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melike altınışık architects shortlisted for sejong performing arts center in seoul
Reimagining Seoul’s Cultural Landscape Melike Altınışık Architects (MAA), has been shortlisted for Seoul’s Sejong Cultural Center for Performing Arts, with its proposal titled The Spark. Designed in collaboration with BAUM Architects and Aliveus Landscape, the urban design approach is centered around creating a cultural complex and theater that transcends the conventional, turning it into a…
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Art Herstory
It has been a big year for interdisciplinary artist Patricia Cronin. The professor of art from the School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts earned the title of distinguished professor given by the CUNY Board of Trustees in May—the highest academic honor that CUNY can offer faculty. Soon after that, Brooklyn Magazine named her one…
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UIS Performing Arts Center certified Sensory Inclusive venue
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — KultureCity has partnered with the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) Performing Arts Center to make this location and all its programs and events Sensory Inclusive. This new initiative will promote an accommodating and positive experience for all guests with a sensory issue, no matter their age or ability. The certification process…
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Post-pandemic challenges are real, but Frederick theaters are strong
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } During the time I’ve stepped back from my theater column to welcome my third baby girl into the world, I’ve felt a twinge of guilt for the strong negative tone of my sprawling August story detailing the lasting effects…
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Construction of University of Alabama performing arts center begins
The University of Alabama has raised the curtain on construction of the Smith Family Center for the Performing Art is underway. The center on the Bryce Campus was made possible by the family of Mark Smith, the late cofounder of the Huntsville-based telecommunications company Adtran. Clay Smith, the son of Mark and a graduate of…
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Shaping Culture with Excellence: George Mason University’s Dean of Visual and Performing Arts
Every morning, before writing, walking his dog, or beginning the 45-minute commute to George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Rick Davis gives himself time to admire the sunrise. If it is notable in some way, or merely spectacular, he’ll take a picture and post it on his Facebook page. Davis thinks of it as…
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Local performing arts venue facing closure
The Division Avenue Arts Collective (DAAC) is a non-profit located in Grand Rapids that has provided local artists an outlet to showcase their talents for the past twenty years. However, recent challenges may prevent the organization from staying open. The DAAC is a volunteer-run music venue, art gallery and “creative incubator” for people of all…
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On-campus festival celebrates the arts
The University of Georgia will feature the visual, performing and literary arts on campus with more than 60 events and exhibitions during its annual Spotlight on the Arts festival in November. Highlights of the monthlong festival include a performance by seven-time Grammy Award-winner and twice Oscar-nominated film composer Terence Blanchard, a lecture by two-time Pulitzer…
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City Club of Eugene: Creating Access to Arts and Music Education
Program date: Oct. 20, 2023 Air date: Oct. 23, 2023 From the City Club of Eugene: The benefits of arts learning are far-reaching, impacting young people in ways that support them in all aspects of their lives. Yet, arts instruction, music programs, and creative engagement continue to be significantly reduced or eliminated in many schools.…
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New performing arts space set to open at Sound Transit Angle Lake Station
The 2,000-square-foot space known as “The Roadhouse” will open on Oct. 29. SEATAC, Wash. — A new performing arts space is coming to south King County in a location you may not expect. Sound Transit is partnering with an arts organization to create an art space free to the public at the Angle Lake Station.…
