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Salt Lake City Library(Image is author's) Many residents of the Salt Lake Valley look forward to the Utah Arts Festival each year. The 46th Annual Utah Arts Festival is going on in Salt Lake City from June 23-26, 2022. The site is at Library Square and Washington Square, surrounding the Salt Lake City Library and the Salt Lake City and County Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

This post is not sponsored and does not contain any affiliate content. Go: Las Balsas, offering memorable moments in Patagonia, welcomes families with children over the age of six to enjoy their beautiful surroundings in Argentina. A trip to Las Balsas is all about memorable moments, with travelers being welcomed to experience the adventure, landscapes and cultures of Argentina.

Yesterday, 38 arts organizations in New Jersey were awarded a collective $3.6 million to fund capital improvement, renovations, and new construction projects. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held a public meeting yesterday (17 May 2022), where over $3.6 million was awarded to 38 organizations through the new Capital Arts grant program.

Kentucky is a Commonwealth that boats food, charming towns, and world-class art. The trifecta? When a community encapsulates all three and that’s exactly the case for Shelby County, Kentucky. On a recent trip to the Saddlebred Capital of the World, I had the chance to experience the Shelby County Kentucky Sculpture Walk. If you like charming downtowns + the arts, this is an activity for you.

If you love jazz music, New Orleans is the place to be this month. The city's legendary Jazz Fest is in full swing, and it's time to make your travel plans. But before you book that ticket, you might want to read on for some advice about what to expect from one of the most celebrated festivals in the world.

5 events this week on our calendar: Thursday, April 21 - Wednesday, April 27. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on local events and things to do. Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 pm South Orange Performing Arts Center.

(Tim P. Whitby / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Support your favorite local artist by nominating them for Alameda County's Arts Leadership Awards Program with a chance to be regionally recognized as part of the county's celebration of the national arts.

Carol Imani, a resident of Klamath Falls, Oregon for the last 20 years, has been wending her way toward a career in photography for most of her life. Originally from New York City, Carol's first job was as secretary to the editor at the Manhattan-based magazine Modern Photography and as such she was privileged to become acquainted with the work of a wide range of photographers who published in the magazine.

A few days back, a question popped up in my mind “Do Spirituality And Arts Share Any Connection?” At that time, I thought maybe I think stupidly, or perhaps I think differently. To satisfy my curiosity, I share this question with a circle of artists or people who have a little grip on spirituality. This question was new to me. I was not aware of the fact that people had already talked much about it. Surprisingly, their answers were in favor that ‘‘yes, spirituality and art share some connections.’’

The Santa Rosa Zine Fest, a celebration of the DIY publication style, returns this week for its second annual event after a hiatus in 2021. The festival includes a series of webinars on topics like “liberation through art,” demonstrations on printing and binding methods, and a Spanish language workshop on lithography.

Thursday, March 31, 2022, @ 7:30 PM - A Documentary Film by Scott Morris with Director Q&A at MAYO Performing Arts Center. Mary Bruno spent her childhood fearing the polluted stretch of the Passaic River near her home. Decades later, she returns to rediscover the river of her youth.

Want to experience the arts in Derby City this spring? The perfect event is coming up: the Louisville Civic Orchestra's Spring Pastorale Concert. Keep reading for all of the details you’ll need; additionally, I got the chance to sit down with President of the Louisville Civic Orchestra, Jon Wysong, to learn more about the organization.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first meeting of 2022 on February 22 where nearly $1 million was awarded to 85 New Jersey artists. The money comes from a part of the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship Program in partner with Mid Atlantic Arts. The fellowships are competitive annual awards for NJ artists in 12 rotating disciplines. This year artists applied for awards in the categories of digital/electronic, film/video, painting, printmaking/works on paper/book arts, and prose.

Every time a school’s gifted program might get cut, Facebook debates get heated. Supporters champion gifted programs as investing in kids who learn differently and need challenges; anyone who disagrees is basically the dictator from “Harrison Bergeron.”

Arts and community cultural programsPhoto by Dazzle Jam. According to a Drexel University study published in the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, engaging in creative activity for 45 minutes can significantly reduce stress and anxiety. Artistic pursuits can not only provide an avenue for expressing big emotions such as worry, anxiety, fear, frustrations, and anger but also bring people and ideas together.

The fundraiser for local theaters in the 518 area code is officially over. It was a success! The brainchild of Andy O'Rourke, an actor who aspires to own his own theater company is ecstatic. Andy admits that the process was a lot harder than he expected, but he is glad that he was able to help his theater colleagues. With the assistance of family, friends, local media and social media the fundraiser gained awareness and people started to purchase and donate.

(Nicky J Sims / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Californians for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy organization, is partnering with both the Alameda County Arts Commission and the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County to host a free 90-minute event next week.

The regional premiere of the movie-turned-musical will open January 7; 1501 Story Ave. (formerly LetterSong) is Time Slip's new home. Time Slip Theatre, a 501(c)(3) theatre company that launched in Louisville in July 2021, is proud to debut its second mainstage musical and simultaneously open its new rehearsal space.