Art and Culture

The president of the Hippodrome Foundation, Inc., works to share the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center with the community and is committed to bringing more arts experiences to the UMB campus.

The latest concert from DreamPlay features what can only be described as musical treasures. For one thing, there’s the instrument that will be featured most prominently: the button accordion, which has played a key role in musical cultures from France to New Orleans to Ukraine. The music of all of these places and more will be on full display in Spirit Reel: The Musical Worlds of Jim Hiscott, which is […]

Liv Vinluan, a recent recipient of the 2024 Thirteen Artists Awards (TAA) from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) didn't see art as a viable career path. However Vinluan now joins an elite circle of visionaries - contemporary visual artists who reshape and redefine the very essence of Filipino artmaking. But her path to this recognition was far from a linear ascent.

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall said Tuesday that it wouldn’t be difficult to cut $326 million from state government to pay for road funding – but the items that could be on the chopping block include a key DEI and refugee resettlement program, arts and culture grants and money for the state’s COVID-19 Task Force. […]

From a world-renowned art museum to more than 80 works of public art to music, dance and theater, Toledo's thriving arts and culture scene is one of its most defining features.

Explore the vibrant arts and culture scene of Cleveland, Ohio. Discover the city's rich history through its museums and historic sites. Enjoy live performances of music, theater, and dance at world-class venues. Find the latest exhibitions at renowned art galleries and cultural centers.

Phoenix - Arts, Culture, History: In the late 1940s several organizations, including the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and the Phoenix Art Museum, introduced a notable program of visiting artists and touring exhibits. Today the area is home to several fine art facilities, with the flagship Phoenix Art Museum holding a collection of more than 13,000 pieces, including a major collection of Southwestern art. The Heard Museum houses more than 75,000 Southwestern […]

England - Arts, Culture, Heritage: In its literature, England arguably has attained its most influential cultural expression. For more than a millennium, each stage in the development of the English language has produced its masterworks. Little is known of English literature before the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, though echoes of England’s Celtic past resound in Arthurian legend. Anglo-Saxon literature, written in the Old English language, is remarkably diverse. Its surviving […]