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19 hours ago

Steamroller Dance: "Bespoke" Free Premiere (SF)

Steamroller Dance Company, in collaboration with The Singers of the Street, is set to present the Bay Area premiere of 'Bespoke' at the San Francisco International Arts Festival.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 days ago

Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Cultural centers are evolving to reflect diverse architectural explorations and redefine public institutions' roles in various contexts.
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 days ago

Lights, Movement, and Meaning: Achievement First Dance Festival Brings 700+ to Brooklyn Stage * Brooklyn Paper

There's something powerful that happens when students step onto a stage and the entire community shows up for them. Events like this bring families, staff, and students together in a way that builds pride, connection, and a real sense of belonging.
Brooklyn
Science
fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Mountain View Second Grader Designs Artemis Crew's Rise' Mascot, Beating 2,600 Others

Lucas Ye's toy, Rise, was selected as the zero-gravity indicator for Artemis II, winning against over 2,600 contestants worldwide.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

Youth Commons / Studio RE+N

A neglected rooftop in Songyang County transforms into a vibrant community commons despite initial design flaws and lack of facilities.
Education
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

Designing Coexistence: Meet the Winners of the First Edition of ArchDaily Student Project Awards

ArchDaily launched the Student Project Awards to recognize and support emerging architectural talent and innovative ideas from students worldwide.
fromPhilosophynow
4 days ago
Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.
#generative-ai
fromThe Verge
5 days ago
Graphic design

Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums

Generative AI poses a significant threat to creative professionals, impacting job prospects and sparking protests among students.
fromFast Company
2 months ago
Marketing

Making things that make things

Advertising is shifting from producing fixed assets to engineering adaptive generative systems that create personalized content and interfaces at scale.
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums

Generative AI poses a significant threat to creative professionals, impacting job prospects and sparking protests among students.
Arts
from48 hills
5 days ago

Live Shots: Hoops, wands, fans flew fabulously at 'The Flow Show' - 48 hills

The Flow Show showcased diverse movement forms with props, blending scripted performances and improvisation to create a captivating experience.
#mermaid-parade
Fundraising
fromGothamist
5 days ago

Coney Island Mermaid Parade set to return after 'urgent financial crisis'

The 44th annual Mermaid Parade will return to Coney Island after successful fundraising efforts by Coney Island USA.
Brooklyn
fromNews 12 - Default
3 days ago

Organizers of Coney Island Mermaid Parade 'hopeful' annual event returns this year

The annual Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn faces financial challenges but organizers hope to raise funds to continue the tradition.
Fundraising
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

Coney Island Mermaid Parade May Be Canceled Over Funding

Coney Island USA's Mermaid Parade faces a funding crisis requiring over $6,000 in emergency donations to proceed with the 2026 event scheduled for June 20.
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Ice sculpture carved for Boston's 'No Kings' rally destroyed by vandals, organizers say

I designed the sculpture so that, if it was vandalized, it would still be the same message, because the vandalizers would literally be ending ICE. Art has a lot of impacts on people, and it's a very emotional message and cause.
Boston
fromWarpweftandway
5 days ago

Upcoming Collaborative Learning Events

The first event is a roundtable on "Zhuangzi: Fate, Desires, Transformation" on April 6th at 9:00am Beijing time.
Philosophy
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

A Community Art Ecosystem in Practice / MINOR lab

The project emphasizes the reactivation of spatial value within existing community structures, transforming building stock into community assets of public significance.
Renovation
Design
fromFast Company
1 week ago

How the public changes spaces-and art-for the better

Public engagement enhances design, transforming spaces into vibrant community hubs that foster creativity and connection.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 weeks ago

Craft and continuity at Catlin Gabel Community Arts * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland's craft institutions have closed, but their legacy continues through community studios and programs that maintain craft-centered education and creative opportunities.
Independent films
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Coney Island Film School to host first-ever student film festival this weekend in Brooklyn | amNewYork

The Coney Island Film School's inaugural student film festival showcases diverse experimental films from students of varying experience levels, led by filmmaker Dylan Mars Greenberg.
#stem-education
Education
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

