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Entertainment/Arts:Persistent writer bags top prize

After entering more times than he can recall, Melbourne-based writer Julian Novitz won the Katherine Mansfield Award at a ceremony at Te Papa in Wellington last night.

Kresge Foundation Announces $8.8 Million Commitment to Detroit Arts Community

DETROIT, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kresge Foundation, long known for its national support of the arts, announced Kresge Arts in Detroit October 16 during a press conference and reception held at the Detroit Institute of Arts for more than 160 attendees representing the area's civic and arts communities. Kresge Arts in Detroit is an $8.8 million commitment to Detroit's Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties and is designed to develop and financially support individual artists, arts and cultural organizations and arts- infrastructure groups in the metropolitan area. Eighteen Kresge Artist Fellowships of $25,000 each and one Kresge Eminent Artist award of $50,000 will be awarded each year. Arts and cultural organizations are receiving operating support.

New Top 500 Supercomputer List

geaux and other readers let us know that the new Top 500 Supercomputer list is out. The top two both break the Petaflops barrier: LANL's IBM "RoadRunner" and ORNL's Cray XT5 "Jaguar." (Contrary to our discussion a few days back, IBM's last-minute upgrade of RoadRunner salvaged the top spot for Big Blue. Kind of like bidding on eBay.) The top six all run in excess of 400 Teraflops. HP has more systems in the top 500 than IBM, reversing the order of the previous list. Both Intel and AMD issued press releases crowing over their wins, and both are correct — AMD highlights its presence in 7 of the top 10, while Intel boasts that 379 of the top 500 use their chips.

Richard Kessler, Executive Director, the Center for Arts Education, Issues Statement...

Richard Kessler, Executive Director, the Center for Arts Education, Issues Statement on the Release of the New York City Department of Education Annual Arts in Schools Report 2007 - 2008 "Report makes clear that the school system is still failing to provide students with the arts education they are entitled to by law" NEW YORK--(Business Wire)-- The Center for Arts Education (CAE) commends the New York City Department of Education (DOE) for issuing the second annual Arts in Schools Report, which provides the public with helpful information about arts education offerings in public schools. However, the release of today's report makes clear that the school system is still failing to provide students with the arts education they are entitled to by law.

Kresge Foundation Announces $8.8 Million Commitment to Detroit Arts Community

The Kresge Foundation, long known for its national support of the arts, announced Kresge Arts in Detroit October 16 during a press conference and reception held at the Detroit Institute of Arts for more than 160 attendees representing the area's civic and arts communities. Kresge Arts in Detroit is an $8.8 million commitment to Detroit's Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties and is designed to develop and financially support individual artists, arts and cultural organizations and arts- infrastructure groups in the metropolitan area.

Call for Artists: Residencies Project

Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s Artists’ Residencies project has successfully launched its first year, in the new Thomas Heatherwick designed studios. The call is now out for artists to apply for further residencies. These residencies, supported by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, provide the chosen UK artists with an opportunity to spend three or six months in Aberystwyth concentrating on their work. Award winning Aberystwyth Arts Centre is Wales’ largest arts centre and recognised as a 'national flagship for the arts'. It has a wide-ranging artistic programme, both producing and presenting, across all art forms including drama, dance, music, visual arts, applied arts, film, new media, and community arts and is recognised as a national centre for arts development.

Richard Kessler, Executive Director, the Center for Arts Education, Issues Statement on the Release of the New York City Department of Education Annual Arts in Schools Report 2007 - 2008

NEW YORK (Business Wire) -- The Center for Arts Education (CAE) commends the New York City Department of Education (DOE) for issuing the second annual Arts in Schools Report, which provides the public with helpful information about arts education offerings in public schools. However, the release of today's report makes clear that the school system is still failing to provide students with the arts education they are entitled to by law. With budgets being slashed this year and presumably next year, and an increased focus on testing and test preparation, there is a fear that arts education will disappear from the schools.

Claremont Gradaute University Arts Management Program Expands With New Leadership

Claremont Gradaute University Arts Management Program Expands With New Leadership - Revamped program is the only of its kind in California, and it aims to keep Los Angeles' creative talent in the arts and nonprofits local. A recent study indicates that the arts and culture are the second-largest generator for the LA economy. As head of a municipal agency that funds 300 arts organizations each year, Zucker has long been concerned with the quality of leaders in the field. In 2000 she spurred the County to begin funding the largest arts internship program in the country in conjunction with the Getty Foundation. Close to 300 undergraduates are paid to work in Los Angeles area nonprofit arts organizations each summer.

