CITIZEN MUSICIAN
Art and 'Creative Placemaking'
How does the presence of art make a difference in a given locality - on a particular block, within a neighborhood, throughout a city? The createquity blog raises this question in relation to Artplace's research methods and criteria for fund recipients. In their own words, ArtPlace "is investing in art and culture at the heart of a portfolio of integrated strategies that can drive vibrancy and diversity so powerful that it transforms communities." What does that mean?
Florence Boone, 191...
Florence H. Boone, Life Trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and generous patron of the arts, died on Sunday, April 29, at her home...
Yo-Yo Ma in Pilsen
Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Jorge Federico Osorio joined musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last night for a concert of chamber music...
Events
The Old Town School of Folk Music has partnered with the Chicago...
Chicago's Fifth House Ensemble will perform a Dame Myra Hess...
Chicago's Ensemble Dal Niente finishes their 2011/12 season...
Profiles on Citizen Musician
Over the course of my life I have had countless Citizen Musician...
The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble, located in the Tidewater...
The NIU Community School of the Arts is an outreach program...