Arts Walk, Olympia’s beloved twice-yearly creative celebration, is still on hold for COVID-19, so as it did in the fall, the city of Olympia is keeping the event’s spirit alive by putting the spotlight on art all April long. The city has a new Arts Walk website designed to make […]
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(Bloomberg) — Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. has canceled a game that was in development at its Montreal office for nearly six years, according to people familiar with the matter. The game, code named Gaia, was first hinted at in 2015, but was never officially announced or given a […]
In the wave of cancellations, postponements, and restrictions that have come duringthe global COVID-19 pandemic in the past year, the arts community has been hit particularly hard. Now a leading arts-supporting agency in Columbia is launching a campaign to urge the public to do its part in slowing the spread […]
It was a hard year for the arts. After the coronavirus pandemic surged into the United States, touring shows stopped dead, theaters went dark and live performance just about anywhere ground to a screeching halt. This was true of Charleston, too. It has been a difficult year for musicians, artists, […]
On an agreeably sunny Sunday in mid-December, the beer was flowing and the art was moving outside of Tradesman Brewing Co. It was the first For the Love of Art Festival, held Dec. 13 just outside of the brew pub. About 20 masked artists staffed tented stations stretching the length […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While business owners in Shelby County are standing by to see what may or may not change with any new health directive, a new report outlines how the economy of the Mid-South has been affected by COVID-19. An analysis by Business.org found In Tennessee businesses connected to […]
Each year we ask more than 50 leaders and luminaries from literature, business, politics and the arts to name the best books they’ve read during the year. You could spend all day reading the full list—and all year reading the books. The best part about rereading Chekhov at a moment […]
The Luminal Theater presents a drive-in screening of “The Preacher’s Wife” this week. FILM Columbia Drive-In Movies The Luminal Theater, a nomadic cinema organization that splits time between New York and Columbia, made noise last week when it revealed that it had secured our city’s Spotlight Cinemas Capitol 8 as […]
Lee said the resources the office still has are being focused on helping artists and arts organizations navigate public and private funding sources. “There’s a diversity of resources available to artists. It was definitely true at the beginning of COVID, unique funds were created,” she said. “We hope to be […]
ExploreYou can help Hannah’s Treasure Chest make Christmas wishes come true Schalnat always said the We Care Arts philosophy stands in bright contrast to the traditional workshops many people with disabilities attend each day. The studio is lively, an environment where participants learn valuable job and life skills and are […]
Grayson Perry: “Too often, the audience for culture is just the people making it.” Artist Grayson Perry has said the consequences of coronavirus on culture will lead to “a bit of dead wood” being lost from the arts scene. “I think every part of life has probably got a bit […]
Buntport Theater will put a live theater twist on the drive-in movie schtick. In the popular Denver company’s new show, “The Grasshoppers,” attendees will sit in their cars at Legacy Loop, 1800 Recreation Way, and watch four human-sized green grasshoppers interact in a nature documentary spoof. 6 things to do […]
Our daily lives are too much filled with distractions. The current pandemic has focused our attention on narrow pursuits. We have retreated into our caves while we await better days. Meanwhile, the sun is still shining, and our well being deserves sunlight. The fine artisans who live among us can […]
Salvation in a parking lot sounds like the name of a heartland rock anthem by Meat Loaf or Bruce Springsteen, not the unofficial 2020 theme song for Mainly Mozart. But after the coronavirus pandemic forced Mainly Mozart to postpone its annual June festival and all its April and May concerts, […]
Jersey City voters have the opportunity to make history this election by approving a non-binding referendum on adding a small levy to property tax bills for a dedicated Arts and Culture Trust Fund. Similar to dedicated parks funds in Jersey City and other municipalities, the new fund would be the […]
The request was so unusual that Jeff Skaflestad was nearly certain it was a misunderstanding. Would Skaflestad, a Hoonah-based, Norwegian-Tlingit artist, be interested in creating artwork to be used in a video game? “When they first asked me the question, I had to make sure they knew I don’t do […]
PHOENIX — For Monica Sauer Anthony, adapting to the challenge of a virtual classroom started with a reenvisioning of what it even means to teach at a performing arts school. A choir can’t really rehearse in a virtual classroom much less give a live performance. Neither can an orchestra. There’s too […]
Click here to read the full article. LONDON — University of the Arts London, which comprises a series of fashion, photography and fine arts institutions, will unveil the work of thousands of final-year students on a shared online platform on July 28. The platform is the first shared showcase for […]