California Arts Council Launches New Individual Artist Fellowships Program Agency returns to individual artist funding for first time in 18 years; grants will support individual artistic practice through unrestricted funding SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Arts Council has announced the opening of a new fellowship program intended to recognize, uplift, and celebrate California artists as part of its 2021 grant opportunities. The Individual Artist Fellowships will support artists … Continue reading California Arts Council Launches New Individual Artist Fellowships Program

SELENA, SALT-N-PEPA, TALKING HEADS, GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE, LIONEL HAMPTON, AND MARILYN HORNE TO BE HONORED WITH RECORDING ACADEMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ED CHERNEY, BENNY GOLSON AND KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS TO BE HONORED WITH TRUSTEES AWARD; DANIEL WEISS TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL GRAMMY® AWARD SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (DEC. 22, 2020) — The Recording Academy® has announced the honorees for its 2021 Special Merit Awards. The Lifetime Achievement Award … Continue reading The Recording Academy® Announces Selena as a 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient alongside Salt-N-Pepa, Talking Heads, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Lionel Hampton and Marilyn Horne

JOAN BAEZ’S “MISCHIEF MAKERS 2” EXHIBITION  OPENS JANUARY 6 VIRTUAL RECEPTION IN CELEBRATION OF BAEZ’S 80TH BIRTHDAY STREAMING JANUARY 9 December 15, 2020—“Mischief Makers 2,” the second solo show by iconic folksinger, activist and artist Joan Baez, showcasing her portraits of people making the world a better place, opens January 6 and runs through February 14 at Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, CA. In celebration of the artist’s 80th birthday, a reception will … Continue reading Joan Baez’s “Mischief Makers 2” exhibition opens January 6, virtual reception in celebration of Baez’s 80th birthday streaming January 9

THE LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION® LAUNCHES ITS SEASON OF GIVING WITH THE JUANES SCHOLARSHIP A four-year scholarship towards a bachelor’s degree at Berklee College of Music and 43 additional scholarships are available to students in need  Deadline to Apply: April 10, 2021  MIAMI (DEC. 14, 2020) — The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announced today that it is accepting applications for its 2021 scholarships. These include a Prodigy Scholarship co-sponsored … Continue reading The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® Launches its Season of Giving with the Juanes Scholarship

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S SFS MEDIA RECORDINGS NOMINATED FOR TWO 2021 GRAMMY AWARDS BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE FOR COPLAND SYMPHONY NO. 3 AND BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM FOR MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS’ OWN MEDITATIONS ON RILKE AND DIARY OF ANNE FRANK SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The San Francisco Symphony’s live-concert recordings on the Orchestra’s in-house SFS Media Label have been nominated for two 2021 Grammy® Awards.  The SFS Media recording of Copland Symphony No. 3 with Music … Continue reading San Francisco Symphony Recordings Nominated for Two 2021 Grammy Awards

THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2, VOLUME 1 (CHAPTERS 9-12) DIGITAL SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE TODAY  MUSIC FROM THE EMMY®-WINNING DISNEY+ ORIGINAL SERIESFEATURES SCORE AND MUSIC BYOSCAR®, GRAMMY® AND EMMY®-AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER LUDWIG GÖRANSSON  THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2, VOLUME 2 (CHAPTERS 13-16)AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 18 Burbank, CA – November 20, 2020 — Walt Disney Records releases the digital soundtrack from Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” Lucasfilm’s multiple Emmy®-winning live-action series, streaming exclusively on Disney+. The … Continue reading The Mandalorian Season 2, Volume 1 soundtrack featuring score by multiple award-winning composer Ludwig Göransson is available today

Por: Ernesto Altamirano La San Francisco Symphony presentará una Celebración Virtual Bilingüe del Día de los Muertos el 31 de octubre, organizada y comisariada por la música y educadora del Área de la Bahía Martha Rodríguez-Salazar, con una aparición especial de la fundadora y directora de Casa Círculo Cultural Verónica Escámez, y con músicos de la SF Symphony, integrantes de Los Cenzontles y el guitarrista … Continue reading La San Francisco Symphony llevará a cabo una Celebración Virtual Bilingüe del Día de los Muertos el 31 de Octubre y 7 de Noviembre

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ANNOUNCESDIGITAL SEASON IN 2021 SF Ballet’s digital season includes world premieres of three new works by choreographers Cathy Marston, Danielle Rowe, and Myles Thatcher New digitally conceived Swan Lake based on Helgi Tomasson’s original choreography, as well as a new film capture of George Balanchine’s Emeralds Digital season opens on January 21 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which closed the 2020 Season after one performance before city-wide shutdown … Continue reading San Francisco Ballet Announces Digital Season in 2021

Por: Ernesto Altamirano El Instituto de Artes y Ciencias de la Universidad de California, Santa Cruz, con la participación de el Museo de Arte de San José (SJMA) y el Colegio de Justicia Criminal John Jay, se complace en anunciar Baring Freedom, una nueva iniciativa sobre arte, prisiones, vigilancia policial y justicia. Con una exhibición de arte contemporáneo, un proyecto de arte público participativo, un … Continue reading El Instituto de Artes y Ciencias de UC Santa Cruz presenta la iniciativa de arte Barring Freedom

Por: Ernesto Altamirano Con muchos de estos lugares cerrados por la pandemia, una computadora en casa puede ser una forma bienvenida de ver el arte visual. Lo que sigue es un resumen con sitios para ver exhibiciones que estaban programadas para ser vistas en museos pero canceladas debido al cierre. Algunos también presentan exhibiciones de museos anteriores e impresionantes colecciones permanentes. Los visitantes también pueden … Continue reading Recorrido de Arte Visual por las Galerías de San Francisco en Línea