Ford Academy Artist wins Grand Shell Sculptural Prize

Apolonio S. Quirap, Jr. a Third Year Fine Arts student of the Ford Academy of the Arts in Davao City was adjudged the top winner in sculpture in the 41st Shell National Students Art Competition. According to National Artist Napoleon Abueva, juror for the contest, this is the first time the prize has gone to an artist outside the capital region. Apolonio “Boyet” Quirap, Jr. received P50,000, a gold medal and plaque at Awards Ceremonies held October 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ayala Museum. In Makati, the Ford Academy of the Arts received P20,000 for the school. An Art Exhibition will be held October 4 to 17, 2008 at the Ayala Museum. The winning two-foot sculpture is entitled “SAVE ME FROM EXTINCTION”, oddly enough carved from an old post rejected during the renovation of the Ford Fine Arts building which had its start in 1980.

LHC bans polythene bags in Punjab

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi on Wednesday, in response to a petition, imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags throughout the province. The petition submitted by Khurram Khan advocate claimed that polythene bags were in common use without consideration of the fact that they posed a serious health threat. He claimed that polythene bags contributed to flooding as they choked drainage systems, resulting in the spread of disease and creating problems for the provincial and city governments. He said that the bags also caused soil infertility and caused damage to marine life, adding that black polythene bags also posed the risk of cancer. The petition said that the dumping of polythene bags was not safe due to their non-biodegradable nature, whilst recycling was a costly affair, which would burden already limited gover

ForGirlsLikeUs.com Launches New Area to Service Arts & Entertainment Industries; Rihanna and Alicia Keys Sport ForGirlsLikeUs.com Full Lace Wigs in Music Videos

STAMFORD, Conn. (Business Wire) -- ForGirlsLikeUs.com, a leading marketer of a new generation of affordable high quality full lace wigs and accessories, today announced that the Company launched a new service area to focus specifically on the needs of the Arts and Entertainment industries. ForGirlsLikeUs.com President, Meloney Early, commented, "We are seeing increased demand for quality full lace wigs from the entertainment sector and are expanding our business to meet the particular requirements of this market. ForGirlsLikeUs.com A&E consultants work closely with entertainment professionals, including singers, actors, fashion models, photographers, agents and stylists to achieve ultimate results in natural and exotic looks. "We pride ourselves on the level of service we provide to all of our clients and this new service area is an exten

Two Arts Nonprofits Plan Big Merger

NEW YORK—Two nonprofit arts advocacy organizations, Americans for the Arts and Business Committee for the Arts, are merging to create the largest group of its kind in the private sector, reports Crain’s New York Business. The partnership is expected to strengthen the overall ability of the groups to generate increased support for the arts and arts education from the private sector.

Mywaves Goes Bollywood: Signs Deal With Mukta Arts

mywaves, the largest free mobile entertainment destination for consumers, announced a partnership with Mukta Arts to deliver trailers, behind the scenes interviews, music videos and outtakes of its films, including the highly anticipated release of Mukta Arts' latest film, "Yuvvraaj" at www.mywaves.com/msite/yuvvraaj. In addition to featuring Mukta Arts video content on mywaves, the Bollywood studio will also kick off an innovative mobile marketing campaign to support Yuvvraaj's worldwide release that will leverage mywaves' advertising platform. Starting today, Mukta Arts is using mywaves "click to download" advertising unit to help users get free Yuvvraaj wallpapers for their phones.

Measha Brueggergosman to address Arts and Learning Symposium - Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman will be keynote speaker at the opening session of the Canadian Arts and Learning Symposium, which will be hosted by the UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning

Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman will be keynote speaker at the opening session of the Canadian Arts and Learning Symposium, which will be hosted by the UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning at the Faculty of Education, Oct. 29-31.

Wallace Foundation Grants $1.8 Million to Two Organizations to Improve Arts Education in Los Angeles County

The Wallace Foundation has announced grants to two Los Angeles arts learning initiatives (Los Angeles County Arts Commission (LACAC) & Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)) to support activities crucial to strengthening coordinated arts learning efforts and to bring high-quality arts experiences to more young people in Los Angeles County. Both initiatives will be studied by the Foundation to document and share lessons with the field about how communities can improve arts learning throughout school districts.

