public artworks in India. Each could select a location of his own liking — a mountain setting in the Himalayas, a crowded street in…
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Arts and culture industry delivers over $300 million to Arkansas’ economy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK/KAIT) – Arkansas has seen a significant increase in spending in the arts and culture industry, one study shows. According to our content partner KARK, a study conducted by the Arkansas Arts Council and the Arkansans for the Arts found the industry has seen $306.4 million poured into the Arkansas economy in…
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Local arts and culture tops $450M in spending activity
TROY HULL | THE CHARLOTTE POST Arts & Science Council President Krista Terrell. Mecklenburg County’s arts and culture community generated more than $450 million in economic activity in 2022, according to a new report. The Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 study found the nonprofit arts and culture sector produced $453.8 million in economic activity in…
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Rancho Cordova’s MACC brings art where the people are
Local art lovers have access to galleries and exhibits in Midtown and downtown Sacramento. But there’s another opportunity just east of town that might be the most accessible of all. Why is the Mills Station Arts and Culture Center in Rancho Cordova — also known as the MACC — so accessible? First, admission is free.…