The idea of marrying film and poetry isn’t a groundbreaking idea, but it’s an ingenious one. The Poetry Foundation and PBS have taken a stab at it with “Poetry Everywhere;” former Poet Laureate Billy Collins made a foray with Action Poetry. Beyond that, I’ve noticed a growing number of stand-alone, grassroots projects and festivals devoted [...]
As anyone even slightly familiar with the art world knows, Art Basel week has arrived. Starting on Thursday at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the massive main fair opens, and all over town on both sides of the causeways, art will take center stage, in satellite fairs, in pop-up galleries, out in the streets. Included [...]
Miguel Mansur is a Philadelphia-based illustrator who works halfway between traditional techniques and digital ones. He creates work that is both technically strong and socially relevant. Back in July, he landed an illustration gig for the video game Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. He said the job helped give him invaluable experience in how [...]
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Random Acts of Culture™ made holiday travel a bit sweeter this year as it spread spontaneous joy at airports in Charlotte, NC and Saint Paul, MN. On November 22, the North Carolina Dance Theatre & the Charlotte Jazz Society surprised travelers at the Charlotte airport with an improvisational dance set to the Nutcracker while the Minnesota Opera [...]
By Ned Warwick for the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia It always seems that when essayists render views on how we as Americans live, the suburbs get hammered as intellectual and artistic wastelands; long on safety, short on stimulation. Tell that to the people who came and sat on the Philly Theatre Casting Couch when it [...]
By Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Locust Projects Locust Projects‘ 2nd annual Billboard Project is officially under way with artwork by Agustina Woodgate posted across the city. Woodgate’s project “11:11″ presents rainbows on bus shelters and billboards surrounding Miami’s Design District and Miami Beach. Locust Projects will host a reception for the artist on Thursday, December 1st, [...]
Kunsthalle is a word that emerged from German-speaking regions during feudal times for a facility that mounts temporary art exhibitions. Many of us here stateside in the 21st century refer to these establishments as galleries. Nevertheless, it was more then just the interesting name Kunsthalle Detroit that piqued my curiosity. My heart did a little [...]
Mentorship program for African-American playwrights, coral as a living art form, new dance company among the winners of Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge MIAMI, Nov. 28, 2011— Thirty-one ideas – many of them from small cultural groups helping to weave the arts into South Florida’s DNA – have been selected as 2011 winners of the [...]
Opera meets the masses Jan 28 as Opera Carolina hosts a free performance of Madama Butterfly for first-time opera-goers throughout greater Charlotte. Knight Foundation has reserved all the seats for the Jan 28 performance and will be issuing free tickets to opera novices online from Dec 5-16. Winners will be selected on a first-come, first-served [...]
