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  • Young migrants in Sicily heal from sea-crossing traumas through theater

    Stefania D'Ignoti

    December 05, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Italy, Catania, Sicily

    Theater bridges cultural divides and helps migrants cope with trauma. The Liquid Company, founded in 2013 in Catania, Italy, offers migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who have crossed the Mediterranean a therapeutic outlet to heal and manage their emotions. The multicultural group uses the stage and creative forms of expression to share their stories of struggle, ranging from human trafficking and shipwreck to feelings of displacement and isolation. By giving young migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers a voice, the Liquid Company empowers them to create their own narrative.

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  • Lafayette Trades Oil for Cajun Songcraft to Drive Economy

    Gregory Scruggs

    October 19, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

    Layette is replatforming itself to embrace local culture over a dangerous oil dependency. CREATE, a voter-approved initiative in the city, funds cultural events and festivals to create new economic drivers and to promote the cultural legacy of the region. The fund draws upon money designated from a larger pool of surplus property tax revenue, as well as from philanthropic donations.

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  • St. Louis Wants More Artists to Drive Civic Engagement

    Audrey F. Henderson

    October 18, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Funded by earmarking hotel and motel occupancy taxes, the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission is funding projects focused on telling the story of the regions people and places. Through this process, the Arts Commission is providing artists with the opportunity to drive civic engagement.

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  • The "Black Art Yearbook" Is Helping Contemporary Black Artists Make History

    Rikki Bird

    August 21, 2018 |

    Artsy |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Dario Calmese’s Black Art Yearbook captures candid portraits of curators, collectors, dealers and other people who support the creation of black art. In this way, Calmese is making a historical record of an exciting moment as well as commemorating people that are often marginalized or erased by the creation of ‘official’ art history.

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  • What's Behind Buffalo's Public Art Boom?

    Mark Byrnes

    August 09, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery created the position of public art curator in 2014. Since then, a combination of public and private funding has created site-specific public art across the city bringing prominent artists to Buffalo as well as involving local artists and community members.

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  • Trinidad seizes artist pursuits as economic development strategy

    Carla Jean Whitley

    August 02, 2018 |

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Trinidad, Colorado

    One small town in Colorado has spurred economic development by implementing a strategy that focused on the revitalization of creative industries. As a result, Trinidad, CO, has seen a twofold increase in lodging tax income and restaurant sales tax as well as a drastic increase in profits from commercial building permits. Local artists recognized the potential Trindad could have as a creative district and brought the plan to city officials who were eventually able to take advantage of state programs and collaborate with a nonprofit to generate creative business, revitalizing the local economy as a result.

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  • How a Little-Known Nonprofit Is Bringing Social Practice Art to New York's Most Elite Museums—and Beyond

    Eileen Kinsella

    August 01, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Kenan Trust is philanthropic foundation that supports “social practice art,” in which the arts facilitate change like restoring homes in urban areas and revitalizing immigration services. Their funds have reached the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum of Art, and the Laundromat Project. A recent $6million program supports 21 New York City-based arts organizations that engage with hard to reach communities. Kenan argues that its approach is not “charity” but “justice.”

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  • A New National Portrait Project Will Send 50 UK Artworks to the Cities and Towns That Gave Them Life

    Sarah Cascone

    July 25, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: England, London

    In order to share jewels of its collection as well as place artwork in locations tied to its content, the National Portrait Gallery has initiated a new project to loan work to museums around England. The piece selected to loan is one that the artist or the sitter has a specific relationship to the museum or the place where the work will reside.

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  • Part Capitalist, Part Socialist, Estonia May Have Cracked the Code for a Thriving Art Scene. Here's How They Did It

    Kate Brown

    July 24, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

    Through a mix of government regulation and robust collaboration, a thriving artistic community has been established in Estonia. The pillars of this community include an artist’s union, transparency regarding sales, and government funding through taxes.

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  • A Library Card Will Get You Into the Guggenheim (and 32 Other Places)

    Andrew Chow

    July 16, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Through their library card, New York City residents can now receive free admission to over thirty prominent cultural institutions. The goal of this new program, named Culture Pass, is to designed to provide underserved populations with opportunities to utilize cultural offerings.

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