Community Engagement

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Diverse jazz musicians performing in a futuristic club, blending traditional and electronic sounds, with an engaged audience.

Jazz music's 2026 evolution proves its enduring vitality

In 2026, the Brick Lane Jazz Festival marked its fifth iteration, celebrating its largest year to date with a significant expansion.

Andre Silva·May 20, 2026

A diverse community engages with a captivating modern sculpture in a bustling city square, highlighting the social and cultural impact of public art.

Art

What Is the Evolution and Cultural Significance of Public Art?

In the devastated neighborhoods of post-Katrina New Orleans in 2005, a performance of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot became an unexpected source of community healing.

Matteo Ricci·May 19, 2026

Diverse community members joyfully participate in a free mask-making workshop at an outdoor arts festival, creating large, colorful masks.

Culture

How Cultural Festivals Are Redefining Community Engagement for 2026

In Ireland, the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival offers free mask-making workshops to local schools and community groups, fostering immediate, hands-on participation.

Eleanor Voss·May 15, 2026