VSA arts honors educators, students
VSA arts of New Jersey is accepting applications for the 2009 Arts Achievement Awards and Art Par Excellence statewide touring exhibit. VSA/NJ is a part of the international VSA arts network, an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Rezoning for arts district gets closer
The city's Zoning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning of several hundred parcels of land near East Commerce Street, the foundation for a new arts and entertainment district billed as a way to revitalize the East Side's historic commercial corridor.

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Receives Major Funding Support for Innovative Projects Exploring the Use of Technology in ...
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announced today that it has received a three-year grant of $1 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The funding will support the launch of jazz.NEXT, a research and development program that will support projects that incorporate technology in substantive and innovative approaches to audience development, communications, distribution, marketing and the ...

Arts Council, Art Guild Present Joint Exhibit
Two minds and two organizations are better than one. Two local art organizations, the Pasco Arts Council and the West Pasco Art Guild, have joined forces to present an art exhibit, "Through the Painter's Eye."

New Baker president, culinary arts school chief expected by Jan. 1
By Federico Martinez | Baker College officials hope to name a new president and a culinary arts school director at their Muskegon campus by Jan. 1. Several candidates for the two administrative posts have been interviewed during the past month. (Chronicle photo/Ken Stevens) Read the story

Martens appointed to Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council
WASECA - The Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council (PLRAC) recently appointed Judy Martens, New Ulm, to serve on the board representing the City of New Ulm, according to Brenda Flintrop, Executive Director for Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. Martens is a piano instructor at Martin Luther College and New Ulm Suzuki School of Music and has also been a flute instructor at St.

Arts and entertainment
MUSICn Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Ballet: Performances with Yoko's Dance and Performing Arts Academy and the Fremont Symphony Orchestra, at 7 p.m. Friday and Dec.

Holiday wreaths fill walls of Arts Center
The walls of the Carroll Arts Center are covered with 225 wreaths, which fill the Westminster building with holiday cheer. Even the Grinch atop one wreath is smiling.

Arts, Crafts Festival Offers Gifts Galore
More than 250 painters, sculptors, photographers and crafters will set up exhibits this weekend for the 29th annual Lutz Arts and Crafts Festival.

State of the Arts
This is no gentle reminder. This is a strong reminder to support the arts in our Fountain Hills schools with your Arizona tax credit donation. Your donation can enhance music, art, dance and drama programs, as well as other extracurricular activities. The choice is yours!

Arts funds distributed
Representatives from several area arts groups gathered at Western Illinois University Tuesday  to receive ceremonial checks signifying money allocated from the state through the Illinois Arts Council.  

Arts grants available for programs and projects
TRENTON ? The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has arts grants available for the fiscal year 2010. Through its Organizational Grant Program, the council assists eligible organizations in serving the people of New Jersey through arts programs and projects.

Local arts feel economic pinch
COLUMBIA ? When the credit crisis went into full swing in September, financial institutions weren't the only ones that felt the crunch. ?Come September, you can almost clock it,? said David A. White III, executive director of the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts . White said that when the economy took a dive, the theater began to see a thinning in crowds. ?We are more than busy in ...

Nunavut arts association to undergo audit
The Nunavut government says it hopes a special audit of the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association will help get the beleaguered organization back up and running.

Arts Commission invites public, business community, organizations to participate
The Benson Arts Commission invites residents, business community and community organizations to participate in an inventory of Benson's cultural resources to help develop a vision for the arts and cultural environment. The Community Cultural Inventory dates are Jan. 12-13, 2009.

Celebration of the Arts to be held Dec. 12
The Edison Arts Society will celebrate their 10th anniversary season by presenting an Evening of Celebration of the Arts as a gift to the community who generously supported work done to bring performing, literary and visual arts to the forefront. The event will be held in conjunction with Middlesex County College at 7:30 p.m. Dec.

While the Economy Might be Winding Down, the Arts Industry is Gearing Up
Here's a case where art isn't immitating life.  The national economic slowdown may be busting budgets nationwide, but it's actually boosting our local arts organizations.

art Till December 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm:
An exhibition of drawings and paintings by the students of Renaissance. Till December 3 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Sculptures by Akhil Chandra Das, Amit Debnath, Anil Sen, B. Banamali Sharma, Bimal Kundu, B. Ruma Sharma, Chandan Roy, Chinmoy Karmakar, Gopinath Roy, Kinkar Saha, Pravat Majhi, Shankar Ghosh, Somnath Chakraborty, Sudarshan ...

Amy Horowitz of Chatham Township has photo at Watchung Arts Center
VIEW FROM THE TAPPAN ZEE -- The Watchung Arts and the NJ Photography Forum present the 14th annual exhibit and holiday art sale from Dec. 3 to Jan 2. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, Dec. 7, from...

Boyles to work with Arts Partnership
Published: Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 12:53 p.m. Kyle D. Boyles has accepted the position of senior director of development at The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg, beginning Dec. 15.