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All Tomorrow’s Parties
You may not be familiar with the Hand Workshop Art Center, but you’ve probably heard of its successor. Sixty years after being founded as the Hand Workshop in Church Hill, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond is alive and well, helping tens of thousands of people each year explore their creative side through classes, exhibitions,…
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Guest column: Georgetown Main Street director weighs in on cultural district plans
As the city of Georgetown’s Main Street director, I would like to take the opportunity to set the record straight about the city of Georgetown’s Arts and Cultural Commission and our application for Georgetown to become a cultural district. There has been far too much misinformation, disinformation and outright falsehoods stated publicly in the last…
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Professional Development Workshop at the Dougherty Arts Center
Join the Austin Parks and Recreation Dougherty Arts Center for Speak Truth to Power: Creativity, Advocacy, and Our Collective Future, a professional development event on Monday, November 27 from 6:30 p.m.to 8 p.m. at 1110 Barton Springs Rd. This workshop led by Gabriela Kane and Chris Kiley frames the advocacy role creative communities can play at the state and local level. They will discuss the…
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GOOD DEEDS: Donors back Circus Arts Conservatory’s shows and mission
The Circus Arts Conservatory recently received a total of $311,000 from six donors in support of its 2023-2024 season of outreach programs, special events and signature performances.Major CAC events and shows − including the 2023 Sailor Circus Holiday Show, the 2024 Circus Arts Gala, Circus Sarasota and the CenterRing Society Dinner − are generously supported…
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Government Notes: Arts fueled $20.4M in 2022 economic activity in I.C.
The Englert Theatre is seen on Washington Street in Iowa City in 2019. Downtown Iowa City’s collection of nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $20.4 million in economic activity in 2022, the Iowa City Downtown District announced. (The Gazette) Downtown Iowa City’s collection of nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $20.4 million in economic activity…
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34 Cultural Organizations to Receive More Than $260,000 from PECO’s Powering the Arts Program
PECO has awarded 34 grants totaling $264,000 to arts institutions and cultural organizations across southeastern Pennsylvania through its competitive grants program, PECO Powering the Arts. From using art to center the voices of young people in Chester who have experienced time in the criminal justice system, to increasing pathways for individuals with disabilities to participate in the…
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Arts & Culture Alliance receives Stand for the Arts award
The Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance is among 10 arts and culture organizations nationwide to receive a $10,000 grant award from Ovation TV and Charter Communications. The Stand for the Arts Awards recognize organizations for their support of creatives and artists via community-driven programming; as advocates for equity and access to the arts; and…
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UK Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Fine Arts collaborate for ‘A Night of Music and Poetry’
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on…
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A painter, a poet, a novelist: the artists being killed in Gaza
Her vibrant paintings of Jerusalem’s holy sites and Palestinian women wearing traditional embroidered dresses were a way to send a message to the “outside world”, the Palestinian artist Heba Zagout said in a video about her work posted online in late September. Two weeks later, the 39-year-old was killed with two of her children, Adam…
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Stonnington Council Spearheads Local Arts and Culture Boom
Our Creative Stonnington: Arts and Culture Strategy 2023-2026 has recently been endorsed by Council and can be downloaded from our website. The strategy is the result of many hours of work, research and community and industry consultation, we thank everyone involved and are very proud of the outcome. It outlines our clear priorities, focusing on,…