Why Is Media Arts so Vital for Students Today?
Kids in California will soon be able to get an arts education just like their counterparts in other states thanks to a bill that passed the state Senate earlier this month, the Los Angeles Times...more

School Arts Nonprofit Enchanted Circle Pauses to Regroup, Refinance
For the past four years, Enchanted Circle has been without an executive director since Priscilla Kane Hellweg stepped down in 2022. Now, the 48-year-old arts organization based in Holyoke, Mass.,...more

Bimm University
BIMM University, a not-for-profit creative arts college in Northern Ireland, is looking for a Careers Advisor to help students land jobs in the "creative industries." The ideal candidate will...more

West Virginia Wesleyan College Continues to Build on Creative and Performing Arts Program
West Virginia's West Virginia Wesleyan College has been named one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges by US News & World Report. The college, which has campuses in Buckhannon and Beckley,...more

Mayor Brandon Johnson Launches Workers' Rights Campaign For Creative Workers
"It is labor, and our creatives deserve the same protections and rights as all workers," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says in a press release announcing a new workers' rights campaign for the...more

Slpa to Host Inaugural Choral Conducting Symposium
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's School of Literary and Performing Arts has just launched its first choral conducting symposium, and it's designed "for music educators, graduate student...more

Calgary'S Werklund Family Donates $75M to Arts Commons Renovation, Renaming
A major expansion of a performing arts center in Calgary is getting a massive donation from a Canadian family. The CBC reports that David Werklund and his family have donated the largest...more

Capital Projects in Downtown Muncie and Beyond Share in $4M Awarded by Ball Brothers ...
Foundation: Ball Brothers Foundation
The Ball Brothers Foundation, one of Indiana's oldest and largest family foundations, has awarded more than $4 million in its first funding round of the year. Among the projects receiving grants...more

Usf, Sweetwater, Fw Phil Announce Plans for Art District
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic is about to move from its home at the Saint Francis Business Center to a new one in downtown Fort Wayne. The philharmonic will buy the former Saint Francis Business...more

Arcadia University Welcomes Uarts Students with Streamlined Transfer Process
"Arcadia values authenticity and champions justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion." That's the philosophy behind a new agreement between Pennsylvania's Arcadia University and Philadelphia's...more