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With Support from the Leon Levy Foundation, New York Philharmonic Opens the Toscanini Archives, Providing Digital Access for Maestro’s 150th Birthday

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04/04/2017

Open-source pioneer Alfresco Software announced today that the New York Philharmonic, in conjunction with Alfresco partner Technology Services Group (TSG), has now digitized materials from former Music Director Arturo Toscanini’s era, and made them...

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Call for Applications: Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

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04/04/2017

The Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab will run from June 2017 to June 2018 , and will support participating arts leaders in developing and implementing strategic racial equity prototypes and interventions, either within their organizations or...

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NYCT's Kerry McCarthy: Trump Cuts that Hit Arts Will Also Hurt Health in NYC Neighborhoods

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04/04/2017

Kerry McCarthy, Program Director of Thriving Communities Arts & Historic Preservation at the New York Community Trust writes, "When cultural funding is cut, communities suffer in unexpected ways."

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

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03/30/2017

It is readily apparent that the need for such work is more urgent than ever before: A February 2017 report from the Southern Poverty Law Center cites a 197 percent surge in anti-Muslim hate groups in 2016.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has not only adopted the red knot bird as a poetic symbol of the modern plight of migrants and refugees; it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’s showing in Princeton.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Mobile Content Guides at New York Botantical Gardens Spring Exhibit

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03/28/2017

CHIHULY Interactive Guide, made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will deliver content to handheld devices that is dynamically customized to the user’s location, transforming how visitors are guided through the installations.

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

Zeyba Rahman at the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art writes, "I am convinced that the arts offer a common language with which to understand one another and to break through the substantial barriers dividing our country."

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Whitney Biennial Artists Take A Hard Look At America, And Find Ways To Connect

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03/23/2017

The Whitney Biennial is a snapshot of American creativity and sometimes a reflection of our culture. This year, the show draws from current events and emotions.

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Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For

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03/21/2017

The arts spark creativity and soothe divisiveness, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told a packed house at The Kennedy Center on Monday night in a passionate address that defended art as essential to democracy.

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Con Edison, Mertz Gilmore, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Support Radical Comedian's Latest Work at New York Live Arts

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03/21/2017

FCA Recipient and 2014 Doris Duke Impact Awardee Adrienne Truscott , the radical comedian, activist and performance artist best know for her blistering satire about rape culture, will premier her latest work THIS at New York Live...