Summit Academy Charter School hosts inaugural Maker Faire in Red Hook * Brooklyn Paper

Summit Academy Charter School hosted its inaugural Maker Faire to engage students in STEM, addressing underrepresentation of Black and Brown students in STEM fields and careers.
Fundraising
fromBKMAG
2 weeks ago

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade is in Troubled Waters

Coney Island USA launched a GoFundMe campaign to fund the 44th Mermaid Parade after depleting resources fighting casino development, needing $18,000 with over $16,000 already raised.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

It's like a giant book club': how schools are getting children excited about reading again

Research has shown there is a reading for pleasure crisis among children in the UK, where enjoyment of books has fallen to its lowest level in two decades. Not so here at Christ Church primary, a tiny Church of England school tucked behind the maze of HS2 construction works in Camden, north London, where children fizz with excitement about books.
Books
Design
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

How Contemporary Design Fairs Are Redefining Craft

Design fairs remain essential for experiencing the full character of objects, emphasizing craft, innovation, and global collaboration.
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

St. Patrick's Day Parade: Youth Sports Day

The 175th San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade offers children aged 12 and under opportunities to experience Irish sports including Rugby, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie, and Soccer.
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

At Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School, student talent program helps Brooklyn teens find passion and purpose * Brooklyn Paper

Growing up, I struggled to figure out what made sense for me, what made me me. When I joined the drum line and felt that community, everything clicked. It made me a better person. It gave me something to fight for.
Brooklyn
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
2 weeks ago

Two Collaborative Learning () Events This Week

The 四海为学 Collaborative Learning Project hosts two free public events: Louise Edwards discussing childhood and gender in China on March 19, and Peter Hershock exploring AI and agency from a Buddhist perspective on March 20.
#art-exhibition
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

Milpitas student part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

Milpitas High School freshman Cindy Xu is among 97 artists selected for ArtNow 2026, NUMU's record-breaking annual juried show for Santa Clara County high school students exploring the theme Before/Between/Beyond.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 weeks ago

Milpitas student part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

Milpitas High School freshman Cindy Xu is among 97 artists selected for ArtNow 2026, NUMU's record-breaking annual juried show for Santa Clara County high school students exploring the theme Before/Between/Beyond.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

Merging Craft Practices and New Media at the Museum of Craft and Design

Video Craft exhibition explores how video, film, and early moving image technologies share formal and technical properties with traditional craft media like ceramics, textiles, and glass through encoding, looping, and sampling.
Design
fromCornell Chronicle
2 weeks ago

Enter the dragon: Milestone Dragon Day to take viewers inside | Cornell Chronicle

First-year architecture students at Cornell University build and parade a 100-foot dragon through campus on March 27, celebrating a 125-year-old tradition that allows the public to walk through the structure.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Video: See the Drone Show That Followed Saturday's Chinese New Year Parade

A 500-drone show celebrating the Year of the Horse successfully flew over San Francisco's Embarcadero Saturday night, replacing traditional fireworks for Lunar New Year celebrations.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

PHOTOS: This was the scene at Sunday's Shamrock Splash into Boston Harbor

Participants gathered at Constitution Beach, where dozens of "splashers" ran into the freezing water to raise money for the Better Beaches Grant Program. The program provides small grants to individuals and organizations that host free public events and activities each summer on Department of Conservation and Recreation beaches from Nahant to Nantasket.
Boston
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Student design competition for permanent George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis opens

Students from across Minnesota are invited to submit designs for a permanent memorial at a 2,247 sq. ft site outside the Cup Foods at East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd died in May 2020 after former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. The intersection has since been renamed George Perry Floyd Square and features a traffic circle with a temporary memorial at its centre.
Portland food
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

March DanceWatch: Street dance, fairy tales, and a big hole in dance education * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland State University eliminated its dance program in 1995, creating a lasting gap in the city's arts ecosystem that remains unaddressed despite the university's strong overall arts presence.
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Cupertino students part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

