Cultural News

Joel Natalie talks with Steve Scully and Lord VP Brad King about the potential for a National War of 1812 Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania: an institution that could bring a key chapter of North American history to life through immersive storytelling, multiple perspectives, and engaging visitor experiences.

As Brad notes, the War of 1812 is a foundational but often overlooked story that catalyzed national identities and international relationships. A museum dedicated to this history has the opportunity not only to educate and inspire, but also to strengthen community identity and serve as a catalyst for cultural tourism and economic development.

Lord Cultural Resources has been approached by the Jefferson Educational Society of Erie (Pennsylvania) to develop a feasibility study for a proposed new National War of 1812 Museum to be built in that city. Our engagement includes concept development, site selection, market analysis, operational, staffing, and space planning leading to attendance, operating revenue, operating expense projections, and capital cost estimates for the new institution.

In this interview, Lord Thought Leader & Associate Consultant Jamie Bennett discusses how arts and culture contribute to health and wellbeing not only through formal programs, but by shaping how people experience community, public spaces, and everyday life.

“The Arts and Culture Collective of Grand Rapids (ACCGR) has a mission to come up with a strategy to bolster the Grand Rapids area's art community.

‘We want to provide a living wage,'  said ACCGR co-chair Maggie Lancaster. 'We want to provide an opportunity for work and to allow them to stay and live here in Kent County.’ 

They partnered with Lord Cultural Resources and hosted an open house meeting Monday night in Lowell, to find out what artists and the community want to see.” 

Lord Cultural Resources is helping ACCGR develop an Arts and Culture Strategy for the region, which involves listening to diverse stakeholders and researching comparable communities with an aim to: leverage the network of cultural attractions, venues, leaders, and creatives in Grand Rapids and Kent County as community assets and integrate arts and culture into the region's economic development strategy.

Hinchliffe Stadium—one of the last surviving Negro League ballparks in North America and former home to the New York Black Yankees, the New York Cubans, and Hall of Famer Larry Doby—has been revived through a visionary redevelopment led by RPM Development and Baye Adofo-Wilson with the City of Paterson.

In this episode of Stadium Wonders, Sports Illustrated explores the landmark’s history, cultural significance, and restoration.

“This Black History Month and in the days, months and years to come we choose truth. And by supporting the work of our Black cultural organizations, we ensure all the truth will carry on.” – Lord President Joy Bailey-Bryant

This Black History Month, we’re amplifying ways Black cultural organizations are answering this moment through their everyday work. They help us grapple with big concepts, from what can we learn from the past to inform the present and future, to what happens when Black history becomes publicly contested and the plaques are removed.

“Stroll along the streets of Yellowknife and into the historic Old Town and you will see vibrant, uniquely northern public art: colourful murals on garage doors; paintings splashed on dumpsters and the sides of stores; art etched on rock; and sculptures hanging off the front of houses. You will not see any visual art, however, in a dedicated public art gallery, because the capital of the Northwest Territories doesn’t have one. The NWT Art Centre Initiative hopes to change that.” Read more about our role.