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The Innovation Institute provides programs for individuals, teams, and organizations to explore and engage in the act of art to deepen their understanding of the creative process and learn how to leverage their own creativity and the creativity of others.
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EbzB Productions works with students to conduct oral history research in their local communities to uncover cultural stories and craft public theatrical performances. Topics have included immigration, local myths, and integration.
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Once Triad Stage refurbished a downtown theater, nearby restaurants saw increased patronage of 20-30 percent on show nights. Its work earned it an Emerging Theater Award from the American Theater Wing, with acknowledgement of its serving as a catalyst to
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This program provides literary, performing, and visual arts program to Duke University Hospital and its clinics. It believes that arts are essential to the health and well-being of its patients, their caregivers, and its staff.
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African American Music Trails helps travelers explore African American music in eastern North Carolina. Researchers, writers, and photographers have worked with local residents and arts organizations to provide in-depth insiders’ views of music and
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America is being culturally remapped by demographic change. ArtChangeUS asks, “What is the meaning, in cultural terms, of this shift? What exemplary models of arts practice and organizing can be learned from in order to produce greater relevance and
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Guerilla Girls is an anonymous group of radical feminist female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. It has used everything from posters, direct actions, convenings, and art installations to critique society’s oppressive
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Through a partnership between the NY Department of Transportation and the Safe Street Funds, a private-public partnership dedicated to traffic safety education, artist John Morse was commissioned to create a safety campaign that utilizes street sign
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Dance for PD®, founded in 2001, offers specialized dance classes to people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and care partners in eight locations around New York City and through a network of affiliates in more than 300 communities in 25 countries
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The Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, from the New York Foundation for the Arts, pairs immigrant artists from all disciplines with artist mentors who provide mentees with one-on-one support.
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