Sentences with phrase «artistic culture of our city»

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Bruges was a monastic city but not (before modern tourism) a pilgrimage city, politically significant for a time because of its wealth and artistic culture, but never an imperial capital or a major ecclesiastical center.

Taken as a whole, the vibrant musical culture of Wilmington truly lives up to the city's slogan, «In the middle of it all,» and puts people right smack dab in the center of an artistic hub.

Indiepix Festival Favorites, Volume 2 Value - priced, three film set of music documentaries: «Icons Among Us: Jazz In the Present Tense,» about the modern jazz scene, with Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Robert Glasper, Nicholas Payton, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Donald Harrison Jr., Anat Cohen and Esperanza Spalding; «Echotone,» a lyrical documentary providing a telescopic view into the lives of Austin's vibrant young musicians as they grapple with questions of artistic integrity, commercialism, experimentation, and the future of their beloved city; and «Roaring Abyss,» a stunning audiovisual poem, the product of filmmaker Quino Piñero's two years of field recording traditional and modern music from around every corner of Ethiopia, a country of eighty different nationalities and cultures spread amongst mountains, deserts and forests.

As Gil begins to idealize the beautiful city for its culture and history, he literally spends his nights in the 1920s, among his artistic idols — and certainly the idols of Woody Allen — only to return to the present in the morning with different insights on his own life and work.

The short scenic drive from the airport lingers on your mind.Chengdu's beautiful rivers, bridges, trees and flowers are a visual feast.History resonates in this city, where the ancient Southern Silk Road began.When you enter the opulent lobby of Shangri - La Hotel, Chengdu, warm greetings accompany you.The hotel has been showcasing the rich artistic culture of Chengdu since its opening by featuring nine famous contemporary artists from Sichuan.You will be ushered into a journey of China contemporary art.Up in your room, the setting is modern and the space generous.You appreciate why you picked the hotel with the largest rooms in the city centre.

Home to maritime docks, artistic heritage and spectacular coastal scenery, there's enough to have a Hull of a good time in the UK's City of Culture 2017

The old façades of the city's most famous laneways, Hosier Lane and Flinders Lane, boast stunning frescos of urban art, demonstrating the intense artistic life that can be found in Melbourne, Sydney's rival for the coveted title of the capital of culture.

Crown Street is in the heart of the artistic cafe culture of Surry Hills with boutique shopping, independent galleries and the city within walking distance.

We discuss, among other topics, about photography in the Middle East with Peggy Sue Amison, artistic director at East Wing; net art and networked cultures with Josephine Bosma, Amsterdam - based journalist and critic; urban digital art and criticality in the media city with curator and researcher Tanya Toft; art and technology with curator Chris Romero; the politics of surveillance and international security with political scientist David Barnard - Wills; art and architecture with Maaike Lauwaert, visual arts curator at Stroom, an independent centre for art and architecture in the Netherlands; the intersections of art, law and science with curator and cultural manager Daniela Silvestrin; the architecture of sacred places with curator Jumana Ghouth; the historical legacy of feminism today with Betty Tompkins and Marilyn Minter; hacktivism and net culture with curator and researcher Tatiana Bazzichelli; culture, place and memory with Norie Neumark, director of the Centre for Creative Arts in Melbourne; anthropology and the tactical use of post-digital technologies with artist and philosopher Mitra Azar; or feminism and the digital arts with curator Tina Sauerländer.

Upon his return to California, Arneson sought out various forms of artistic nourishment, frequenting museums and bookstores, including City Lights, a center for Beat culture at the time.

