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Webinar: The International Mobility of Disabled Artists and Culture Professionals

03-06-2024

As international opportunities grow for musicians, On the Move is setting out to clear barriers to access faced by disabled artists.

The Lewis Prize Launches Blank Note Podcast

03-06-2024

The Lewis Prize for Music has launched a new podcast, The Blank Note, in partnership with Save the Music Foundation.

Upcoming Events at SIMM

03-06-2024

SIMM, an international music and social impact research network, has announced two events this fall.

Art Heals: Arts as a basic need in humanitarian settings

Samar Bandak, Global Communications Manager, Community Arts Network

03-05-2024

I have worked in the humanitarian sector for almost 15 years, in both Jordan and Lebanon, which have the highest refugees per capita in the world. In that time, I’ve learned thousands of life stories: of people who lost their homes, their possessions, and their established lives; of traumatized children and departed loved ones; of extreme health crises, both mental and physical. Yet, despite the hardships they reveal, these stories have always been more about bravery, strength, resilience, faith, and love.

Mutual Teaching, Mutual Learning at the Queen of Paradise Program

Jesús Briceño, Co-founder and Director, The Queen of Paradise Program, as told to The Ensemble

03-05-2024

The Queen of Paradise program was originally the brainchild of Father Miguel de la Calle, a priest at the IVE (Instituto del Verbo Encarnado) mission in Papua New Guinea. Father Miguel, says Maestro Briceño, “had full confidence, from day one, in the power of music to positively change lives.”

ELM Wins Award to Expand Latin Repertoire

03-04-2024

We don’t often report on grant recipients, but a big award to California’s Enriching Lives through Music (ELM) has some newsworthy features.

WHO Publishes Arts & Health Special Issue

02-07-2024

The World Health Organization, in partnership with a number of art and health institutions, just released a special issue of their SDGzine highlighting arts programs addressing urgent public health needs around the world.

Safe Spaces in Unsafe Places: Talking with Lucas Dols of Sounds of Change

Patrick Scafidi, Executive Editor, The Ensemble, in conversation with Lucas Dols, Founder/Director, Sounds of Change

02-07-2024

When we last spoke to Sounds of Change Founder and Director Lucas Dols, in 2022, he was hopeful about an upcoming year of growth for the organization… Seventeen months later, the world is no less difficult or overwhelming for young people looking to find their way. With a focus on those who are most affected by violence and displacement abroad, we talked with Lucas about the work Sounds of Change is doing to help.

 

Opportunities and Resources from ESUSA

02-07-2024

El Sistema USA is offering five scholarship spots to member organization employees to attend the Eastman Leadership Bootcamp on June 24–28.

Survey: Resources for Creative Health Practitioner Support

02-07-2024

If you’re an artist, creative health practitioner, or creative arts organization serving people with complex health needs, London Arts and Health wants to learn how you experience wellbeing support in your work.

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