A new independent conservation organization is calling on members of the public and culture professionals to monitor and report on the status of Unesco’s World Heritage sites because safeguarding these cultural hot spots has become a “secondary concern” for the United Nations cultural agency. The new heritage body, Our World Heritage, says it is determined to preserve…
Read MoreAfter months of mini-crises ranging from delays in materials to frantic hurricane preparations, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) is set to open the crowning element in its ambitious $450m expansion: the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, devoted to the institution’s deep holdings in Modern and contemporary art. Opening its doors on 21 November,…
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The idea of socially engaged artmaking is nothing new, and artists and designers have long used their work to give voice to the powerless, advance issues of economic and social injustice, and enhance the lives of the people within their communities. These values are woven throughout MICA’s culture and infuse the practices of our alumni…
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation says the nation’s current monuments offer an “incomplete and even inaccurate” picture of the nation’s diversity and complicated history. So it’s pledging $250 million over five years to change that. “Statues are not just bodies in bronze, and monuments are not just stone pillars,” the foundation’s announcement says. “They instruct. They lift…
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PERFORMANCE ART takes many forms. On Sunday, it was realized in the impassioned sermon preached by Rev. William J. Barber II from the pulpit of his Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, N.C. Invoking history, astronomy, and the lyrics of Mary J. Blige, he said Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris is the light of the world, emerging four years…
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New technology is sometimes associated with a reduction in headcount. However, organisations – including charities and not-for-profits – are finding it can free up staff to focus on the jobs only humans can do. Meanwhile, there’s increasing pressure on not-for-profits and charities to justify their budgets and spending by demonstrating that they’re having a real impact on…
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – On the day of the Beirut explosion two months ago, 54-year-old Nabil Debs was busy planning the opening of his boutique hotel which had been in the works for the past decade.Slideshow ( 5 images ) Instead, the day after escaping death in the massive blast that killed nearly 200 people, Debs was…
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The outdoor stages are silent. There are no art fairs or gallery walks, no concerts in the parks. The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated arts and culture in America, wiping out as many as half of all jobs for performing artists and musicians, and nearly a third of jobs for all those who work in the creative economy broadly spanning…
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If you’ve been to the West End lately, you may have noticed two huge new colorful murals on either side of the Goodwill store on Ralph David Abernathy. The murals were commissioned by the Elevate Art Festival. While the celebration is being held online this year, it will have a lasting legacy in the West…
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“COVID this way,” read a faux road sign across from Sky Bar and Southeastern on Aug. 28, with an arrow pointing toward the two establishments. While some students returning to Auburn in August took to downtown bars to party, some of their peers were dismayed. The mind behind the sign, Rose Williams, junior in theatre, was…
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