• Book/Printed Material
    Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
    Decorative Arts and Material Culture Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
    The official Web site of the Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture which collects and creates electronic resources for study and research of the decorative arts, with a particular focus on Early America. Provides access to electronic texts and journals, image collections in art history, architectural history, medical history, databases, and links to information organizations, museums, and research facilities.
    • Contributor: University of Wisconsin - Madison. Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
    • Date: 2000
  • Web Archive
    Native Arts and Cultures Foundation From the organization's website, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation "advances equity and cultural knowledge, focusing on the power of arts and collaboration to strengthen Native communities and promote positive social change with American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples in the United States." Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
    • Date: 2015
  • Web Archive
    Ministry of Arts Culture and Heritage Ministry of Arts Culture and Heritage Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
    • Date: 2022
  • Software, E-Resource
    CultureFinder.com
    Culture finder dot com Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
    Provides access to information on theater, music, opera, dance, and visual arts events. Allows the user to search over 350,000 events in 1,500 United States cities. Links to arts resources and free newsletters. Searchable by city, event name, performer, composer, and arts organization.
    • Contributor: Culturefinder Inc
    • Date: 2000
  • Film, Video
    Palestinian Comtemporary Arts, Trends, and Thematics Adila Laidi-Hanieh of George Mason University presents "Palestinian Contemporary Arts, Trends and Thematics: Cultural, Social and Historical Influences."
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2010
  • Web Archive
    Ministry of Culture, Fine Arts Department - Thailand Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
    • Date: 2017
  • Periodical
    Zenith : International Review of Arts and Culture.
    Zenit
    Zenit (Zenith) was the most important avant-garde magazine published in the former Yugoslavia and one of the most significant publications of the broader European avant-garde movement of the early 20th century. It was launched in February 1921 by the artist Ljubomir Micić (1895-1971) and published monthly in Zagreb and Belgrade until December 1926, when it was banned by the authorities. A total of 43...
    • Contributor: Micić, Ljubomir
    • Date: 1921-01-01
  • Exhibit
    Government Support for the Arts - Hope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture In 1958, President Eisenhower signed legislation establishing the National Cultural Center and an advisory committee on the arts, initiatives that eventually resulted in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
    • Contributor: Leffler, Warren K. - Hope, Bob
    • Date: 2010-07-11
  • Book/Printed Material
    Contemporary culture : new directions in arts and humanities research Annotation Are the humanities still relevant in the twenty-first century? In the context of pervasive economic liberalism and shrinking budgets, the importance of humanities research for society is increasingly put into question. This volume claims that the humanities do indeed matter by offering empirically grounded critical reflections on contemporary cultural practices, thereby opening up new ways of understanding social life and new directions in...
    • Contributor: Zijlmans, Kitty - Zwijnenberg, Robert - Thissen, Judith
    • Date: 2013-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Film, Video
    Laborlore: Expressive Culture, Work Culture and the Art of Representation This panel considers the artistic representations of work in a range of cultural and social contexts (Mexico, Texas, Nevada, San Francisco) and in a variety of media (graphic arts, video and material culture). The panel focuses on issues of self-representation, the aesthetics of portraying work culture for both inside and outside audiences and the ways in which members of working communities adapt old and...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2007
  • Book/Printed Material
    Culture, democracy and the right to make art : the British community arts movement "Based on the words and experiences of the people involved, this book tells the story of the community arts movement in the UK, and, through a series of essays, assesses its influence on present day participatory arts practices. Part I offers the first comprehensive account of the movement, its history, rationale and modes of working in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; Part II...
    • Contributor: Jeffers, Alison
    • Date: 2017-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Blog
    Puertorriqueños de Estados Unidos: Identity, Arts, and Culture Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean. Puerto Rican migration to the mainland United States has largely been driven by economic necessity, whether of individuals’ needs to earn more to support themselves and their families, or large scale economic events such as the Great Depression and other …
    • Contributor: Hall, Stephanie
    • Date: 2021-06-11
  • Web Archive
    Kuch Khaas – The Centre for Arts, Culture & Dialogue Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
    • Date: 2019
  • Web Archive
    West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
    • Contributor: West Virginia
    • Date: 2002
  • Book/Printed Material
    Arts & economic prosperity 5 : the economic impact of nonprofit arts & culture organizations & their audiences in the State of North Carolina
    Arts and economic prosperity five : | Economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences in the State of North Carolina | Americans For the Arts, arts & economic prosperity 5
    Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 27, 2020).
