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Myrtle Beach Jazz Festival celebrates culture, community
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The annual Myrtle Bach Jazz Festival was back in the Grand Strand, celebrating culture and community for another year. It’s something Debra Thomas, visiting Myrtle Beach, experienced for the first time. “We’re celebrating our 44th wedding anniversary, so we decided to come to Myrtle Beach,” said Thomas. “Got here last…
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Jump Into Jewelry Making With the ‘Radical Jewelry Makeover’
By Erin Williams— MUNCIE, IN—The Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MuncieArts.org) and PlySpace, an artist in residence program funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, offer a calendar of thought-provoking events this fall as part of the Radical Jewelry Makeover. Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) has been traveling nationally and…
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In lifting the ban on Pakistani artists, Bombay HC salutes the transformative power of art and culture
Writing a book on music and its reception in India, if someone undertook that Sisyphean endeavour (or maybe Tolstoyic, where attempting to trace a history would prompt deeper plumbing, a reflexive ricochet in recorded time, as happened with the Russian master’s War and Peace), would be incomplete without mentioning ‘the Bluetooth years’, circa 2007-2012, when…
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Arts and culture sector requests $25M investment
It is time to recognize the importance of arts and culture in New Brunswick, say members of the sector. The province’s arts and culture sector is calling on the New Brunswick government for a $25 million investment. Julie Whitenect, executive director of ArtsLinkNB said previous investments are not matching the high inflation rates, especially since…
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Google Culture & Arts unveils ‘Treasures of Türkiye’ selection with curated stories
In a joint effort with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye, Google Türkiye has unveiled the “Treasures of Türkiye” digital collection on the Google Arts & Culture platform, aimed at supporting Türkiye’s digital transformation. This initiative, presented in collaboration with the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums and the…
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Match funder to stage inaugural arts and culture campaign
Match funding platform Big Give has launched its first campaign to raise money for arts and culture charities. Its inaugural Arts for Impact match funding campaign will take place over seven days from 19 March next year. Applications for charities to take part are open until 15 December. Big Give is aiming to support a…
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We use culture to showcase art
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts Editor The Managing Director and Chief executive Officer of LVI Art Gallery & Cultural Nexus, Mr. Julius Oziengbe Iyoghiojie, has said that in the forthcoming 2023 Edo State Festival of Arts and Culture, EDOFEST, culture will be used to showcase art. Mr. Iyoghiojie made the disclosure recently at his art gallery…
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Study: Arts, culture are economic drivers in Indiana, US
The nonprofit Americans for the Arts just released a study on the economic impact of arts and culture on communities, including in Indiana. Among the 300 cities in 50 states and Puerto Rico surveyed are the collective arts organizations within The Arts Council of Indianapolis, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne and the City of…
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Celebrating 100 Years of Rodeo Drive
Winn Slavin Fine Art at Two Rodeo hosted a retrospective of Sir Daniel K. Winn, Vietnamese-American artist, curator and philanthropist on Oct. 7. Pictured (from left): Arts and Culture Commissioners Liliana Filipovic and Deborah Frank, Winn, Arts and Culture Commission Vice Chair Karla Gordy Bristol and Randy Slavin at the event, which also celebrated 100…
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10 Deadly Martial Arts of the Ancient World
The need for self-defense has always been present in history, especially in the ancient world. Sometimes, however, the common folk were not provided with adequate weapons or sufficient training, which greatly reduced their effectiveness in battle. In many cultures, people chose to instruct themselves, and thereby developed unique martial arts that could be very deadly…