Entertainment Arts Research Inc.: A Bright Star in Dark Economy

ATLANTA (Business Wire) -- Entertainment Arts Research Inc. an Atlanta-based video game publisher and interactive entertainment virtual world developer founded in 2000 by Professor Joseph Saulter, today announced a multimillion dollar series A funding. EAR is in pre production on an original third person action thriller IP called Fire Wire District 22 driven by artistic creativity and advanced technology. EAR in partnership with Prototerra has created a virtual world for the Urban community to express the universal creativity embedded in the cultural experience. The EAR team aims to become the worldwide leader in video games that serve the African-American, Latin American, Asian and Caribbean markets by 2010. Currently there are only 2% African American in the video game industry and virtually no video game developers.

VSA Arts, MetLife Foundation Announce 'Arts Connect All' Grant Opportunity

VSA arts and MetLife Foundation today announced their 5th annual "Arts Connect All" grant opportunity for arts organizations to create or enhance inclusive educational programs by strengthening partnerships with local public schools. A maximum of 10 grants of up to $15,000 each will be awarded to selected programs. The application deadline is December 12, 2008.

Municipal Arts Society says Coney plans will focus on entertainment

The Municipal Arts Society said its new planning initiative for Coney Island is not an effort to compete with the city's plan, but rather is a brainstorming activity for the site's entertainment section. In addition to the design group selected by the society, there will be a Web-based call for ideas and concepts for the entertainment section, which has been scaled down to nine acres from the original plan of 18 acres.

Richard Kessler, Executive Director, the Center for Arts Education, Issues Statement on the Release of the New York City Department of Education Annual Arts in Schools Report 2007 - 2008

NEW YORK - (Business Wire) The Center for Arts Education (CAE) commends the New York City Department of Education (DOE) for issuing the second annual Arts in Schools Report, which provides the public with helpful information about arts education offerings in public schools. However, the release of today

GD Mag's Publishers Report Sees Nintendo #1 Again

Game Developer magazine’s sixth annual Top 20 Publishers Report has been released, revealing that Nintendo has again received the top position on the chart. Rounding out the top five are Electronic Arts, Activision, Ubisoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment. Microsoft barely made it into the top ten:

The National Black Arts Festival Recognized by Doris Duke Foundation

The National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) has been selected to take part in Leading for the Future: Innovative Support for Artistic Excellence, a groundbreaking new arts initiative created by Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. As part of the pilot program, the National Black Arts Festival and nine other performing arts organizations across the country will receive grants to fund innovative projects that address sector-wide challenges such as shifting audiences, decreased funding sources, and new technologies.

BabyFirstTV Taps Summit Entertainment for Domestic DVD Distribution

BabyFirstTV has assigned Summit Entertainment as their exclusive, U.S. distributor for its lineup of baby and toddler developmental DVDs'. A global independent entertainment production and distribution studio, Summit Entertainment will represent the BabyFirstTV DVD line to home entertainment retailers and mass merchandisers nationwide.

Cisco, Microsoft joint entertainment giants to safeguard copyrighted materials

Cisco and Microsoft have joined entertainment titans Viacom and NBC Universal to lead a new advocacy group launched this week called Arts+Labs to safeguard copyrighted materials. The group, which also includes the Songwriters Guild of America, said it "aims to ensure that artists, creators and innovators can safely share their works through new online distribution channels with confidence that their right to earn fair compensation for their creativity is respected." Arts+Labs says it will also spread the word about how consumers can get their hands on legal entertainment content online.

MarkMonitor Announces Top Level Domain Advisory Services

28th October 2008 -MarkMonitor®, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, has announced a new offering, Top Level Domain Advisory Services, to assist brandholders in developing customised brand strategies in response to the expansion of top level domains (TLDs) by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). MarkMonitor Top Level Domain Advisory Services provide world-class, comprehensive assistance for brandholders throughout the entire ICANN process, whether they plan to acquire and operate a top level domain or proactively defend their brands during the application process and beyond.

Claremont Gradaute University Arts Management Program Expands With New Leadership

A revamped and expanded Masters in Arts Management program begins at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) this fall under new leadership. This represents a unique opportunity for students to study under one of the industry’s most experienced veterans, Laura Zucker, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Claremont, CA, October 09, 2008 -- Revamped program is the only of its kind in California, and it aims to keep Los Angeles' creative talent in the arts and nonprofits local. A recent study indicates that the arts and culture are the second-largest generator for the LA economy. (http://www.otis.edu/calendar/detail/id/109).

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