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Norman Foster to Design Huge Hong Kong Cultural District - New York Times Blogs

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March 4, 2011, 1:00 pm

The British architect Norman Foster has been selected to design the master plan for the 100-acre West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, his firm, Foster & Partners, announced on Friday.

The harbor-front district, known as City Park, is to be a major hub for music, performing and visual arts that includes living spaces, galleries and studios. The project is considered to be the largest current cultural project in the world, Mr. Foster's firm said.

Friday's announcement was also made by Henry Tang, the Hong Kong chief secretary and the chairman of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority.

Mr. Foster was selected after an international competition that started with 109 firms, of which 12 were invited to compete. Three firms were ultimately asked to produce detailed proposals. The other two were Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture, based in Rotterdam, and Rocco Design Architects Limited, a Hong Kong firm.

Mr. Foster's design, developed over a yearlong public consultation, features cultural buildings in a new urban quarter alongside an expansive public park. In a statement, he called the project "unprecedented in its scale, scope and vision" and added that it "will be the catalyst to transform the city locally and regionally, as well as on the world stage."

Mr. Foster has also designed the Hong Kong international airport, the international terminal at the Beijing airport and the HSBC building in Hong Kong.

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Grants for arts, cultural programs announced - Star-Gazette

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The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2010 Decentralization and Local Capacity Building grant programs.

The area organizations, schools and artists will receive a total of $70,104 for community and school-based based arts and cultural programs taking place in 2011.

An award ceremony has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. March 21 at the International Motor Racing Research Center, 610 S. Decatur St. in Watkins Glen.

The following grants were awarded:

Chemung County

* Jan Kather, $2,300 for Meeting in the Middle, a panel presentation and impermanent video installation of collaborating artists Michael Chang, Marty McCutcheon and Jan Kather.

* Cantata Singers, $1,250 for a collaborative concert, 3 B's Plus Barber, at the North Presbyterian Church in Elmira, and $2,500 for the 2011 Festival of Women in the Arts.

* Valley Folk Music, sponsored by Congregation Shomray Hadath, $2,348 to present Valley Folk Music Concert Series 2011 season.

* Elmira Downtown Development, $750 to support the arts-in-education component of the 2011 Elmira Street Painting Festival in downtown Elmira.

* Jewish Center and Federation of the Twin Tiers, $1,000 to present a concert of Jewish Gospel Music by Yavilah McCoy, to be held at Congregation B'Nai Israel in West Elmira in the spring of 2011.

* Roy Matthews, sponsored by Van Etten-Spencer VFW Post 8139, $650 to present the Spring Fever Bluegrass Concert.

Schuyler County

* Dutton S. Peterson Memorial Library and Watkins Glen Public Library, $750 each to present five artistic programs at each library featuring local talent.

* Episcopal Parishes of Schuyler County, $2,500 to present Schuyler County Concert Series No. 5.

* The Lake Country Players, $1,000 to present "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; $1,000 for the Junior Players (ages 4-13) to present "Metaphasia," and $1,000 for teens ages 14-20 to present "Sleepy Hollow, The Musical."

Steuben County

* Town of Canisteo on behalf of Southern Tier Bluegrass Association, $4,648 for the Top of the Hill Bluegrass Festival 2011.

* Family Service Society of Corning, $1,200 for the Community Arts Program for Children and Teens, featuring in-depth hands-on art, craft and theater classes at the Corning Youth Center.

* Hornell Area Wind Ensemble sponsored by the United Presbyterian Church of Hornell, $1,500 to present Hornell Area Wind Ensemble Concert Series, six concerts in 2011.

* Hornell Public Library, $500 to bring musicians Joe Crookston and Lisa Craig Fenwick to three libraries (Hornell, Howard and Canisteo) this summer.

* Pulteney Free Library, $1,000 for two artist workshops and a music program, featuring artists Susan Covert and Sandi Cirillo and musician Nan Hoffman.

* Savona Free Library, $1,260 for ongoing instructional art experiences for youths ages 8-13, with artist Cynthia Hill.

* Wayland Free Library, $1,500 to support four musical performances, three children's theater performances, a mask-making workshop and a digital photography workshop for children ages 10 and up.

Tioga County, N.Y.

* Newark Valley Historical Society, $1,554 to present the Depot Friday Night Series and $1,757 for the Folk Art Series at the Bement-Billings Farmstead Museum in Newark Valley.

* Busy Bird Family Bluegrass Festival, sponsored by the Newark Valley United Church of Christ, $3,006 for the annual festival.

* The Kirby Band, $1,450 for musical programs throughout the summer and fall of 2011.

* Village of Newark Valley, $1,425 to present Music in the Parks.

* Tioga County Contra Dance sponsored by Tioga County Tourism, $2,228 to present Tioga County Contra Dance 2011.

* Tioga County Tourism, $700 to support artist performances at the Lights on the River Festival, held the first Friday in December.

And awards for Artist Crossroads (Individual Artist Tier of Decentralization Funding) are:

Chemung County

* Jan Kather: $2,472 for An Intimate View.

* Annemarie Zwack, $2,472 for Mosaic Bench at Erin Park.

* Karen Kucharski, $2,472 for Susquehanna Crossroads.

Local Capacity Building (Arts Education) Grants go to:

* Cohen Middle School, $2,081 for Monks Minstrels and Music: Songs of the Cohen Knights

* Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School, $3,000 for How Does Your Garden Grow?

* Elmira Alternative School, $4,467 for The Faces of Zebratown.

* Addison Middle School, $3,510 for Conflict and Compromise in Person.

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