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The arts in Paris are booming—and trying to nip at London’s heels
The rivalry between France and England is long-running and bitter. The Wikipedia entry for “France-United Kingdom Relations”, at more than 15,000 words, is almost the length of a novella. Since William the Conqueror did what his name suggests in 1066, the French and English have vied for superiority with swords, guns, words and—more recently—art auctions.…
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Visiting Professor Hiromi Katayama offers art courses for campus and community
Thanks to the visiting scholars’ program, Ohio University Eastern welcomes professional artist Hiromi Katayama. Katayama, a native of Ibarki, Japan, is currently working from her private studio in Houston, Pennsylvania. Her love for creative art began at the age of nine years old and was influenced in the studio of her mentor, Renjoin Sensei. Before…
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Darius Rucker reflects on his diverse career and his personal new album
Geoff Bennett: The 57-year-old Rucker headlining his own music festival and celebrating the release of a new country album, promoting it with an in-store performance at Charleston’s Monster Music. We were there as Rucker entertained the crowd packed into this old-school record store with a trio of hits, including this one, “Wagon Wheel.” This song…
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Georgetown’s plan to become an arts and cultural district hits snag
GEORGETOWN — Plans for a Georgetown Arts and Cultural District hit a snag this week when city leaders deadlocked over concerns about some historic Black landmarks being omitted from the proposed district. Should South Carolina’s third-oldest city become a designated cultural community, that would open up grant opportunities, city officials have said. But the initiative…
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Halloween: Black horror films at UCR ARTS
It’s the spookiest time of year and two UC Riverside professors are inviting the public to free movie nights in downtown Riverside. Exploring the diversity of Black horror films during the month of October is an opportunity to discuss the genre and its impact on Hollywood and pop culture. The community can attend free screenings…
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Opinion: Yes on 2A – A win for arts and a win for all Boulderites
<img data-attachment-id="10657" data-permalink="https://boulderbeat.news/2023/10/20/yes-on-2a/alice-dietrich-fwf_fkj5tbo-unsplash/" data-orig-file="https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="art paint brush" data-image-description data-image-caption=" Photo by Alice Dietrich on Unsplash ” data-medium-file=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-300×200.jpg” data-large-file=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1024×683.jpg” decoding=”async” class=”wp-image-10657 size-large” src=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1024×683.jpg” alt width=”906″ height=”604″ srcset=”https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1024×683.jpg 1024w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-300×200.jpg 300w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-768×512.jpg 768w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-1536×1024.jpg 1536w, https://boulderbeat.news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alice-dietrich-FwF_fKj5tBo-unsplash-2048×1366.jpg 2048w” sizes=”(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px”>Photo by Alice Dietrich on Unsplash Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 Want a different take?…
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Explore Kansas City’s Best—and Most Soothing—Arts and Culture
Beyond its iconic barbecue, Kansas City entices visitors with its palpable creative pulse. And when you immerse yourself in this hotbed of imagination, you can reap the positive effects of art on well-being, including enhancing mood and reducing anxiety, backed by science. Imagine stress melting away as you enjoy the fresh air on strolls past…
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Paris Gibson Square hosting indigenous art program
The Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is hosting WITHIN: Louis Still Smoking & John Isaiah Pepion. WITHIN artist discussion on Oct. 26. The event is drawn from the artists’ belief that the strength and success of Native American identity and culture is internally inherited and created inside of their communities. As artists, Still Smoking and Pepion…
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Uzbekistan launches ambitious new cultural agenda
The Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan is best known, culturally speaking, for the ornate mosques and Islamic architecture that dot the cityscapes along the Silk Road trade route from China to the Middle East: Samarkand, Tashkent and Bukhara. But now, the post-Soviet nation is gearing up for a series of big-ticket contemporary art museum openings…
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Center for Native Arts and Cultures hosts community events in its SE Portland building
ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 17 Center for Native Arts and Cultures Indigenous artist and entrepreneur Josué Rivas of Indigena installed temporary wheatpaste portraits on the Center for Native Arts and Cultures’ building in Southeast Portland. (Robert Franklin/Robert Franklin) Visitors to the Center for Native Arts and Cultures in Southeast Portland heard water trickling while taking…
