“Working primarily with found steel objects, Edwards created masses of hooks, chains, and beams, some of which were abstracted beyond recognition. His titles … tended to be forceful, referring to anti-Black violence, Malcolm X, African cultures, and even American-led wars in Vietnam and Iraq.” - ARTnews
We now operate in a landscape of cultural abundance – of content, of participation and of alternative platforms for meaning-making (if not direct investment). Yet many institutions continue to move at a different tempo, governed by inherited structures that assume a kind of centrality that no longer exists. The result is not just inefficiency, but misalignment....
Creative Australia is testing a new model for financing organisations to be named the Creative Industries Impact Fund, by working with donors to raise capital against government funds. - AAP
The academic humanities today broadly maintain the same basic sense of what history is and of the value of studying it that Renaissance humanists developed in their polemics against medieval scholasticism. - Hedgehog Review
Between his roles as producer, co-playwright, and star of Good Night, and Good Luck, about CBS newscaster Edward R. Murrow, Clooney himself took in an estimated $9 million (if not more) for the 13-week run of the production, which grossed $48 million. - Broadway Journal
“Matt Stone and Trey Parker, having grown up around church members in Colorado, did not want to make fun of them or their religion. ‘They believe goofy stuff, but they’re really nice,’ Parker said.’" Yet, wonders Jesse Green, could the show get produced these days? - The New York Times
The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg paid $293,240 for his 13-panel, four-canvas, 65’x100’set for Bacchanale, which he called his first “paranoiac-critical ballet” and which premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1939. Dalí also designed costumes and wrote the scenario for the work; choreography was by Léonide Massine. - Artnet
During the opera’s final minutes, rather than simply having the titular lovers embrace death, director Yuval Sharon has Isolde birth a child. Thus, writes Philip Kennicott, “one of the darkest and most disturbing operas in the canon … is given a ray of light, almost a happy ending.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
For the 250th anniversary of the USA’s founding document, the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (the one which gave women the right to vote) have been put on display with the original Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights. - The New York Times
“(The paper) has decided to experiment with Substack by recreating its weekly food newsletter Feast on the platform. The Substack play is part of Project Berger, the multi-year transformation plan designed to make The Guardian ‘more visual, digital and experimental’.” … Feast has more than 100,000 subscribers and open rates of almost 70%.” - Press Gazette (UK)
“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” Judge Leon wrote in a 35-page ruling issued Tuesday afternoon. - Washington Post
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Trump’s executive order barring the federal funding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. - The New York Times
Tiit Helimets, an Estonian dancer and choreographer who was a principal at San Francisco Ballet from 2005 to 2023, will take up his new role at the start of next season. - The Sacramento Bee
The New York Times launched an investigation, during which Preston admitted that he had used AI to assist writing the review and did not spot the sections that were pulled from the Guardian before submitting it. - The Guardian
The Alberta government’s provincial budget includes a record C$40.1 million allocated to the arts, including C$38.1 million (up C$3.5 million from last year) to funding body Alberta Foundation for the Arts. - Calgary Herald
Some research suggests that many, if not most, diagnostic errors arise from failures in thinking—cognitive bias, premature closure, insufficient reflection. Accordingly, some researchers frame diagnostic error as largely a problem in clinical judgment. - The Atlantic
In a moment in which international relations are dominating news headlines around the globe, three of these shortlisted novels explore pivotal moments in world history: imperialist Japan-controlled Taiwan in the 1930s, Nazi-era Germany and the 1979 Revolution in Iran. - NPR
Many of the tracks resemble fragments or sketches, with bits of singing and rapping that sound unusually tentative, as if Ye isn’t quite sure how, or how much, to give his listeners what they want. - The New Yorker
“One week after Hachette Book Group pulled Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl for strong suspicions of AI use, the industry is reeling — and struggling to contend with the implications of the novel’s cancelation.” So far, most publishers are keeping quiet, but agents have plenty to say. - Publishers Weekly
The academic humanities today broadly maintain the same basic sense of what history is and of the value of studying it that Renaissance humanists developed in their polemics against medieval scholasticism. - Hedgehog Review
Some research suggests that many, if not most, diagnostic errors arise from failures in thinking—cognitive bias, premature closure, insufficient reflection. Accordingly, some researchers frame diagnostic error as largely a problem in clinical judgment. - The Atlantic
A flamenco guitarist and juggler explain why they're the antidote to our tech-flattened souls. Because apparently what civilization really needs is more passionate strumming and flying objects to remember we're human. - Aeon
“The real Holmes - the one written by Conan Doyle - is endlessly fascinating. He is a genius but flawed because he is so supercilious that he gets bored too quickly and turns to drugs to keep him occupied. But he has a humanity to him.” - NPR
We now operate in a landscape of cultural abundance – of content, of participation and of alternative platforms for meaning-making (if not direct investment). Yet many institutions continue to move at a different tempo, governed by inherited structures that assume a kind of centrality that no longer exists. The result is not just inefficiency,...
