Archive forMay 24, 2005

TVNZ’s cultural insult to the arts (Stuff)

TIMESLOT MADNESS: If you miss Frontseat host Oliver Driver at the 10.30pm on Sunday there's always the 6.30am re-run a week later. What is the point of having two great art shows screening at the weekend and shoving them on at indifferent times?

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STATION NEWS Developing A Cultural Policy For The International Space Station (SpaceDaily)

The European Space Agency has awarded the independent arts organisation the Arts Catalyst in London a contract to carry out a 6-month study on possible future cultural utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS), and, in particular, the European aspects of the Station.

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Time is running out for cultural plan (News 14 Charlotte)

The Arts & Science Council wants to put the Bechtler Museum, a 1,200-seat theater and both Mint Museums together on South Tryon Street. But the City Council has to approve it.

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Time is running out for cultural plan (News 14 Charlotte)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Arts & Science Council wants to put the Bechtler Museum, a 1,200-seat theater and both Mint Museums together on South Tryon Street.

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Time is running out for cultural plan (News 14 Charlotte)

The Arts & Science Council wants to put the Bechtler Museum, a 1,200-seat theater and both Mint Museums together on South Tryon Street. But the City Council has to approve it.

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Time is running out for cultural plan (News 14 Charlotte)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Arts & Science Council wants to put the Bechtler Museum, a 1,200-seat theater and both Mint Museums together on South Tryon Street.

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Anqing named famous historical and cultural city (People’s Daily)

The State Council has recently ratified Anqing to be the 103rd Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China. This makes Anqing the 4th city in Anhui Province that has gained the title. The other three famous historical and cultural cities in Anhui are Shouxian, Bozhou and Shexian.

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Students overcome language, cultural barriers (Laramie Boomerang)

Some languages transcend culture — they’re universal. One such language is dance; another is sport. Students from Laramie’s ELS Language Center took time from their rigorous lessons in English grammar and usage to communicate in these more basic tongues last week.

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Design for Snøhetta’s World Trade Center Cultural Center Unveiled (Architectural Record)

New York Governor George Pataki, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which oversees construction at the World Trade Center, unveiled a schematic design for the first of two cultural buildings at the Trade Center site on May 19. The "Cultural Center" building, designed by Norwegian firm Snøhetta, will house The Drawing Center and a new museum called the

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Design for Snøhetta’s World Trade Center Cultural Center Unveiled (Architectural Record)

The new Alaska capitol project in Juneau ( Record , May 2005) has been put on ice. Just two months after selecting Santa Monica-based Morphosis as the winner of the design competition, Mayor Bruce Botelho announced that the plans had been put on hold due to a lack of funds.

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