PBS showcases the Detroit arts scene

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PBS showcases the Detroit arts scene

Published July 27, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

On July 25, the PBS Newshour featured Detroit’s arts and culture scene on its national broadcast. Rich Homberg, president and general manager of Detroit Public Television, calls the piece "a rich, interesting and very-Detroit look at some of the world-class people who create art in Detroit and take Detroit to...

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2012 local music awards to be held in Akron Civic Theatre

Published July 27, 2012 by Roger Durbin

2012 Local Music Awards logo. Photo courtesy of Akron Civic Theatre And the winner is... That phrase will be repeated a lot at the 2012 Local Music Awards ceremony this Saturday evening which is being hosted by the Internet radio station Keepin' It Radio and the...

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The first Absurd Celebration

Published July 26, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

Life is absurd. It's a divine comedy that makes absolute sense and non-sense at the same time. That's what makes life fun and fundamentally unstable and challenging. In honor of this psychotic tumbleweed of an existence, FUNDarte, the University of Miami Ring Theatre, and the Department of Modern Languages and...

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Shakespeare in Clark Park’s “Merry Wives”

Published July 26, 2012 by CSchwartz

William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” premiered in the Bowl at Clark Park on Wednesday July 25th to a crowded hillside of attendees. Families on blankets, couples, picnickers and dogs alike came out to catch the seventh summer of Shakespeare in Clark Park, a free outdoor theater production in...

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“And the Bead Goes On”: fashion as art

Published July 26, 2012 by Katherine Balcerek

“Evening Gown,” Charles Armour circa 1940. Is fashion art? The answer may depend entirely on how one defines art. A modern perspective on art might emphasize its purpose of expression or its ability to communicate something about the world. However, this view has not always been...

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Theater of the people, by the people, for the people

Published July 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Teatro del Pueblo staff Teatro del Pueblo is once again partnering with the West Side Theater Project to bring a community-based musical to the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul. Throughout the year, Teatro del Pueblo's Executive Director, Alberto Justiniano gathered stories through story circles and created an original...

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Organ recital celebrates London Olympics

Published July 25, 2012 by Gregory Stepanich

Monica Bonvicini's 'Run' sculpture, in London's Olympic Park. (Photo from the official site) Here at my little house on the Rio Blog, I always enjoy hearing from familiar Miami musical voices. And this weekend, because everyone’s attention will be focused the opening Friday of the London...

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Enter the Community Arts Journalism Challenge – deadline is August 9

Published July 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

Good news. The Community Arts Journalism Challenge has been extended nationwide through the Local Arts Agency (LAA) portfolio at the NEA. Locals may apply for support for "innovative collaborations and partnerships to strengthen arts journalism and arts criticism" under the August 9th deadline. Click here for info.

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A Twin Cities writer’s critique of Richard Florida’s “creative class” theories goes viral

Published July 25, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

Cover image courtesy of Thirty Two magazine Did you happen to catch the flurry of articles in the past few weeks revisiting Richard Florida’s “creative class” theories? You may remember: Florida made his name in the early 2000s with a string of bestsellers (including “The Rise...

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Summit Artspace hosts outdoor urban landscape painting contest

Published July 25, 2012 by Roger Durbin

Summit Artspace will make it "plein" as day when it hosts the second urban outdoor landscape painting contest. On July 27-29, artists will plant their easels, pull out their paints and participate (some for the second time) in a plein air competition as they congregate at designated sites in downtown...

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Cultural Passport Biodiversity: We are all in this together

Published July 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Laura Tellez, Discovery Program Coordinator, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden This year, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden partnered with the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc. to participate in the Cultural Passport program. Each grade level focuses on a specific topic, and seventh grade’s topic is ecology, which is a branch...

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Artists show their patriotism in myriad ways

Published July 24, 2012 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

This photo of the veterans in attendance at the opening was featured on MGAA's Facebook page. Photo by Glenn Grossman “Patriotic,” the current exhibit at the Middle Georgia Art Association’s gallery in Ingleside Village, features work by 19 central Georgia artists. The exhibit opened Friday, July...

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Celebrate in Little Havana at Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday July 27

Published July 24, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Viernes Culturales staff Join us on July 27 at Domino Plaza starting at 7:00 PM in celebrating another Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday. Little Havana's popular art and culture festival is a great event for the whole family. Enjoy music and discover works by local artists and artisans in and around...

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Some views of “The Afterlife”

Published July 24, 2012 by Anne Tschida

"Sweet Jesus" from Alex Heria. Even on a busy afternoon on Lincoln Road, the sound art emanating from under the eaves of the ArtCenter/South Florida (a Knight Arts grantee) is clearly audible, and a seductive invitation to visit more inside. The music is from Gustavo Matamoros...

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The Hinterlands Ensemble gives us the “voice of the city”

Published July 24, 2012 by Jeremy Schmall

Last Saturday, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (a Knight Arts grantee) hosted a performance by their first-ever Artist-in-Residence, The Hinterlands Ensemble. The performance (a brief excerpt is available for viewing here) was a culmination of the group’s six week summer residency at MOCAD, which involved a variety of workshops...