Category: Arts and Culture

  • Empire Training Center for the Arts set to launch workforce development program

    Empire Training Center for the Arts set to launch workforce development program

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  • When art and politics collide: the battles tearing our cultural bodies apart

    When art and politics collide: the battles tearing our cultural bodies apart

    Sackings, boycotts, sponsorship withdrawals: arts organisations across the country are in turmoil. So who has the right to say what? Our cultural institutions are having to decide to what extent, if any, they are platforms for political discussion.Credit: Richard Giliberto Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Australia’s cultural institutions are tearing themselves apart.…

  • Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe Play in the U.S. Open Semifinals Tonight. Here’s How to Tune In.

    Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe Play in the U.S. Open Semifinals Tonight. Here’s How to Tune In.

    For the first time since 2005, there will be an all-American men’s semifinal at the U.S. Open. Tonight at Arthur Ashe Stadium, world no. 12 Taylor Fritz faces off against world no. 20, Frances Tiafoe, in a battle of rising American stars. The semifinal means that either Fritz or Tiafoe will be the first American…

  • BODYTRAFFIC Brings the Unique Art of Movement to the PAC’s 48th Season

    BODYTRAFFIC Brings the Unique Art of Movement to the PAC’s 48th Season

    The UNLV Performing Arts Center is kicking off its 48th season with a truly moving group — BODYTRAFFIC — performing at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Led by artistic director Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC has conquered the contemporary dance world with its stunning performers, technical mastery, and commitment…

  • Goodyear Arts & Culture Division Wins APRA Award for Outstanding Cultural Awareness

    Goodyear Arts & Culture Division Wins APRA Award for Outstanding Cultural Awareness

    The Arizona Parks and Recreation Association (APRA) is doling out accolades, and the Parks & Recreation Department’s Arts & Culture Division is the latest recipient of its prestigious Outstanding Cultural Awareness Program award. Recognized for its 2023 Juneteenth Family Day Event, the department’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate diversity did not go unnoticed. According to…

  • PA Town Ranked By Travel & Leisure In New List: See Why

    PA Town Ranked By Travel & Leisure In New List: See Why

    NEW HOPE, PA — Travel & Leisure magazine, which reaches 16 million travelers every month, has named a Bucks County town one of “America’s Best Small Towns of 2024.” Nestled on the Delaware River and home to the Bucks County Playhouse and the prestigious New Hope Arts organization, the magazine said New Hope’s “outsize reputation”…

  • Should tourism be separated from Arts and Culture?

    Should tourism be separated from Arts and Culture?

    Scene from the popular Chale Wote festival GhanaWeb Feature by Isaac Dadzie Whenever you tune in to the news for any updates related to music, theatre, dance, or film in Ghana, the primary ministry mentioned is the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture. Similarly, anything pertaining to historical sites, heritage places, and significant cultural features…

  • Should tourism be separated from Arts and Culture?

    Scene from the popular Chale Wote festival GhanaWeb Feature by Isaac Dadzie Whenever you tune in to the news for any updates related to music, theatre, dance, or film in Ghana, the primary ministry mentioned is the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture. Similarly, anything pertaining to historical sites, heritage places, and significant cultural features…

  • Birthdays at Bergamot Station and a Filipino American home: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

    Birthdays at Bergamot Station and a Filipino American home: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

    Congratulations on making it to Friday. I’m arts and culture writer Ashley Lee, rewarding you with another edition of Essential Arts with my colleague Jessica Gelt, complete with the goings-on you might have missed and the Times’ top picks for going out this weekend. Best bets: On our radar this week Newsletter You’re reading Essential…

  • Birthdays at Bergamot Station and a Filipino American home: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

    Birthdays at Bergamot Station and a Filipino American home: The best of L.A. arts this weekend

    Congratulations on making it to Friday. I’m arts and culture writer Ashley Lee, rewarding you with another edition of Essential Arts with my colleague Jessica Gelt, complete with the goings-on you might have missed and the Times’ top picks for going out this weekend. Best bets: On our radar this week Newsletter You’re reading Essential…