NUMU received more than 600 submissions from 53 high schools on the theme 'Before/Between/Beyond.' Students were welcome to explore before, between or beyond as individual ideas or any combination of the three. The works selected for the show represent 36 high schools.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Mercury News
4 weeks ago

Sunnyvale students part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

NUMU received more than 600 submissions from 53 high schools on the theme "Before/Between/Beyond." Students were welcome to explore before, between or beyond as individual ideas or any combination of the three. The works selected for the show represent 36 high schools. This show features the largest number of artists ever to exhibit, including The King's Academy juniors Audrey Wang and Iris Zheng.
Arts
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Campbell students part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

Four Campbell teens are among the 97 artists whose work has been chosen for ArtNow 2026, the annual juried show at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) for high school students in Santa Clara County. NUMU received more than 600 submissions from 53 high schools on the theme Before/Between/Beyond.
California
fromThe Mercury News
4 weeks ago

Peninsula students part of biggest juried high school art show on record at NUMU

NUMU received more than 600 submissions from 53 high schools on the theme "Before/Between/Beyond." Students were welcome to explore before, between or beyond as individual ideas or any combination of the three. The works selected for the show represent 36 high schools.
Arts
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Floats for San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade get finishing touches

So Year of the Horse, it's energy, it's passion, it's momentum so a lot of things that we're really hoping to embody in the new year. We're in the home stretch. We've got a couple of days left and we've got a nice little team that's cranking out all the finishing work that needs to go into it.
San Francisco
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Unveiling of key art project in Redwood City goes forward

A community piano painted by artist Christine Ong-Dijcks debuts March 11 in Redwood City as part of a public art campaign celebrating local culture and nature.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 weeks ago

New program connects schools with Disney's musical magic

Through Disney Musicals in Schools' Stage Connect, educators are given free resources like show scripts, music tracks and training that give them the confidence they need to produce a school musical. The program makes musicals and bringing the magic of Disney into public schools more accessible for all.
Education
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

'Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn': Brooklyn Org celebrates 2026 Spark Prize Winners * Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn can be a national model for what it looks like to build community around philanthropy, and in truly challenging moments like the one we are currently facing, it becomes even clearer: the way forward is to build strength globally. When national systems fail us, community becomes the safety net, neighborhood institutions become the backbone.
Brooklyn
Renovation
A couple built a custom home on a challenging hillside lot in Silver Lake, requiring extensive foundation work and specialized architectural design to overcome geological constraints.
fromDesign Milk
4 weeks ago

The Fountain Celebrates Craft, Connection, and Lime Green

To drink, to bathe, to swim, water has been integral to every society, at every point in our relatively short history here on earth. We connect, drink, and extend ourselves over water, a lifegiving force whose polarity explains much of human behavior. Fostering this sense of community is vital to our health and happiness as well.
Design
Environment
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Nonprofit seeks 'environmental change-makers' for contest

SVYCA launched a youth climate video contest for Santa Clara County students 12–18 to submit 2–5 minute videos on Coyote Valley, farming, and nature-based solutions.
Miscellaneous
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

7 Unbuilt Masterplans Reimagining Urban Futures Through Ecology and Collective Space

Unbuilt urban masterplans explore adaptive spatial frameworks that recalibrate mobility, ecology, and collective life through climate-responsive design and public space integration across diverse global contexts.
Arts
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

BuildFest Introduces "Acts of Construction," a Three-Year Exploration of Timber Installations

Bethel Woods launches BuildFest, a three-year initiative featuring large-scale timber installations and multimedia experiences on the historic 1969 Woodstock festival grounds, organized sequentially around construction, choreography, and performance themes.
fromsilive
1 month ago

Staten Island's Best Dressed: 2026 Cub Scout Pinewood Derby winners

The Pinewood Derby is one of the signature traditions of Cub Scouting, highlighting the program's strong focus on family participation. Working together with parents or guardians, Scouts turn a small wooden block - measuring just 2 by 7 inches - into a custom race car. Along the way, they explore foundational STEM principles like design planning, balance, weight placement and critical thinking, while also expressing their individuality through creative decoration.
New York City
Social justice
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Celebrating Black Joy: Behind the scenes look at Black Joy Parade

