By Iris Shiraishi, MU Performing Arts I saw Hanayui for the first time at the North American Taiko Conference in Los Angeles in 1999. I was a brand-new taiko player then and I was simply bowled over by their performance. Twelve years later I’m stilled bowled over whenever I have the opportunity to see them. Hanayui […]
Article · September 12, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Marcus Young, City Artist in Residence, Public Art Saint Paul “Are we the only two in our species?” were the words Mierle Laderman Ukeles said to me when we met a few years ago. Mierle is Artist-in-Residence at New York City’s Department of Sanitation and someone I admire greatly. She has been in that unique position for […]
Article · September 8, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Locust Projects Locust Projects’ LAB students were given the opportunity to rethink their project for a site-specific installation in the windows of Oscar de la Renta’s store at Bal Harbour. In celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, the new work will be featured for one day only – September 8, 2011. Please join us to celebrate […]
Article · September 8, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Adrienne Whaley, The African American Museum in Philadelphia As the Martin Luther King, Jr National Memorial prepares for its official debut, now is a perfect time to look back on some of the other freedom fighters who have significantly impacted our country. Many people do not know that for a time in the late […]
Article · September 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The Miami Music Project Honors Orchestra (MMPHO) provides talented young musicians of South Florida an opportunity to sharpen their craft and take it to the next level. Created to fill the gap left open by the discontinued MDCPS High School Honors Orchestra, members of MMPHO gain access to highly valuable music opportunities. Under the baton […]
Article · September 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The Sixth Floor Trio has taken Random Acts of Culture™ on the road. Our newest Random Act of Culture® partner will be performing 80 RACs throughout 2011-12 in Philadelphia, Charlotte, San Jose & Miami. They started with a bang on August 30, surprising visitors at the Philadelphia Art Museum with 10 performances of original works arranged from […]
Article · September 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The next edition of Big Night in Little Haiti takes place Friday September 16th. Each 3rd Friday since March, the Little Haiti Cultural Center fills with Haitian music, art and culture – and an enthusiastic crowd of more than a thousand people. For the Rhythm Foundation staff and our regular audiences, it has been a […]
Article · September 6, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Aaron Fiedler, Arts & Science Council On Monday, the Arts & Science Council launched power2give.org – a project that was more than a year in the making for ASC. The website is an innovative new way to support arts, science, history and heritage projects in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Organizations list needs for a […]
Article · September 1, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The fifth annual Concrete and Grass Lowertown Music Festival is gearing up for three days of great music in Mears Park, Saint Paul. Concrete and Grass welcomes music lovers of all ages and celebrates that people are not one-dimensional in their musical tastes. Thanks to the support from the Knight Foundation, the festival can offer […]
Article · September 1, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Keith Freund, Akron Art Museum The Akron Art Museum Online Collection is now available to explore. Thanks to generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we have completed initial design and implementation of our website and launched with approximately 500 objects from the museum’s collection. Since launching last month, the […]
Article · September 1, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Carlie Dennis, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Since MOCAD is currently closed for the installation of its next two exhibitions, Stéphanie Nava: Considering a Plot (Dig for Victory) and barely there (part two). We thought we’d use this month’s blog post to share some exciting things going on in our neighborhood. Situated in the […]
Article · September 1, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad