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Castles of Creativity: Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle in Bucks County, PA

Carnegie and Libraries: ‘Palaces for the People’ and Essential, Trusted Community Resources

Lachaise Foundation Embodies Active Preservation of an Artist’s Legacy – “It Takes a Village”

Empowering community through arts and culture

Side of Culture is a news and information source about under-the-radar arts and cultural organizations in the United States. The purpose and mission of the website and newsletter is to share the positive impact that local and regional cultural organizations have on their communities.

WELCOME to Side of Culture where you can find interesting cultural communities in the U.S. These communities are formed around museums, foundations, historic houses, theaters, bookshops, and libraries, among other places, and provide towns and cities across America with important benefits.

Castles of Creativity: Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle in Bucks County, PA

Bucks County, just northeast of Philadelphia, has long attracted creative people, from Pennsylvania Impressionist painters in the early 20th century

Carnegie and Libraries: ‘Palaces for the People’ and Essential, Trusted Community Resources

Carnegie Corporation of New York has launched a new mapping tool based on primary sources and archival materials for people

Lachaise Foundation Embodies Active Preservation of an Artist’s Legacy – “It Takes a Village”

The role of foundations can be vital to the continuing legacy of an artist or writer or any particular person

Andover Bookstore Creates Welcoming Community, a “Third Space”

When you walk into the Andover Bookstore, you’d expect to hear a shopkeeper’s bell affixed to the top of the

From Prison to Creative Hub: Virginia’s Workhouse Arts Center

What could be done with a closed, multi-building prison in the southern part of suburban Fairfax County, 25 miles from

Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland Colorado

An endearing frog forms a heart with its hands. A larger-than-life banana roller-skates down the path. A circle of children

Scandinavia House Weaves a Holistic Space on Park Avenue

If you believe there are still hidden gems in the heart of frenetic, super-sexy New York City, then add one

Engaging with Art at Providence’s Rhode Island School of Design

College and university art museums, each with a distinctive history and focus, can be inspiring resources not only for these

Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios Celebrates 25th Year with 19 New Members!

Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced 19 new Affiliate Members

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