Oakland's Black Joy Parade and Festival celebrates Black culture and history, showcases entrepreneurs and unique participants, and draws thousands to Downtown Oakland.
Education
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

When the School Becomes the City: Community-Centered Projects in the Global South

School architecture functions as a catalyst for social transformation by creating multifunctional civic spaces that integrate education, culture, sports, and community engagement within urban territories.
Arts
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

SFMOMA's New 75,000 Floating Kites Canopy Debuts

Over 75,000 hand-built bamboo-and-paper kites create a massive immersive art installation at SFMOMA's free public gallery, opening August 22, 2026.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Explore the Longlist of the ArchDaily Student Project Awards

ArchDaily launched the Student Project Awards to recognize and support emerging architectural talent, announcing 104 longlisted projects from submissions worldwide across all continents and study levels.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Mural hopes to inspire future construction workers

An east London mural featuring apprentices aims to inspire more people to pursue construction careers and help address a national shortage of qualified tradespeople.
Writing
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

The poet laureate with a bold plan to get Boyle Heights students into the woods - and on the stage

Feng Shui Poetry in the Parks uses poetry and feng shui principles to connect urban Los Angeles students with nature, fostering grounding and environmental appreciation.
Law
fromCbsnews
2 months ago

Brooklyn teens turn bracelet-making into hands-on civics lessons

A youth-led program uses bead-making to teach teenagers constitutional rights, improving civic literacy and reaching underserved communities through library partnerships.
Typography
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Work-Form's practice has its roots in participatory design and place-making

Work-Form combines teaching and studio practice to produce research-led, community-centered graphic design emphasizing immersive processes, participatory methods, and playful typographic experimentation.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

It's no Milano Cortina, but these students are getting their Olympic pride on with their own winter games | CBC News

At the curling station in the gymnasium, students pushed forward little benches on wheels that they use in gym class instead of using curling stones. The school also created a scoreboard. "Not everything is perfect," Robin said. Upstairs, there was an ice fishing station, where the school set up cardboard boxes with white construction paper meant to look like snow on the outside. It magnetized fish and seals and put them inside.
Toronto
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

This week in Oakland: the Trash Falcons exhibit 'What We Sow,' and the making of the Black Joy Parade at OMCA

This one is for the 5-foot-10 and up ladies and the over 6-foot fellas looking for love. Hit those marks and you'll enjoy $2 cocktails until midnight. But don't worry if you're not a tall glass of water; everyone is welcome to join. The vibes include live music by DJs Thowwow and Mousetwat, plus a dating game starting at 9 p.m. for a chance to win a paid Valentine's Day dinner at Sobre Mesa. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m., free, Thee Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave.
Film
Design
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The 2026 National Design Awards are steeped in climate and craft

The 2026 National Design Awards recognize designers prioritizing climate action, sustainability, and craft as counterforces to environmental crisis and automation.
Relationships
fromBustle
1 month ago

This Is Your Sign To Go "Color Hunting" With Friends

Color hunting is a simple, free activity that helps friends meet, explore surroundings, photograph finds, and create shared, colorful photo collections.
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Free Guided Tour of Ace Makerspace (Oakland)

This tour goes all the way through the 6 rooms at Ace! Your tour guide will take you through all the basics and can provide help signing up as a member. Please DO NOT arrive more than 5 min. early or late as we will not be able to accommodate extra tours or early starts. If you get here really early there is a beer garden on the corner that serves a great pint or lemonade.
Non-profit organizations
Remodel
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Designing the Public Market: Architecture for Gathering, Trading, and Belonging

Markets become place when regular gatherings combine with a physical element—roof, adaptive reuse, or temporary structure—to create sheltering, accommodating, and alluring spaces.
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

To gain public trust, make art central to science communication

Art-science collaborations should be supported and normalised to communicate science, strengthen public trust, and develop researchers' observational, creative, and empathetic skills.
fromUntapped New York
1 year ago

Be Part of NYC's Annual Architectural Pumpkin Carving Contest, Pumpkitecture! - Untapped New York

