Category: Arts and Culture

  • Chicago’s Cultural Treasures awards final Culture Forward grants

    Chicago’s Cultural Treasures awards final Culture Forward grants

    May 8, 2025 Chicago’s Cultural Treasures (ChiTreasures) has announced 77 grants totaling more than $3 million in the final round of its Culture Forward Chicago initiative. Administered through IFF—a Chicago-based community development financial institution—and funded by the Ford, Joyce, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur, Polk Bros., and Walder foundations, the Terra Foundation for American…

  • Aspiring singers perform at OCC’s pop and jazz concert

    Aspiring singers perform at OCC’s pop and jazz concert

    Orange Coast College’s pop vocal class performed a mix of jazz, pop, classic rock and R&B Tuesday evening at the OCC Music Recital Hall.  Well known songs were sung by students such as, “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse, “The Reason” by Hoobastank and NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye”. One of the many performers was OCC…

  • Arts Agenda: Photography

    Shuyuan Zhou’s “My Great-Grandmother, My Grand-Aunt, My Grandmother, My Mother and I” is part of the Atlanta Photography Group’s “Portfolio 2025 show. (Courtesy of Atlanta Photography Group and the artist) Each week, ArtsATL delivers a critic’s short list of the shows, exhibitions, concerts and events we recommend for the coming weeks within one area in the kaleidoscope…

  • Evanston welcomes Juelle Daley as full-time arts engagement specialist

    Sign up for our free newsletter to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox every weekday! <img width="768" height="1024" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="478091" data-permalink="https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/05/07/new-arts-coordinator-evanston/juelle-daley-1/" data-orig-file="https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Juelle-Daley-1-e1745894579683.jpg" data-orig-size="1430,1492" 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="Juelle Daley (1)" data-image-description=" Black woman wearing glasses with white double frames. ” data-image-caption=” Juelle Daley, Evanston’s new Arts & Culture Engagement Specialist ” data-medium-file=”https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Juelle-Daley-1-e1745894579683-288×300.jpg” data-large-file=”https://evanstonroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Juelle-Daley-1-e1745894579683-981×1024.jpg” onerror=”if (typeof…

  • State of the Arts Symposium 2025: Shaping the Future of Culture in Lafayette

    State of the Arts Symposium 2025: Shaping the Future of Culture in Lafayette

    Acadiana Center for the Arts proudly presents the inaugural State of the Arts Symposium 2025 on Friday, June 13, from 1pm to 8pm. Designed as a bold new civic forum, State of the Arts will elevate public conversation around the vital role arts and culture play in Lafayette’s economy, identity, and future. With over $1.5…

  • Don’t miss these 10 highlights at Guadalajara’s May Cultural Festival

    Don’t miss these 10 highlights at Guadalajara’s May Cultural Festival

    The Jalisco May Cultural Festival, which promotes cultural activities across Guadalajara’s metropolitan zone, is back for its 28th year, boasting 400 events.  Featuring Canada as its guest of honor, the festival will feature everything from classical music to mariachi concerts to art exhibits and installations to contemporary dance shows and more. And with such a…

  • Nominations open for the 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards

    Nominations open for the 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards

    Star Press  |  Muncie Star Press MUNCIE, Ind. —Nominations are open for the biennial 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards, which recognize “artistic contributions to our cultural community,” according to a news release. “The Mayor’s Arts Awards honor the artists, creatives, makers, educators, cultural leaders, and organizations who fuel Muncie’s spirit and economy,” said Tania Said, executive director…

  • Vermont Arts Leaders Resolve to Continue Their Work

    Vermont Arts Leaders Resolve to Continue Their Work

    click to enlarge Courtesy of Rep. Becca Balint Panelists at the Arts & Humanities Town Hall Representatives of Vermont’s arts and cultural organizations on Friday expressed a resolve to continue their work despite the federal government’s attempts to slash their funding and eliminate the agencies that support them. Band together and keep making art were…

  • Baltimore Arts & Culture Events 5/7/25-5/21/25

    Baltimore Arts & Culture Events 5/7/25-5/21/25

    Wednesday, May 7 Baker Artist Talk: Hear from artists Sanah Brown-Bowers, Andrea Sherrill Evans, and Lynn Cazabon. 7 p.m. at Current Space, 421 N. Howard Street. For more information, go to currentspace.com or email [email protected]. Want the latest issue in your inbox? Thursday, May 8 Sondheim Artist Talks: Learn about the 2025 Janet & Walter…

  • Baltimore Arts & Culture Events 5/7/25-5/21/25

    Baltimore Arts & Culture Events 5/7/25-5/21/25

    Wednesday, May 7 Baker Artist Talk: Hear from artists Sanah Brown-Bowers, Andrea Sherrill Evans, and Lynn Cazabon. 7 p.m. at Current Space, 421 N. Howard Street. For more information, go to currentspace.com or email [email protected]. Want the latest issue in your inbox? Thursday, May 8 Sondheim Artist Talks: Learn about the 2025 Janet & Walter…