New budgetary and organizational changes were announced for the Federation of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences that aim to create a more integrated and unified system of colleges.

With more funding anticipated in 2009 for public art projects, the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council is asking residents to help plan the scope and nature of art around the city.

A $53,000 check was recently presented to Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council by Women for the Arts in support of children’s programming for yearlong activities and Jump! Jive! & JamFest.

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Jared Blevins with Rock City Staging and Leopard Productions in Little Rock strings cables for the Jump, J!ve and JamFest’s main stage Thursday afternoon. The festival begins tonight and runs through Sunday.

With a passion for art and teaching, UMKC senior Karen Miazga won the Jack J. Isgur Foundation Scholarship for Education in the Humanities. With the emphasis of student education in math and science, the humanities in many cases are the first area of