On Halloween Eve, teams of New York City architects will go "gourd-to-gourd" to create the most impressive work of pumpkin architecture in hopes of winning the Pritzkerpumpkin Prize! The annual Pumpkitecture Competition is one of the final events of Archtober, New York City's month-long celebration of architecture and design. If you're an Untapped New York member, you can snag one of our limited free tickets to the event and watch the live carving competition!
New York City
Environment
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Bay Made Showcase: How We Build This with May Boeve

Storytelling drives movement building by cultivating courage, belonging, connection, and collective power among organizers and communities.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Designing With, Not For: CatalyticAction's Participatory Practice

Architecture is often evaluated through finished forms, yet some practices operate in a different register, one where design unfolds through relationships, time, and use rather than through a single outcome. For CatalyticAction, participation is not a parallel social activity, but the means through which spaces are conceived, constructed, and sustained over time. Based between Beirut and London, the practice has worked across the Middle East and Europe, developing public spaces, schools, playgrounds, and everyday urban infrastructures through long-term collaboration with local communities.
Design
San Francisco
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

'Hometown Heroes' exhibit showcases San Jose athletes, artists

San Jose City Hall unveiled "Hometown Heroes," a multi-part exhibition celebrating local athletes, artists, and sports photography, on display through July 31.
Education
fromsilive
1 month ago

'Colors and fun': Student artwork transforms Staten Island bowling alley | In Class column

Michael J. Petrides high school students transformed a bowling alley into a cosmic-themed art gallery showcasing student artworks blending motion, space, and community collaboration.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago

Brooklyn's 23rd annual Idiotarod cart race a success

Thirty teams raced costumed, decorated shopping carts in the 23rd annual Idiotarod in East Williamsburg, combining a five-mile bar-crawl, checkpoint minigames, and an afterparty.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
1 month ago

Inside Brooklyn's Black Future Festival, Where Children Imagine The Next 100 Years Of Black History

From February 15 through February 21, the museum will host its annual Black Future Festival, a weeklong slate of performances, workshops, and hands-on programs designed to give children and families space to imagine the next century of Black creativity, resilience, and innovation. The festival runs during New York City public schools' midwinter recess and fills the museum's galleries with movement, sound, and art-making.
Brooklyn
Education
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Portland Art Museum's Bold New Vision for Youth and Community Education and Engagement * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland Art Museum transformed spaces to prioritize K–12 education with transparent, tech-enabled learning studios and youth galleries integrated visibly into the museum.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

ArchDaily Student Project Awards: Submission Deadline Extended

ArchDaily Student Project Awards deadline extended to February 20, 2026; theme Architecture of Coexistence; winners showcased on ArchDaily and awarded USD 1,500 each.
fromBusline News
2 months ago

Laketran Accepting Entries For 2026 Design A Bus Wrap Student Art Contest - Busline News

We're always amazed by the creativity of our student artists. This year's America 250 theme encourages students to explore our local impact on the nation's story through art,
Arts
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Reflecting on the International Day of Education: From Playful Environments to Youth Agency in Architecture

Education has long been understood as a cornerstone of social development, shaping not only individual futures but also the collective capacity of societies to respond to change. Observed annually on 24 January, the International Day of Education invites reflection on the role education plays in addressing global challenges and sustaining social progress. As the world confronts overlapping challenges, from technological transformation to deepening inequalities, the question of how education is imagined, governed, and experienced has become increasingly urgent.
Education
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Students Just Built a Pavilion That Robots Can Rebuild Forever - Yanko Design

A modular timber pavilion assembled with reversible joinery and robotic precision demonstrates waste-free, reusable construction through adaptable components and disassembly-friendly design.
Arts
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Vessel: An Exploration in Clay of Form, Ritual and Story

Vessel reframes ceramic vessels as carriers of cultural meaning, memory, ritual, and personal expression.
Design
fromDesign Milk
1 month ago

Celebrate the Disruptors, Dreamers + Doers of Design with CDW

Design Milk partners with Clerkenwell Design Week to expand the CDW Awards, celebrating both innovative interior products and the people behind them for 2026.
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