Arts

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 »

Friday October 12, 6-10 pm - Sat October 13, 2-10 pm - Sun October 14, noon-5 pm

September 4, 2007 - The St. Paul Art Collective / Saint Paul Art Crawl
Lowertown & Downtown, St. Paul Minnesota

Saint Paul Fall 2007 Art Crawl
Oct 12-Friday evening, 6-10 pm
Oct 13-Saturday afternoon, 2-10 pm
and Oct 14, Sunday-12-5 pm
NEW: Extended Evening Hours on Saturday    » read more »

Presenters across the state are offering free show tickets as a part of Free Night of Theatre

October 4, 2007, COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina venues participating in Free Night of Theatre will begin reserving tickets Oct. 4. To reserve free tickets, visit Performing Arts and click on the Free Night of Theatre logo. Then click "Find a Show" and choose either Charleston, S.C., for performances in that area, or South Carolina for performances in other locations.

There are currently eight shows in South Carolina. They are:    » read more »

Oct. 2007 -- West Virginia Independence Hall Museum in downtown Wheeling will present a Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Activities will go on throughout the day and are free and open to the public.

Visitors can try their hand at tasks like candle dipping and paper marbling. They also can learn about other aspects of early Appalachian life with WVU/Jackson’s Mill “History Hitting the Road!” heritage education outreach program.    » read more »

All NJ Public and Private High Schools Invited to Participate

Oct. 2007 -- The West Virginia Division of Culture and History has unveiled a new exhibition, "Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC): 2007 Members’ Exhibition," in the Art and Balcony galleries of the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The exhibition will remain on display through Oct. 21 and is free and open to the public.    » read more »

October 2007 (by Jaclyn Reynolds) -- The Ohio Arts Council joins hundreds of arts organizations and communities around the nation in celebrating National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) in October. NAHM has been celebrated since 1993 and provides a great reminder for people to participate in the arts offered in their communities.

“National Arts and Humanities Month is a great way to celebrate and explore the arts here in Ohio,” said OAC Executive Director Julie Henahan. “The arts give us a way to express ourselves and better appreciate cultures from all over the world.”    » read more »

Oct. 2007, PORTLAND, Maine - Igor Stravinsky is considered by many to be the most influential artist of the 20th century. In honor of his 125th birthday year, the Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents a two-concert celebration of this groundbreaking composer on its Sunday Classical and Tuesday Classical concerts in November. Both concerts will be conducted by Joseph Silverstein, Artistic Advisor to the PSO for the 2007-2008 season.    » read more »

Oct. 3, 2007, Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Arts Council is currently recruiting applicants for the Oklahoma Touring and Teaching Artist rosters.

The Oklahoma Arts Council provides matching grants to help public schools, libraries, entities of local government, tribal governments and non-profit cultural organizations hire teaching and performing artists from throughout the state for performances and in-school residencies.    » read more »

Exhibit Explores Latino Creativity

October 2007, Carson City, Nevada -- The Nevada State Museum hosts Voces Latinas, on display in the South Changing Gallery October 3 through November 18, 2007. The exhibit explores the diverse range of creative voices within the Latino community. The bilingual interpretation showcases fifteen artists and highlights works of art on paper from 1921 to the present, including early prints by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.    » read more »

October 2007 (by Jaclyn Reynolds) -- Children participating in Playhouse Square’s after-school program will get the opportunity to learn more about the ancient culture Rapa Nui as three Easter Island artists take part in a two-week international artist exchange in Cleveland.    » read more »

October 2007 -- West Virginia artists and craftspeople will be presented with 16 awards totaling $29,000 in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 19, at the Parkersburg Art Center, 725 Market St., Parkersburg. The ceremony, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., will precede the opening of the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2007, which features works in the areas of painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts by 64 artists. The exhibition will continue through Feb. 8, 2008.    » read more »

October 1, 2007, AUSTIN, Texas – During its quarterly meeting held September 6 in Austin, the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) approved $2,906,079 in direct panel grants to arts organizations for fiscal year 2008.    » read more »

September 25, 2007 -- The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) today announced nearly $8 million in new funding for organizations, communities, and schools across the Commonwealth. These grants support arts and culture in public education, stimulate economic activity, and expand access to the arts, humanities, and sciences in every community in Massachusetts.

In July the Massachusetts Legislature ratified a budget that boosted the MCC’s appropriation by $147,000, to $12.3 million. This small increase has allowed the MCC to maintain level funding for its core grant programs.    » read more »

October 2, 2007 - The Arkansas Arts Council has announced the recipients of its FY2008 Individual Artist Fellowships, according to Executive Director Joy Pennington.    » read more »