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This week, Chief Executive Officer of the St. Pete Arts Alliance Terry Marks discusses her passion for the arts, the importance of partnerships that help foster artistic growth and creative expression, and what impact the development will have in the local arts community. Listen: https://lnkd.in/ehfn788f
Our Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) Division announced today that 25 artists and arts organizations across Colorado have been awarded Folk and Traditional Arts Project Grants, from Archuleta to Larimer counties and Huerfano to Denver counties. Learn more about how these grants will help preserve, celebrate and document the local artistic traditions and heritage of unique Colorado communities. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gppEdji9
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh has awarded $1.2 million in new grants to 24 individual artists, collectives & arts orgs. This is the second year the program funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation & the Endowments has provided two-year grants for project-specific support. Learn more about the awardees & their exciting projects by following the link in the comments. The Legacy Arts Project; Tyra Jamison; Addoley D.; August Wilson House; The Equity | Impact Center; Day Bracey; Dr. Ameela Boyd (Ph.D); Marques Redd; Mikael Owunna; New Sun Rising; Sibyls Shrine
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Join us tomorrow, March 19th, for an exciting Insights lecture from designer and writer, Leila Taylor. As creative director of the Brooklyn Public Library, Leila Taylor shapes the creative vision of the institution and amplifies the voice of one of the largest public library systems. Her professional work and private projects center on the written word. As a writer and speaker, she explores the intersection of history and horror and the gothic in contemporary culture. Recent projects include "Books Unbanned," a nationwide initiative combating book bans, "The People’s Ball", the anti-Met Gala, as well as "The Book of HOV", an exhibition on the life of Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, created by Roc Nation in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library. She is also the author of "Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul", equal parts Afrogoth memoir and trenchant analysis of the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and the cultural work of mourning. Copresented with the Walker Art Center. Tickets are on sale now: $24 ticket ($19 AIGA and Walker members; $10 students) Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gXuYHYnT
The award-winning Wilberforce House Advisory Board share their vision for the future of museums and emphasise the importance of anti-racism, Black voice and collaborative working, at the Museums Association Conference In our latest blog, https://lnkd.in/eJag42R5 Dr Ndiweteko Jennifer Nghishitende, Wiseman Khuzwayo Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, reflects on a panel discussion she had with her fellow advisory board members on Voices of Power: Amplifying the Black Voice in Trauma at the recent Museums Association Conference, held at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Dr Nghishitende attended the conference with some of her fellow board members - Dr Dominic Chirwa, Stella Munthali, and Siddi Maju, who delivered insightful talks and engaged in a Q&A session, providing practical suggestions for making museum operations more inclusive of the communities they serve. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/eJag42R5
**NEW REPORT** The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) serves on the Grantmakers in the Arts board and is introducing this report that is the culmination of more than 18 months of dialogue with Indigenous artists, elders, culture bearers, tribal liaisons, leaders of Native organizations, and individuals working inside the tribal relations offices of U.S. state and federal government agencies. All artists face challenges, but Indigenous artists face extra hurdles from the effects of fraud and cultural appropriation. Support to Native organizations and artists represents only about 0.4% of state arts agency grant funding, and many tribes are not aware that state arts agencies even exist. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4d879XA
In our March issue: FEMA reducing barriers for artists experiencing disasters; how Illinois Arts Council, South Carolina Arts Commission, Oklahoma Arts Council, Virginia Commission for the Arts, ArtsWA / Washington State Arts Commission and others are supporting their states' communities; top-line data from NASAA's annual State Arts Agency Revenues report; new resources about arts councils, arts and economic resiliency, the federal-state partnership in the arts ... and more! https://shorturl.at/cquX2
Excerpt from “Seventeen Ways” by Seibles Tim: Be here with them for a moment. Open your eyes. Try to remember what has been won, what it means after all the madness, to see the doors everywhere finally open. Check out our most recent VIA+ post to read more about the EOMR Memorial!
“Do unto others as you would have them do onto you.” Pure wisdom, surely. As old as the world. Factually. And certainly not limited to human species only. Or an eye for an eye, or two or more 🤔 depending on hubris and power level? Or the place one finds oneself on the human(e) enlinghtment scale. Age helping there. Sometimes. While wisdom can be applied by those having educated their minds and hearts, even without thinking, as action made it habbit, which percent of the population do they represent? Not judging. How many did have the chance to educate their hearts&minds? How to help the others? Hasn’t church tought us so? Hasn’t school thought us so? Haven’t institutions thought us so? Yet - how many of those teaching us the greatest lessons of morality, kept true to their own teachings? Leading by example? #UN - STOP ✋ preaching what you’re absolutely incapable of doing. Starting from the head. Start becoming utterly embarrassed of your own futility. Proven. Once & again. While in times of peace preaching without action is not harmful, in times of war this is pure & absolute mockery. Much worse and condemning than that of a church. Whichever. Change for the better is needed. Urgently. For there is nothing worse than hearing a lesson on morality, taught by a fortunate dude climbing up the #UN ladder, to a gunman going wild to protect his family. Having no possibility to do anything else with his own life than being on a constant watch to protect his family from famine, destruction & injustice. Of any sort. #LinkedIn - Do NOT delete the message. A wake up call is needed. And only public opinion can help there. As those benefiting from doing nothing have less incentives to bring the needed change in the world #ianbremmer #schoolofmoralambition #moralambition #woutervannoort #rutgerbregman
The 'Golden Rule' is a mosaic based on a work by artist Norman Rockwell. It was presented to the United Nations in 1985 and is on display at UN Headquarters in New York. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Those are the words inscribed on the surface of the half-ton mosaic, which depicts people of different cultures and nationalities standing together, reflecting the vibrant diversity that is humanity. Learn more about this inspirational work of art and its powerful message about diversity and unity. https://lnkd.in/eQH7FiW7
Fundamental to establishing international peace and unity.
The 'Golden Rule' is a mosaic based on a work by artist Norman Rockwell. It was presented to the United Nations in 1985 and is on display at UN Headquarters in New York. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Those are the words inscribed on the surface of the half-ton mosaic, which depicts people of different cultures and nationalities standing together, reflecting the vibrant diversity that is humanity. Learn more about this inspirational work of art and its powerful message about diversity and unity. https://lnkd.in/eQH7FiW7
🎉 Exciting News! Today marks a monumental step forward for the arts community in Colorado! Empowered, Ltd. Consulting Services is thrilled to have collaborated with the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) to successfully launch Colorado’s first Arts Policy Framework! 🎨✨ Our team worked with artists, creatives and arts advocates across the state to capture policy ideas that not only addresses current needs but also paves the way for a sustainable and inclusive future for the arts. This framework supports advancing Colorado's creative industry which hopes to enhance the economy and society at large. We invite everyone to explore this framework, join the conversation, and support this transformative journey for Colorado’s creative industry. #ColoradoArts #Empoweredltd #ArtsPolicyFramework #CulturalAdvancement
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) is thrilled to announce the launch of Colorado’s Arts Policy Framework! Colorado’s Arts Policy Framework is a compilation of diverse perspectives on the value and potential of our state’s creative community. It is intended to provide a coordinated, intentional and inclusive advocacy voice and roadmap for Colorado’s arts & culture sector. From supporting artists and growing the creative economy to advancing the arts in schools and communities, it’s to be proactive about Colorado’s creative future! Learn more about Colorado's Art Policy Framework at https://bit.ly/3CtQ2mo.