    • Contributor: Americans for the Arts (Organization)
    • Date: 2017-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Film, Video
    Literary & Performing Arts of Turkmenistan In observance of Turkmenistan Culture Day and the 20th anniversary of the nation's independence, the Library hosted a series of events celebrating Turkmenistan, including this symposium on its literary and performing arts. Speakers included H.E. Meret Orazov, ambassador of Turkmenistan to the United States; Atageldy Shamuradov, deputy minister of culture, Turkmenistan; Susan Elliott, deputy assistant secretary for south & central Asian affairs, US State...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2011
  • Film, Video
    Understanding Egyptian Cuisine & Culture In this lecture, Amy Riolo defines Egyptian cuisine, explains how the food is central to Egyptian culture, and talks about food throughout Egyptian history.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2013
  • Book/Printed Material
    Vibrant culture, thriving economy : arts, culture, and prosperity in Arizona's Valley of the Sun
    Summary report of the Maricopa Regional Arts and Culture Task Force Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
    "May 2004." "Sponsored by Flinn Foundation, J.W. Kieckhefer Foundation, Margaret T. Morris Foundation, [and] the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust." Also available via the World Wide Web.
    • Contributor: Welch, Nancy - Plosila, Walter H. - Battelle Memorial Institute - Morrison Institute for Public Policy - Clarke, Marianne K. - Maricopa Regional Arts and Culture Task Force
    • Date: 2004
  • Film, Video
    Saga Literature and Its Relation to Modern Visual Arts and Music The Library of Congress and the Cornell University Library sponsored a scholarly symposium on Old Norse sagas. The symposium, "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture," featured five sessions presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Old Icelandic studies. Today's session,"Saga Literature and Its Relation to Modern Visual Arts and Music," featured Andrew Wawn, United Kingdom: "Picturing the Sagas: Some Victorian Perspectives";...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division
    • Date: 2000
  • Legislation
    S.1059 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Act Summary of S.1059 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Act
    • Contributor: 103rd Congress - Senate - Stevens, Ted
    • Date: 1993-12-22
  • Book/Printed Material
    Romanian-American negotiations in education, science, culture, and arts As a political model for the young democracy in interwar Romania, as a protector against threats to the sovereignty and integrity of the state, as a cultural model, and as a daily life, America represented for Romania a reference point, a factor of stability and progress
    • Contributor: Sigmirean, Cornel - Andraș, Sonia D. - Mihaly, Roxana
    • Date: 2023
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Book/Printed Material
    The arts and crafts of literacy : Islamic manuscript cultures in sub-Saharan Africa "The articles in this volume were originally presented at the conference The arts and crafts of literacy: manuscript cultures in Muslim Sub-Saharan Africa, held at the University of Cape Town, 5-6 September 2013"--Page vii. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on 08/25/2020)
    • Contributor: Brigaglia, Andrea - Nobili, Mauro
    • Date: 2017-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Film, Video
    Korean Culture Art Program and Concert Musicians and artists from around the world traveled to participate in a program acknowledging and celebrating traditional Korean music, which includes the use of 17 instruments. The event is sponsored by the Korean Team of the Asian Division, the Asian Division Friends Society, Music Division, American Folklife Center, the Korea Foundation, and the KORUS House at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Asian Division - American Folklife Center - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2009
  • Film, Video
    Facing the Music: Traditional Culture and Copyright To what extent should copyright law protect the use and exploitation of traditional culture belonging to indigenous communities? Today's copyright law sadly overlooks and, arguably, discriminates against the interests of the authors of indigenous or traditional musical works - including folk music. As a single example, copyright law asserts that a work must, in effect, be written down for it to be copyrightable; this...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2006
  • Web Archive
    Velvetpark | Art Thought Culture Velvetpark: Dyke Culture in Bloom is a lesbian and feminist arts and culture website that regularly features music, literature, theater, fine arts, film, television, and social activism as it impacts queer culture. Velvetpark also hosts a social network and dating community for lesbians and queer-identified women. Website. electronic | Electronic (Form).
    • Date: 2019