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City, DDP partner with global group on giant murals to transform downtown Detroit in time for the NFL Draft
The huge murals sprouting up downtown are the result of a partnership between the City of Detroit, the Downtown Detroit Partnership and a global nonprofit to create a massive “Be The Change” collection of large, inspiring art that will welcome visitors to the streets of downtown Detroit for the NFL Draft. The Detroit Fine Art…
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Two first-gen artists explore Chicano culture by capturing lowriders, fashion
Lowriders and oversize flannel button-downs, gold jewelry and the Mexican flag. Two North Texas multimedia artists are filtering symbols of Chicano culture through their own lenses to reflect on their experiences growing up first-generation Mexican American. Their work also touches on larger themes of religion, adolescence and identity. “When you’re first-generation, I feel like you’re…
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Report: Indianapolis’ nonprofit arts and culture sector generates $524M economic impact
A new study has found that Indianapolis’ nonprofit arts and culture sector has generated almost $524 million in economic activity in the past year. Between May 2022 and June 2023, Americans for the Arts and the Indy Arts Council measured the arts’ impact on organizational and audience spending, household income and tax revenue to produce…
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Nevada County Arts Council welcomes Kellie Cutler as new Program Manager
Kellie Cutler TRUCKEE, Calif. – Nevada County Arts Council and Truckee Arts Alliance announced the hiring of Kellie Cutler as Truckee Cultural District’s Program Manager, a new position at the heart of one of the state’s coveted California Cultural Districts. Cutler brings to this inaugural role 23 years of nonprofit leadership experience in the Tahoe…
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Arte Americas honors Latino Arts and Cultures in Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) – Arte Americas, Casa De La Cultura located in Fresno says it exists to celebrate, nurture, and preserve Latino Arts and Culture. Organizers say the museum is able to share this through exhibitions and programs that are open to the public year-round. In the month of November for Dia Del Los Muertos…
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GBH News Launches The Culture Show
In a major expansion of GBH’s local arts and culture programming, GBH News is launching The Culture Show, a one-hour daily local radio program on 89.7 offering listeners a wide-ranging look at society through art, culture and entertainment. Beginning November 3, The Culture Show will air on Fridays from 2–3 p.m., following Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude…
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Arts and culture sector a boost to the North Coast
The arts and culture sector in Oregon had an economic impact of $829 million in the 2022 fiscal year, according to a new study, including $13.6 million in Clatsop County. The Arts & Economic Prosperity study from Americans for the Arts, released on Thursday, was based on data from 19 communities across the state and…
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Harvard launches new Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture
Harvard will create a Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture with a gift from the Gracias Family Foundation, the University announced today. The study, an interdisciplinary effort across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Divinity School, seeks to transform the psychedelics research landscape by producing cutting-edge scholarship and convening…
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NJ Arts and Culture Renewal Fund’s Lynne Toye provides leadership
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Arts and Culture Commission Discusses Upcoming City Events
The Arts and Culture Commission weighed options for next year’s Festival Beverly Hills, discussed the maintenance and expansion of the city’s public art collection and went over plans for upcoming events at its Oct. 10 meeting. The city will be hosting its very first Día de Los Muertos celebration in conjunction with this year’s Fall…
