THIS IS “US”: IDENTITY AND INCLUSION IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
FusionFest is seeking performers, vendors and volunteers to participate in the second year of Central Florida’s multicultural celebration. The free two-day event at Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2019 is an opportunity...
FILIPINO ARTIST FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA GETS HIGHEST RECOGNITION
Albuquerque, New Mexico - Filipino Artist from Tampa, Florida EDGAR "GARY" CARABIO received the highest recognition as a member of the "Masters Circle" after winning the top 75 out of 3000 entries at the...
Japanese Papercraft Artist Turns Empty Boxes of Snacks Into Charming Arts
Empty boxes of snacks can be reused in so many great ways; you can recycle them, or create some arts. Haruki, whom I introduce you to here, is also a Japanese university student and...
Artist showcases Europe’s largest calligraphy work
Take part in Masaaki Hasegawa's macro project to connect cultures through art
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As part of his project "Connect People Thru Art Beyond Borders", the artist Masaaki Hasegawa (Tokyo, 1987) has devised the largest calligraphy work in...
UNITED ARTS EXCEEDS 50% MARK, RAISES OVER $1 MILLION TOWARD $2 MILLION GOAL FOR...
United Arts of Central Florida announced today that five weeks into the annual Collaborative Campaign for the Arts, donations and pledges total $1.08 million (at 53.8 percent of the campaign’s $2 million goal). The...
Celebrating Lunar New Year series with Year of the Pig stamp
Lunar New Year is upon us again, and that always brings a flurry of orders for stamps collection. Around the world, millions of people welcome a new year with gifts, music, and celebration! Bright pink...
Japanese Pottery Artist Brings Rich History of Kogei to South Florida
Artist Ohi Toshio Chozaemon XI presents “The Spirit of Japanese Craftsmanship (Kogei) and Tea Ceremony” on January 23
The Consulate-General of Japan in Miami presents a series of lectures by renowned Japanese pottery artist Ohi...
World cultures celebrate diversity at the FusionFest
The FusionFest took place at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida on November 24th and 25th, 2018. The two-day event set out to explore and promote the “fusion” of multiple international nations through all the...
Japanese Calligraphy “Shodo Performance Koshien” Competition
Japanese learn shodo calligraphy from childhood in order to write beautiful characters. The brush—a traditional writing instrument—is very hard to use until one gets used to it. But by training many times, anyone can learn to...
FusionFest Celebrates Diversity
New festival brings two days of cultural and international entertainment, food and film to Central Florida
Orange County, Fla. – A new festival celebrating Central Florida’s growing diversity is coming to Orange County on Thanksgiving weekend this year. FusionFest,...