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San Antonio artist Andy Benavides wins open call for 50-foot Spurs mural
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Arts Commentary: More Cultural Coverage — But Less Culture?
By Bill Marx The journalistic value of blathering out weekend tips to the ears of the comfortable in a social media world awash with likes is dubious. The cast of the New Rep production of Phaedra Michelle Scott’s Diaspora! which ran through October 15. It made for a tellingly ironic juxtaposition. Last week, New Rep…
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Arts and culture industry generates over $40M for York County
YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The Arts Council of York County today announced that its nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $40.3 million in economic activity in 2022. This information was revealed following a study conducted by Arts & Economic Prosperity 6. That economic activity includes $17.2 million in spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations…
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‘ArtGirl’ brings emotionally charged portraits to Athens art scene
If you’re looking for a free viewing of local artist Kristan Ryan’s work, you won’t have to search very hard — try the street right outside the Athens-Clarke County courthouse. Better known as “ArtGirl,” Ryan is a 72-year-old painter based in Athens who uses her paintbrush to test the boundaries of creative expression and bring…
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Nonprofit arts and culture sector put $82.4 million into Springfield economy last year
A study found that nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in Springfield, Massachusetts generated more than $82 million in economic activity last year. The national study that included 373 regions was conducted by Americans for the Arts. The findings were based on financial information supplied by the local nonprofits and surveys of people who attended arts…
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Amarillo’s Where We’ll Be
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Oskaloosa hosts Arts Midwest World Fest
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — This week, musicians from the West African country of Ghana are performing in a central Iowa town as part of a program aimed at engaging communities across the globe through the arts.
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Mayor Duggan join city officials, artists, and community members to celebrate completion of the 200th City Walls mural
Detroit Mural Map, which documents all the city’s murals, is the fastest growing in the nation, according to CANVS, with more than 600 Detroit murals and artist biographies logged on the map City Walls has worked with artists – most from Detroit – to turn blight to beauty since 2017 Mayor Mike Duggan joined city leaders,…
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Pass the Mic: Teaching the truth about African American history and culture
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Announcing the 2023 Soros Arts Fellows
NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today announced the recipients of their 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships, the preeminent award supporting socially engaged art. This year marks the fellowship’s largest cohort, awarding $100,000 to 18 mid-career artists for impact-driven art projects that propose bold solutions to address the climate crisis, reclaim and uplift indigenous knowledge, and imagine…
