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| State Legislators Hear From Arts & Culture |
When State legislators arrived in Harrisburg on Monday, April 30th, they encountered arts and culture advocates from across Pennsylvania |
| Barnes opening a Super Bowl in arts marketing |
When the Barnes Foundation opens its doors to the public Saturday, it not only will introduce visitors to a new gallery on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway; it could well serve as a gateway to Philadelphia's mélange of museums, galleries, art schools, historic sites, and gardens. Or maybe not. |
| An art collection's new home in Philly |
It's the greatest Cezanne collection in the world, according to Barnes Foundation director Derek Gilman - as well as the greatest Renoir collection in the world, and one of the great Matisse collections in the world. And there's Van Gogh, Seurat, Picasso, Modigliani, and many other major artists - incredibly beautiful and important works, like Cezanne's masterpiece, "The Card Players." |
| Senate Passes Budget Bill; Level Funds Arts, Reverses Cuts to Higher Ed and Modestly Increases Funding for Public Education and Social Services |
On Wednesday, April 9th, the Pennsylvania Senate passed budget bill SB 1466 by a vote of 39-8. This bill proposes level funding for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, with $8.179 million allocated for grants to arts organizations and $886,000 for administration. |
| 1,000 gather to protest proposed school cuts in Upper Darby School (With Video) |
A crowd of almost 1,000 people filled the courtyard outside the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center as a show of solidarity in their quest to restore special courses in elementary schools and foreign language and technology in middle schools. |
| Council Member Mimi DeSouza Honored With Award from Local Arts Group |
Earlier this year, Councilwoman Dr. Mary "Mimi" DeSouza gave up the $4000 annual stipend that each council member receives to offset travel and expenses and earmarked it for four local groups who's funding was in jeopardy as a result of Norristown's budget woes. |
| Money For Arts Journalism, In Three Cities That Need It |
Drawn from the 233 applications received last summer, three winners — the Charlotte News Alliance, Detroit's CriticCar, and Philadelphia's Art Attack — were announced on Thursday and awarded $80,000 to launch their ideas. |
| 9 Philly organizations share $858,000 in music grants |
Nine music organizations have been awarded a total of $858,430 in grants through the Pew Charitable Trusts's Philadelphia Music Project, a program run by Pew's Center for Arts and Heritage, center officials announced Wednesday. |
| Art museum joins Google Art Project |
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has joined the worldwide Google Art Project, offering more than 200 high-resolution images of everything from Medieval armor to Van Gogh's Sunflowers, museum officials said today. |
| Philadelphia Art Museum now part of Google's worldwide online collection |
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has teamed up with Google to put some of its finest paintings online. Last year the Google Art Project posted high-resolution images, accompanying information, and a virutal gallery walk-through from 17 museums worldwide, including the Metropolian in New York, the Uffizi in Florence, Italy, and the Tate in London. |
