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Arts and Culture El Dorado extends deadline for writing submissions
PLACERVILLE, Calif. – Arts and Culture El Dorado has extended the deadline for submissions to Slope & Basin, a new literary journal publishing poetry and prose from writers based in El Dorado County, to Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Slope & Basin is named for the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe…
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US: Arts and Culture Funding Program ($3 Million Available)
Deadline: 25-Oct-2024 The William Penn Foundation (WPF) is accepting applications for the Arts and Culture Funding Program to expand access to diverse, inclusive, and high-quality arts and culture experiences. WPF aims to support projects and programs that connect more Philadelphians to high-quality arts and culture experiences, reflect the cultural diversity of the region, and contribute…
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‘Pessimism is a luxury we can’t afford’: Kumi Naidoo on fighting fossil fuels with art and culture
Top climate scientists have long warned that swiftly curbing fossil fuel production will be necessary to avert climate catastrophe. Yet international climate treaties have failed to include such commitments. Despite pressure from vulnerable nations and activists, in the agreement signed at international climate talks last year, world leaders failed to commit to a fossil fuel…
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See the 35 recipients of $10.5 million in Michigan Arts and Culture Council grants
TRAVERSE CITY — The Michigan Arts and Culture Council has announced the 35 recipients of its 2025 grants. Per a Sept. 21 news release, the awards provide funding to support a wide range of arts and cultural organizations, programs and projects across the state including those in the ten counties of northwest lower Michigan served…
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Public input sought for Rochester arts and culture plan
Mayor Malik Evans and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello are collaborating to develop an arts and culture plan, a key recommendation of Rochester’s 2034 Comprehensive Plan, and they are now inviting public input. The plan will foster economic development, enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors, and expand on existing arts and cultural…
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The Getty throws a lavish party for PST ART: L.A. arts and culture this week
The Getty throws a ritzy party for PST ART, and tenderness blossoms at Costco in the West Coast premiere of “Clarkston” at Echo Theater Company. Here’s this week’s arts and culture round-up. The Getty threw a lavish party last Saturday night to mark the start of PST ART. Guests dressed in cocktail attire were invited…
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Pay Equity Coalition summit to showcase progress
GREAT BARRINGTON — The Berkshires/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Coalition, made up of 18 arts and culture organizations, will hold a free event from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center to release its second report showcasing progress made and remaining barriers, according to employers and workers themselves. In June 2023, the Berkshire/Columbia…
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Sculptures play a crucial role in interpreting civilization and culture: Mahadevappa
Sculptures are crucial in interpreting history, civilization, and culture, said Minister for Social Welfare and Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C Mahadevappa. He was speaking after inaugurating a sculpture camp organised by Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, Bengaluru, and Sub-Committee of Mysuru Dasara 2024 on Fine Arts and Handicrafts by symbolically chiselling a stone on the…
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Finnish government outlines cuts to arts and culture sectors
Theatres, orchestras and museums will feel the brunt of the government funding cutbacks next year. Open image viewer A performance of the musical Moulin Rouge at Helsinki City Theatre this month. Image: Otto-Ville Väätäinen/Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri The Ministry of Education and Culture has released more details on planned spending cuts in the arts and culture sector,…
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Baltimore County gives millions in grants each year to city arts and culture groups
Earlier this month, the Baltimore County Council awarded nearly $2.6 million in operating grants to dozens of cultural organizations located outside its boundaries, including the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and Everyman Theatre. That’s nearly five times the operating funds that have been promised to the arts, science and nature-based groups…
