Arts

April 7, 2008 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state has awarded more than $1.1 million in matching grants to 44 organizations across the state to help fund projects that enrich cultural attractions and draw visitors to Connecticut.

Jazz drummer Arti Dixson live in New Haven, Connecticut.: Photo by Professor Bop (CC)

The grants, awarded by the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) are the result of $4 million in new funding allocated by Governor Rell in the state’s 2007-2008 budget.    » read more »

Washington, D.C., March 31, 2008 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, with Chairman Norm Dicks (D-WA) and Ranking Member Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), will hold its hearing on the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) Fiscal Year 2009 funding at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The hearing will be held in Room 2359, on the 3rd floor of the Rayburn House Office Building, located at Independence Avenue S.W. and South Capitol Street.    » read more »

Senator Whitehouse and Chairman Gioia Host Grants Workshop

Poll shows why ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ needs to be amended

January 24, 2008 -- WASHINGTON—A new national poll shows the majority of voters surveyed understand the importance of subjects like art and music in developing the imagination—which they believe is critical for children to acquire skills necessary to prosper in the future.    » read more »

Washington, 15 January 2008 (By Susan Logue) -- Ansel Adams was one of the most famous art photographers who ever lived. His black and white landscape photos have been reproduced in books, and on posters, cards, and calendars around the world. But VOA’s Susan Logue reports, an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington shows there was more to Adams’ art than his landscapes.

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December 19, 2007 -- Salem – “The arts, heritage and humanities form the rich fabric of Oregon culture. And with a strong cultural climate comes a strong economy and more united communities. Cultural institutions – and the businesses that support them – employ thousands of Oregonians across the state. These institutions also attract visitors from around the world, who spend millions of dollars each year in Oregon communities large and small.    » read more »

December 19, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that more than $1.97 million in matching grants has been awarded to 132 non-profit arts organizations throughout Connecticut. The grants augment general operating support (GOS) grants awarded to these organizations in July 2007.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire today announced that she has named Samuel Green as the Washington State Poet Laureate, a position established by the Legislature this year to build awareness and appreciation of poetry across the state.    » read more »

New facility is the first art museum to be built in Lower Manhattan

November 30, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today unveiled a new facility for the New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Bowery in Lower Manhattan. The new building is the centerpiece of the museum’s $64 million capital campaign, which covers construction project costs and includes a significant expansion of the institution’s endowment. The Mayor was joined by First Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris; Cultural Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Kate D. Levin; Councilman Dominick M.    » read more »

November 14, 2007 -- President George W. Bush today announced the recipients of this year's National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals.

The awards will be presented by the President in an East Room ceremony on Thursday, November 15, 2007. The President will be joined by First Lady Laura Bush, Mrs. Lynne Cheney, Dana Gioia, Chairperson, National Endowment for the Arts, and Dr. Bruce Cole, Chairperson, National Endowment for the Humanities.

National Medal of Arts Recipients

Morten Lauridsen, composer - Los Angeles, California    » read more »

November 8, 2007 -- The FBI today announced the return of two 15th century maps that were stolen from the Spanish National Library in Madrid, Spain, earlier this year. The FBI assisted in the recovery of the maps at the request of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard. The two maps, from an edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, were recovered by a special agent assigned to the New York FBI's major theft squad and the FBI's Art Crime Team. Director Robert S.    » read more »

07 November 2007 -- A painting by French artist Henri Matisse was the top seller at an art auction in New York City Tuesday night.

An unidentified buyer paid nearly $34 million for a 1937 Matisse portrait ("L'Odalisque, Harmonie Bleue"). It was far above the estimated $20 million set by Christie's auction house. The price broke the record of nearly $22 million paid for a Matisse painting at London's Sotheby's auction house in June.    » read more »

11-06-2007 -- Oklahoma City, OK -- Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry will honor 16 individuals and four organizations for their contributions to the arts in their communities or throughout the state at the 32nd Annual Governor's Arts Awards. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, the ceremony is scheduled for 4:00 p.m., November 28th on the 4th Floor Rotunda of the State Capitol. A reception on the first floor of the Capitol will follow the 4 p.m. ceremony.    » read more »

October 5, 2007, COLUMBIA, S.C. – “Unfettering the Falcons,” a short documentary film created by Columbia filmmaker Laura Kissel, will screen 7 p.m., Oct. 9 at the American Film Institute Silver Theater in Silver Springs, M.D., as part of a program of award winning shorts produced during the 2007 International Documentary Challenge.    » read more »

10/05/2007 -- The highly-anticipated American Craft Show is coming to town, bringing new artists and new work to the Charlotte Convention Center Nov. 2-4, 2007.

Presented by the American Craft Council for the 13th consecutive year, this exciting event includes 225 premier artists from across the country who will present their latest handcrafted jewelry, clothing, furniture, home décor and more! Many of the artists juried into this prestigious show are from North Carolina.    » read more »