2018 Helen Levitt Contest

Helen Levitt’s wonderfully candid black-and-white shots from the 1930s and 40s of urban kids playing and ordinary people going about their lives— as well as the wonderfully warm and humorous street theater in her dye-transfer color prints from the 60s through...

Schools Find the Arts Keep Students in School

In Milwaukee, schools are finding the return of Arts funding has meant the return of students. After finding their budgets cut for years schools are now adding music and art teachers with the goal of boosting attendance and test scores....

A-Town Get Down Festival announces 2019 postponement after near-fatal shooting of founder Tom Townsend

A-Town Get Down announces the postponement of the 2019 A-Town Get Down Festival and will take a recovery year after the tragic shooting of founder and producer Tom Townsend in September 2018. A fundraising event for the Alex Townsend Memorial Foundation is scheduled...

A-Town Announces The 2019 A-Town Mini Fest, Coming to Savannah’s American Legion Ballroom on June 29th

The A-Town Get Down Foundation invites the community to attend the 2019 fundraiser taking place on June 29th, 2019 at the American Legion Ballroom at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of a full, day-long festival, this year’s event will focus on celebrating the arts outreach mission...

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