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Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Arena Launches Public Art Program

Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Arena Launches Public Art Program

The Barclays Center arena in downtown Brooklyn is expanding its arts programming in the service of “Brooklyn Art Encounters,” a new multi-year initiative to continue public art presentations on the building’s high-profile plaza but also move into other realms including an artist-in-residence program to be inaugurated by Paul Pfeiffer.   Pfeiffer, whose work has engaged the spectacle around sports, will lead what a press release describes as “a year-long media workshop engaging justice-impacted youth and adults from surrounding communities” in collaboration with artist Shaun Leonardo. With support from the Social Justice Fund, the two artists will provide training in video production, storytelling, and media practices, as well as behind-the-scenes access to Barclays Center operations during live events, including broadcasting, security, and concessions.   Related Articles That begins in May, when a new “Art on the Hour” series of digital artworks will also start broadcasting 60-second artworks on the arena’s looming “Oculus” LED screen. In the fall, Sarah Sze will premiere Wave, a new commissioned work “suspending over 250 animated projected images in a wave like …

Harry Styles announces surprise gig at the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester – with tickets for £20

Harry Styles announces surprise gig at the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester – with tickets for £20

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Harry Styles has announced that he will play a gig at the Co-Op Live arena in Manchester, with tickets appearing to be listed for just £20. The pop star shared the news of the concert on Instagram on Wednesday evening (4 February). It will take place on Friday 6 March, the same day he releases his fourth album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. The concert is something of an underpay given the Co-Op Live’s 23,500 capacity, compared to the stadiums Styles will be playing later this year. Styles – who is a Co-Op Live arena shareholder – will perform the album in full at the event, a week after his live comeback at the 2026 Brit Awards. The singer is due to kick off his Together, Together world tour from May (Getty) Fans have been told that “ticket requests” will begin this …

NHL says test event at unfinished Milan-Cortina ice hockey arena was ‘good trial run’

NHL says test event at unfinished Milan-Cortina ice hockey arena was ‘good trial run’

Jan 13 : The NHL and the union representing its players have said they were pleased with a test event held over the weekend at the main ice hockey venue being used for next month’s Milano-Cortina Olympics and will continue to monitor progress on the remaining work. The unfinished Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, one of two venues hosting the ice hockey competitions during the February 6-22 Olympics, has attracted attention in recent weeks with developers rushing to complete it in time for the competition. The NHL had a delegation at the arena over the weekend during a test event featuring Italy’s top teams. The opening game of the event was stopped briefly during the first period when a hole emerged in front of one of the nets, though that is not unusual with new ice. In a joint statement on Monday, the National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association said they expect the work necessary to address all remaining issues at the venue will continue “around the clock.” “The NHL and NHLPA will continue to …

Getting ready for a night out at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena

Getting ready for a night out at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena

This story is part of Image’s December Revelry issue, honoring what music does so well: giving people a sense of permission to unapologetically be themselves. The belt used to belong to his father. Black leather, silver stitching, “RUBEN” spelled across the side with the initials “R.V.” on the buckle, for Ruben Vallejo, a name both men share. Now it sits on the waist of the younger Vallejo as he gets ready for a night out at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena, a place he’s been to “over 50 times,” he says, but this one’s special. He tucks in his thrifted button-up shirt, adjusts his belt buckle and looks in the mirror. For the Vallejo family, the arena is a second home and dancing there is tradition. It stands as a cultural landmark for Los Angeles’ Mexican community, hosting decades of concerts, rodeos and community celebrations. Vallejo’s parents first started going in the early ’90s, when banda and corridos began echoing across L.A. Tonight, the beloved crooner Pancho Barraza is performing and Vallejo is going with …