Category: Arts and Culture

  • Launch of new cultural strategy for Manchester sparks an arts and culture re-set for the city

    Always, Everywhere: Manchester’s Cultural Ambition 2024 – 2034 has been shaped following conversations with local people living and working in the city, as well as input from cultural organisations, creatives, and others directly involved in culture and the arts. To celebrate its launch, members of the public are being invited to get out over the coming…

  • Rahway celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with food and culture

    Rahway celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with food and culture

    Rahway celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Mexico Beyond Mariachi: Trekking Mexico, part of Rahway’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, will be at the Union County Performing Arts Center Main Stage, 1601 Irving St., on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. (Photo courtesy of UCPAC/Ande Richards) Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to recognize the contributions of…

  • High society: art, artists and the global role of drugs in culture

    High society: art, artists and the global role of drugs in culture

    Plenty is written about whether recreational drugs should be legal and how we should police their use. But the reasons underlying our use of drugs are less often considered. Why Do We Take Drugs?, a new exhibition season beginning this week at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, is devoting six shows to the task of…

  • Celebrate Fiestas Patrias and Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

    Celebrate Fiestas Patrias and Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

    Published on September 13, 2024       SAN ANTONIO (September 13, 2024) – The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the San Antonio Diez y Seis de Septiembre Commission, invites all to celebrate Fiestas Patrias San Antonio 2024. Enjoy more than 40 events that honor Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1810 and…

  • Cultural Compact awards over £115,000 to Shropshire based arts and cultural organisations

    Cultural Compact awards over £115,000 to Shropshire based arts and cultural organisations

    13/09/2024 – Permalink Related topics: Leisure, culture and heritage / Partner organisations / Uncategorized Arts and cultural organisations across Shropshire have secured grants from Vibrant Shropshire: a Cultural Compact to deliver cultural projects that overcome barriers to participation, improve health and engage young people. Vibrant Shropshire: a Cultural Compact was established by Shropshire Council, with…

  • Top 2024 Destinations: Arts & Culture Guide to Philadelphia

    Top 2024 Destinations: Arts & Culture Guide to Philadelphia

    sponsored by Good Morning Washington Fri, September 13th 2024 at 10:46 AM Good Morning Washington’s Kidd O’Shea traveled to Philidelphia and was joined by Leigh Goldenberg, Managing Director of Wilma Theater, on Sep 11, 2024. (7News) TOPICS: Philadelphia2024DestinationsArtsCultureGuideVisitphilly.comInformation WASHINGTON (7News) — For more information head to visitphilly.com!

  • Grants Available for Creative Entrepreneurs and Arts Organizations in Jefferson, Surrounding Counties

    Grants Available for Creative Entrepreneurs and Arts Organizations in Jefferson, Surrounding Counties

    CLARION, Pa. – United Way of Clarion County announced the availability of grants through two dynamic programs supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and one made possible through funding from the PA Department of Community & Economic Development. These three grants, administered by United Way of Clarion County include: Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program:…

  • New report shows Tucson’s arts, culture brings in billions

    New report shows Tucson’s arts, culture brings in billions

    TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Somos Uno is a cultural preservation initiative that is working to emphasize the food, music, history, and more that make Tucson, Tucson. First, the initiative needed to look at data to see what the city’s “cultural ecosystem” is right now. Since she took office, Somos Uno has been an undertaking…

  • Nominations Sought For Folsom Arts And Culture Awards

    The City of Folsom Arts and Culture Commission is now accepting nominations for its prestigious Arts Achievement Recognition Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the local arts community. This annual program celebrates outstanding efforts in visual arts, performing arts, arts education, and historic arts. Eligible nominees include not only those…

  • St. Louis Park Artists, Apply Now for the Arts and Culture Grant to Fuel Your Projects!

    St. Louis Park Artists, Apply Now for the Arts and Culture Grant to Fuel Your Projects!

    Hey, creatives of St. Louis Park, brace yourselves for an opportunity that could seriously give your artistic endeavors the boost they need. The City of St. Louis Park, in a mission to keep the arts a vibrant part of the community fabric, is now accepting applications for its Arts and Culture Grant Program. So, if…