Two well-known paintings about war—Delacroix’s triumphant Liberty Leading the People (1830) and Picasso’s darkly chaotic Guernica (1937)—use distinct styles and compositional arrangements to amplify a ...

The new chairmen of the National Endowment for the Arts hails Philadelphia for its use of the arts as an economic engine. The new chairmen of the National Endowment for the Arts hails Philadelphia for ...

It began on the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal. “For an economist, these are the best of times and the worst of times,” wrote Russ Roberts, a professor of economics at George Mason University.

Creative-sector events like the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival were pivotal to Louisiana’s economic recovery. Pictured: the Brass-A-Holics. (Photo credit: kowarski.) The economic shockwave ...

Iowa City is pondering the value of public art. Some local organizers complain the city government has underfunded its public arts budget in recent years. By their calculation, the city's per capita ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Broward County and the city of Fort Lauderdale announced a ...

Listeners weigh in on the Obama administration's plan to include $50 million for the arts in the economic stimulus package — and Brandeis University's plan to sell part of its prized art collection.

We’ve known it all along – art and culture in Buffalo are driving economic forces that lead to more prosperity for everyone. Now, Arts Services Inc. (ASI), a nonprofit organization that supports and ...

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Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit that advocates for arts and arts education in the U.S., released data on how the arts sector affects Oregon. The study showed that Oregon’s nonprofit arts industry ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The arts are a prominent aspect of Hampton Roads. Those traveling through the seven cities can't help but see the colorful murals, grand statues and assortment of art museums.

An economics bachelor’s degree prepares you to collect and analyze information, monitor economic trends, and develop forecasts to guide industries in making critical decisions. Three Dynamic Tracks: ...