Tag: arts
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Happy #518Day!
Check out some of the great social media posts from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram celebrating the arts and culture of the 518 area code
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#TBT: Capital District Sings, 2011
Originally posted October 10, 2011: Capital District Sings at timesunion: Capital District Sings brought together a bunch of choruses on Sunday afternoon at Proctors in Schenectady. Albany Pro Musica hosted the event that also featured Albany Gay Men’s Chorus, Chinese Community Center Chorus, Ne’imah Jewish Community Chorus, Electric City Chorus, Capital District Youth Chorale, Mendelssohn Club […]
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#518Day in the News
Thank you to The Daily Gazette and Saratogian for highlighting the #518Day social media campaign slated for Thursday, May 18 The Daily Gazette, 05/13/17: #518Day returns Thursday to promote local arts scene Saratogian, 05/10/17: #518Day, Thursday, May 18 What is #518Day? Learn more about it on this page.
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Federal Arts Funding Beyond ‘Piss Christ’
The short version: Bullies who favor guns over culture distort facts so they can gut federal arts funding; here are some facts. The news “The president’s budget would eliminate the NEA’s $148 million budget, the NEH’s $148 million budget and the CPB’s $445 million budget, as well as $230 million for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which […]
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Big picture: Hope for Art and Arts Institutions
Many discussions about the arts in crisis focus on the need for institutions to adapt. One report even suggests the arts are doing fine, it’s the institutions that are having problems. But can you separate arts from arts institutions? And, if so, what would the arts look like? With those questions in mind, I visited […]
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Big Picture: The arts in our daily lives
For two years now, I’ve had the privilege of working as the Times Union’s arts and entertainment editor. The post offers a unique perspective on the ceaseless flow of TV, film, video games, classical music, pop music, jazz, visual arts, theater, opera, literature and festivals available to the Capital Region, as well as access to […]
Michael Janairo 