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The Zimmerli Art Museum Names New Chief Curator

The Zimmerli Art Museum has named Jeremiah William McCarthy as Chief Curator. In this new role, effective January 6, 2025, McCarthy will serve on the Museum’s senior leadership team and participate in shaping its mission and vision.

Photos: Asian Cultural Council Gala Raises Nearly $1.6 Million To Support Programming

Asian Cultural Council (ACC) honored Hong Kong-based Danish businessman Hans Michael Jebsen, American philanthropist David Rockefeller, Jr., and Japanese contemporary artist and ACC alum Takashi Murakami at its biennial fundraising gala in New York City on May 14, 2024. See photos here!

Tonya Pinkins, Kara Young & More to Take Part in BAC's ARTS IN ACTION FESTIVAL

Get ready for an unforgettable experience at BAC's ARTS IN ACTION FESTIVAL, featuring acclaimed artists like Tonya Pinkins and Kara Young. Join in for a celebration of talent and creativity as these performers bring their artistry to the stage. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of an amazing arts festival.

Connie Butler Appointed Director Of MoMA PS1

Sarah Arison, Chair of the Board of MoMA PS1, and Glenn D. Lowry, The David Rockefeller Director of The Museum of Modern Art, today announced that leading contemporary art curator Connie Butler has been named  Director of MoMA PS1.

Newly Founded Black and Women-Led Theatre Organization Set To Debut Work In Progress This Month

SOHUMANITY, the newly founded New York City based theatre organization, by Broadway talent, Tanya Birl-Torres, joined by Sasha Hutchings, is scheduled to complete its Critical Breaks Artist in Residency at Hi-Arts with a public share of a work in progress, 'A Play in 3 Movements,' at Hi-Arts/ El Barrio's Artspace in East Harlem on April 21, 2023.

BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange Presents DRAG SHOWCASE: BETWEEN AND BEYOND GENDER

BAX is has announced its Winter Drag Show featuring participants from Kelindah Schuster aka Theydy Bedbug's class, “Drag Performance: Between and Beyond Gender.” This culminating showcase will feature 15 original performance pieces by emerging experimental drag artists who subvert both gender and genre.

BAX Presents ALUMNIGHT: A Celebration Of BAX's Student Alumni

BAX has announced its first AlumNight Showcase fundraiser event in the BAX Theater on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Co-curated and produced by former BAX students Eleanor Crawford (Alumnus 2017) and Zoe Fruchter (Alumnus 2017), the event will feature seven original performance pieces choreographed, directed, and performed by BAX student alumni as well as special guest speakers.

Anna Deavere Smith to be Honored With 2022 Louis Auchincloss Prize by the Museum of the City of New York

On November 14, 2022, the Museum of the City of New York will present its 2022 Louis Auchincloss Prize to Anna Deavere Smith, actor, playwright, author, and professor, for her contributions to the cultural and performing arts landscape in New York City and beyond. 

Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly of The Irish Repertory Theatre, To Be Honored By NY Landmarks Conservancy

On November 2, 2022, The New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its 29th Living Landmarks Celebration at The Plaza.  This year's honorees are Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts III, Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Marlene Hess, Earl Monroe, Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly, Faith Ringgold, and Oscar Tang. 

Villa Albertine's Innovative Residency Welcomes 70+ New Artists and Creators To Their 2023 Cohort

Villa Albertine, a cultural institution established by the French Government to deepen cultural connections between France and the US, announced the 2023 cohort of artists, researchers, and cultural professionals selected for its groundbreaking residency program.

NOW Dedicates 10th Anniversary To The Climate Crisis

On Thursday, May 26, New Orchestra of Washington presents The Time is NOW, a concert that celebrates the organization's 10th anniversary while dedicating that performance to the most urgent issue in the next decade ahead, our environment.

MoMA Announces The Creation Of The Ford Foundation Scholars In Residence Program

MoMA announces the creation of the Ford Foundation  Scholars in Residence at The Museum of Modern Art, a program that will invite three  midcareer or established professionals with demonstrated records of achievement to join  the Museum for a one-year term to pursue independent research that contributes to new  understandings of modern and contemporary art. Candidates for these new residencies will  be thought leaders whose work focuses on historically underrepresented artists, moments,  movements, and geographies, or offers new perspectives on art-historical topics. In  addition to conducting independent research, each scholar-in-residence will join staff  across the Museum to participate in the conversations that set the course for MoMA's collection presentations, exhibitions, acquisitions, scholarship, and programming. . 

Brian Stokes Mitchell To Host Arts + Business Partnership Awards

Americans for the Arts today announced the recipients of this year's national Arts + Business Partnership Awards, recognizing six U.S. companies, an arts and business partnership, and a business leader for their exceptional commitment to the arts.

Victory Gardens Announces Events With Blu Rhythm Collective's The Redline Project

Victory Gardens Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Ken-Matt Martin and Acting Managing Director Roxanna Conner, joins with Victory Gardens Resident Director Jess McLeod and the Chicago-based Blu Rhythm Collective to present a series of events this spring on The Redline Project, continuing Victory Gardens' Online Public Program Series.

United States Artists President and CEO Deana Haggag Steps Down to Join The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

United States Artists has announced that Deana Haggag will be stepping down as President & CEO to join The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a Program Officer in Arts and Culture, focusing on the current and emerging infrastructure and field-wide needs of artists and arts organizations.

Composers Concordance Presents SOCIAL BUBBLE SALON CONCERT

Composers Concordance combines the Live Stream concert* with a Social Bubble Gathering of colleagues to present our fifth chamber salon concert in the Pandemic era.

Victory Gardens Theater Announces New Management Model; Erica Daniels Named Executive Artistic Director

The Victory Gardens Theater Board of Directors today announced a new management design for the 46 year-old institution. When Artistic Director Chay Yew departs at the end of June, Victory Gardens will adjust its executive structure to include the newly-created positions of Executive Artistic Director and more.

Music Of The Americas Announces Virtual Programming

Music of the Americas announces upcoming programs

Chay Yew Will Depart as Victory Gardens Artistic Director at End of Season

The Victory Gardens Theater Board of Directors and Artistic Director Chay Yew today announce plans for Yew's departure from Victory Gardens at the end of the 2019-20 Season. An internationally renowned stage director and playwright, Yew has been the Artistic Director of Victory Gardens since July 2011. Yew will finish his ninth and final season through June 2020, and will pursue personal projects upon leaving the theater.

The Broad Launches Survey Of Artist Shirin Neshat

This fall, The Broad will launch a new survey-the largest held to date-of internationally acclaimed artist Shirin Neshat's work. The exhibition, Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again, will be on view from October 19, 2019, through February 16, 2020, and is the renowned multidisciplinary artist's first major exhibition to take place in the western United States.