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Arts and Culture El Dorado’s exhibit reaches great heights
The history of the unique and world-renowned climbing in El Dorado County will be the focus of Arts and Culture El Dorado’s newest exhibition. Sending It: Climbing El Dorado opens Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Switchboard Gallery in Placerville. While Yosemite Valley will always loom large in the minds and mythos of die-hard rock climbers,…
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Taconic Music presents Thanksgiving concert
MANCHESTER — Taconic Music will present its eighth annual Thanksgiving concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 25 in the Manchester Community Library. Taconic Music’s co-artistic directors Joana Genova and Ariel Rudiakov will be joined by Deborah Buck and Hannah Holman to perform Beethoven’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18 no. 3 and Allen Shawn’s Sleepless Night.…
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LA Arts launches postcard project, ‘To Lewiston, With Love,’ to help community cope with loss
“To Lewiston, With Love” Submitted photo; Background photo courtesy of Nick Charde, Bates College Class of ’22 Love takes on many forms and expressions, from simple acts of kindness to unsettling and oftentimes unresolved feelings of anger, grief and sorrow. In response to the recent mass shooting in Lewiston and as we work together as…
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Miami Book Fair celebrates 40 years of literature and culture
UM student Kyle Somelofske browsing through books in the Richter Library. Now entering its 40th year, the renowned Miami Book Fair is once again celebrating literary culture in Downtown Miami from Nov. 12-19. What started as a dream of independent bookstore owners, librarians and educational professionals has become one of the most successful and inclusive…
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Faculty receive new grant to expand foreign language education offerings with a focus on STEAM
When considering foreign language education resources, much of the current materials available are focused on building vocabulary and language proficiency. For students at an advanced level who are interested in engaging with language for specialized purposes, particularly in the fields of science, technology, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), there aren’t as many authentic learning materials…
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Experience of culture, arts and heritage by young people in Northern Ireland 2022
This bulletin presents analysis, including by demographic group and area, on the following topics: Experience of the arts Experience of museums and science centres Experience of the public library service Experience of heritage Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots This Experience of culture, arts and heritage by young people in Northern Ireland 2022 publication is now available…
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New Initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts Supports Increased Opportunities for Arts Participation
[embedded content] en español Washington, DC—A new initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today aims to expand access to arts participation in our country. A partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs), ArtsHERE will provide non-matching grant support for organizations that have…
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Arts Consulting Group Recruits Executive Director for the New England Museum Association
November 15, 2023 – Boston-based search firm Arts Consulting Group (ACG) has placed Kayla G. Coleman as the new executive director of the New England Museum Association (NEMA). Wyona Lynch-McWhite, senior vice president, and Geoff Chang, vice president, are leading the assignment for the search firm. “The NEMA staff and board are thrilled to welcome Kayla Coleman…
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Canadian culture lovers giving less to arts organizations, Nanos survey finds
Canadian culture lovers donated less than they expected to to arts organizations last year, a Nanos Research survey has found, even as many such organizations struggle to stay financially healthy in the postlockdown era. The survey, conducted in October on behalf of the arts-advocacy charity Business / Arts and the National Arts Centre as part…
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KRVS, Basin Arts spotlighting local artists with new radio segment
KRVS, Basin Arts and the UL College of the Arts are partnering to bring the community a new way to engage with local art and artists. The partnership is in two parts. The first is a BARE WALLS installation at the radio station thanks to a sponsorship by local IT services company Rader Solutions, and…