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Arts Incubation Stories: MAxT Makerspace

Arts Incubation Stories: MAxT Makerspace

When Peterborough native Roy Schlieben moved back to his hometown nearly a decade ago, he joined a committee exploring the idea of opening a makerspace there. Partnering with Arts Alive! for fiscal sponsorship enabled the project to launch quickly. Here’s the story!

Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Drum Production Studios

Arts Spotlight - Stories from the Pandemic: Drum Production Studios

Rory Hurley and Eddie Gomez started their company, Drum Production Studios in Peterborough, to be able to use their creative skills in dance, music and translate them to video to help people deliver their message to audiences. When the pandemic led to clients cancelling live events, effectively emptying their calendar, the partners changed tack and began livestreaming. This helped them continue to keep audiences engaged and inspired during very difficult times. We’re proud to share Rory and Eddie’s story, in their own words.

Arts Alive! Receives National Grant

Arts Alive! Receives National Grant

Arts Alive! to Receive Funding and Assistance from National Endowment for the Arts

In its ongoing support of rural communities, the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council, announces the 2021 communities taking part in its national initiative, the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD). Keene is one of four communities selected for a multi-day design workshop to address small scale and tangible design and building projects in the downtown “Arts Corridor” concept. This project is being led by Arts Alive! in partnership with many individual artists and organizations.