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Fiona Bradley Director, Fruitmarket Gallery Dr Maria Balshaw Director, Manchester City Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery Iwona Blazwick Director, Whitechapel Gallery Caroline Collier Director of partnerships and programmes, Tate Jeremy Deller Artist Dr Stephen Deuchar Director, Art Fund Adam Caruso Caruso St John Architects Alex Farquharson Director, Tate Britain Martin Green CEO & Director, Hull City of Culture 2017 Simon Groom Director, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Paul Hobson Director, Modern Art Oxford Alistair Hudson Director, Mima, Middlesbrough Judy Kelly Artistic director, Southbank Centre David Lan Director, The Young Vic James Lingwood Co-director, Artangel Dave Moutrey Director and CEO, Home Andrew Nairne Director, Kettle's Yard Hans Ulrich Obrist Artistic director, Serpentine Gallery Cornelia Parker Artist Grayson Perry Artist Fiona Rae Artist Jonathan Reekie Director, Somerset House Trust Charles Saumarez Smith CEO, Royal Academy of Arts Conrad Shawcross Artist Matthew Slotover Co-founder, Frieze Kathleen Soriano Chair, Liverpool Biennial Peter St John Caruso St John Architects Polly Staple Director, Chisenhale Gallery Sally Tallant Director, Liverpool Biennial Paul Thompson Rector, Royal College of Art Mark Wallinger Artist Simon Wallis Director, Hepworth Wakefield Jonathan Watkins Director, Ikon Gallery Richard Wentworth Artist Samuel West Chair, National Campaign for the Arts

Born and raised in New Orleans, Birch has made the persistence of the city's African - American culture his life's work, through both his individual artistic practice and his involvement with community organizations, including the Porch, which Birch helped found in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

By using this time period as springboard, «Art Brut in America: The Incursion of Jean Dubuffet» at the Folk Art Museum in New York City highlights Dubuffet's passionate belief in a new art paradigm that was non-Western and non-hierarchical and championed makers of art who are ``... uncontaminated by artistic culture,» according to the Folk Art Museum.

On View June 22 - October 14, 2012 at the New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans, LA — Ralston Crawford and Jazz explores the profound impact of New Orleans» culture, and in particular the city's jazz scene, on artist Ralston Crawford's artistic output in the years after World War II - a significant but lesser known body of... Read More

But of course, also, its radical social and political histories, its artistic community, which I have long admired from afar, and the incredible commitment that the city has shown in the realm of culture, which is made manifest through its diverse institutions.

Chicago School: Imagists in Context explores the distinctive artistic style that began to emerge in Chicago after World War II and which dominated the visual culture of the city for many decades.

The writer Sarah Lowndes, whose book Social Sculpture is a chronicle of Glasgow's rise to prominence, has linked the city's artistic culture to its notable night life — she draws a line from postwar dancehalls to rave culture to the thriving independent music scene.

2014 Instagram as an Artistic Medium, Art Basel, Salon: Digital Talk, Miami, US Life - Representation, Visibility Online and the Self, Foam, Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, NL E-Performance «Real Self», Post Digital Cultures Symposium, Lausanne, CH NeoImpressionism Workshop, Swiss Institute Contemporary Arts, New York, US 89 + Marathon of the Americas, Fundación JUMEX, Mexico City, MX

In addition, she is currently Chair of the Art In City Hall Artistic Advisory Board to the City of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy.

Amie Potsic, MFA is the CEO & Principal Curator of Amie Potsic Art Advisory LLC, Chair of the Art In City Hall Artistic Advisory Board to the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Philadelphia, as well as an established photographer and installation artist.

Potsic is the CEO and Principal Curator of Amie Potsic Art Advisory, LLC as well as Chair of the Artistic Advisory Board of the Art In City Hall program of the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Philadelphia.

The Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC) is committed to building a diverse community of artistic leaders who define the place of art and artists in our city's culture and economy.

Potsic is currently the Executive Director of Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA as well as Chair of the Artistic Advisory Board of the Art In City Hall program of the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Philadelphia.

In addition to her photography and installation artwork, Potsic serves as the Executive Director of Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA, and as Chair of the Artistic Advisory Board of the Art In City Hall program of the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Philadelphia.

Potsic is currently the Executive Director ofMain Line Art Center in Haverford, PA as well as Chair of the Artistic Advisory Board of the Art In City Hall program of the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Philadelphia.

So his paintings record the New York art scene in maps and lists from 1900 to today and document the inter-connectivity of a city's artistic culture.

The young demographic of the city has resulted in a strong musical and artistic culture.