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Keeping the “Public” in Public Art

truthout 15 Jul 2018

Then, there’s the work that Brooklyn Arts Council does, which is in funding individual artists, collectives and very small nonprofit organizations with grant money that is mostly from public sources like the city and state ... We have many things on the table here, from public funding of public art to how artists and art are sometimes used to “art wash” development that might displace artists....

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Artists pin hopes on politicians for welfare

The News International 15 Jul 2018

... forming a committee for the welfare of artists and establish an endowment fund for their uplift but nothing concrete was done at implementation level....

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Artists community pins hopes on political parties for its welfare

The News International 15 Jul 2018

Artists community in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad once again is pinning hopes on the political parties to take solid steps for their welfare after assuming power through the upcoming election in the country, despite of less emphasis on the artists welfare in their party manifestos.The previous government although has taken many ......

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The Entertainment Industry and Blockchain Create New Possibilities

The Bitcoin News 15 Jul 2018

Each step of the way, the delivery of content changed, and compensation methods for artists and businessmen changed as well ... Centralized platforms like YouTube and Spotify take most of an artist’s revenue to fund the platform and pay for the administrators, the programmers, the servers, and all the other costs of those companies ... On this platform, artists list their songs and decide any price the artist feels appropriate....

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Piolo Pascual: ‘Marawi’ can’t wait for Daniel Padilla

Inquirer 15 Jul 2018

Our work does not depend on the schedule of any artist," declared Piolo, who earlier said that the proceeds of the film would fund the ......

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Art matters

Emporia Gazette 14 Jul 2018

Dupin has already lined up several local artists to take part in the documentary, including painters, poets and musicians ... “I think it’s important that we need to continue supporting the arts and funding it ... According to Dupin, as funding for the arts are cut more and more, smaller communities such as Emporia continue to find ways to nurture their own local artists — be they painters, writers, or musicians such as herself....

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Musicians to perform at Horned Dorset

The Daily Star 14 Jul 2018

Musician Ethan Cypress will perform compositions he created during his recent residency at the Horned Dorset Arts Colony at a dinner-concert performance Sunday, July 22, at The Horned Dorset Inn at 2000 State Route 8 in Leonardsville ... and dinner served afterward ... Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund of the Horned Dorset Arts Colony, a nonprofit artist residency program ... ....

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Iowa arts and culture projects receive more than $2 million in funding

Business Record 13 Jul 2018

Cultural attractions, schools, artists, communities and a host of other arts programs have received more than $2 million in competitive funding, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced Thursday ... The grants range from a few hundred dollars for individual artists ......

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Crowdfunding platform Wishberry raises Rs 10 crore in Series A funding

Moneycontrol 13 Jul 2018

Created to support upcoming filmmakers and creative artists, crowdfunding platform Wishberry has raised Rs 10 crores in Series A funding, according to a report by The Economic Times....

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‘We don’t want the tradition to die’

Albuquerque Journal 13 Jul 2018

“It’s very nice for me and I love to do something with my hands, to teach other people and to share ideas, to learn from other artists,” he said ... Cedi “epitomizes” the mission behind the Living Tradition award, according to IFAM’s Artist Selection Committee chair and award judge Mary Littrell ... SHE also helps fund eye-care camps and entrepreneurship classes for the rural artists....

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NH Club Notes: Hooksett club's program on container gardening

Union Leader 13 Jul 2018

July 12. 2018 11.49PM ... Hope Willard and Sara Drewniak also received scholarships. (COURTESY) ... EXETER — Seacoast Artists Association, 130 Water St., is offering two eight-week art classes that will both start Tuesday, July 31 ... A portion of the tuition is donated to the Artist Scholarship Fund of the Seacoast Artist Association, which is for graduating seniors from area high schools who are pursuing art-related careers in college ... ....

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Richard Siegel, educator who co-edited ‘The Jewish Catalog,’ is dead at 70

Cleveland Jewish News 13 Jul 2018

According to HUC, he created the Jewish Endowment for the Arts and Humanities to provide funding for artists, scholars and cultural institutions, and initiated the Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking, the Fund for New Play Commissions in Jewish Theater and the 6-Points Fellowships in the Arts ... Its target audience was young Jews who wanted to return to the traditions of their grandparents but weren’t exactly sure how ... ....

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SEK Art Fest projects revealed

The Joplin Globe 12 Jul 2018

— There was no shortage of admiration from the spectators who gathered at Pittsburg State University’s Bicknell Family Center for the Arts Wednesday night as area artists with SEK Art Fest unveiled their newly painted benches. As each tarp was lifted off the benches, “oohs” and “ahs” came from mouths of the crowd gathered to see the work of 17 local artists ... They helped fund the $800 artist stipend and production costs....

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