Creative Australia is testing a new model for financing organisations to be named the Creative Industries Impact Fund, by working with donors to raise capital against government funds. - AAP
“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” Judge Leon wrote in a 35-page ruling issued Tuesday afternoon. - Washington Post
The Alberta government’s provincial budget includes a record C$40.1 million allocated to the arts, including C$38.1 million (up C$3.5 million from last year) to funding body Alberta Foundation for the Arts. - Calgary Herald
When the venue reopens in 2028, after a 15-month closure that begins at the end of this year, an updated version of its signature metal marquee will hang above Broadway again. But the interior will be completely renovated, and its many eccentricities addressed, in time for its 50th anniversary. - The New York Times
By bringing this ancestral dance to Times Square’s glowing billboards, Jeffrey Gibson turns a space of mass consumption into one of visibility and spiritual invocation – what he describes as ‘an ancestral call for strength and healing for all Indigenous people’. - Aeon
During the opera’s final minutes, rather than simply having the titular lovers embrace death, director Yuval Sharon has Isolde birth a child. Thus, writes Philip Kennicott, “one of the darkest and most disturbing operas in the canon … is given a ray of light, almost a happy ending.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
Many of the tracks resemble fragments or sketches, with bits of singing and rapping that sound unusually tentative, as if Ye isn’t quite sure how, or how much, to give his listeners what they want. - The New Yorker
“In his time, many composers were preoccupied with structural rigor. His quietly sensual works were humanist, exploring the common yet profound experiences of distorted memory, wonder and loss. His influence on music has arguably outstripped that of his mentor, the great downtown philosopher-composer John Cage.” - The New York Times
The Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026, with finals scheduled for November in Bangkok, has confirmed at least 10 countries as contestants: Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. More are expected to join in coming months. - AP
“Our strong balance sheet and cash generation gives us the flexibility to repurchase shares, while preserving ample capacity to invest in our growth strategy, and reconfirming our commitment to maintaining our credit ratings and our dividend policy.” - Music Business Worldwide
Sitting in the orchestra, the principals sound wonderful. But elsewhere, thanks to onstage tunnels: “Few lines of the libretto could be made out over the playing, which from the Balcony was often so loud it reduced the singers to textures, like instruments in the ensemble.” - The New York Times
The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg paid $293,240 for his 13-panel, four-canvas, 65’x100’set for Bacchanale, which he called his first “paranoiac-critical ballet” and which premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1939. Dalí also designed costumes and wrote the scenario for the work; choreography was by Léonide Massine. - Artnet
There are now three criteria for an institution to secure—and retain—government subsidies. It must welcome a minimum of 10,000 annual visitors; have a minimum annual income of 4m kroner ($600,000) (3m kroner on islands with less than 10,000 inhabitants); and publish at least one peer-reviewed research paper every three years. - The Art Newspaper
This toilet, spray-painted gold and set on a faux-marble pedestal, is the latest in a series of protest artworks and installations taking aim at President Donald Trump and his administration. A plaque on each side of the structure reads: a Throne Fit for a King. - Washington Post
A red, white and blue spire sits atop the multistory tower. The library is set to feature golden escalators, a golden statue of the president raising his fist in the air and several aircraft, including what appears to be one of the jets used as Air Force One. - The Wall Street Journal
The Louvre is still no. 1, with the Vatican Museums a distant second; the National Museum in Seoul surpassed the British Museum to take third place. Attendance at some legacy institutions still hasn’t recovered from COVID, but some new museums are popular, and numbers keep growing in Asia and Latin America. - The Art...
A portrait, currently on loan to the Institute, in a UK collection that has long been dismissed as a workshop copy of an almost identical painting by Rembrandt was, in fact, also painted by the Dutch master, according to a leading scholar. (Scholars at the Art Institute are not yet convinced.) - The Guardian
For the 250th anniversary of the USA’s founding document, the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (the one which gave women the right to vote) have been put on display with the original Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights. - The New York Times
“(The paper) has decided to experiment with Substack by recreating its weekly food newsletter Feast on the platform. The Substack play is part of Project Berger, the multi-year transformation plan designed to make The Guardian ‘more visual, digital and experimental’.” … Feast has more than 100,000 subscribers and open rates of almost 70%.” - Press Gazette (UK)
The New York Times launched an investigation, during which Preston admitted that he had used AI to assist writing the review and did not spot the sections that were pulled from the Guardian before submitting it. - The Guardian
In a moment in which international relations are dominating news headlines around the globe, three of these shortlisted novels explore pivotal moments in world history: imperialist Japan-controlled Taiwan in the 1930s, Nazi-era Germany and the 1979 Revolution in Iran. - NPR
“One week after Hachette Book Group pulled Mia Ballard’s Shy Girl for strong suspicions of AI use, the industry is reeling — and struggling to contend with the implications of the novel’s cancelation.” So far, most publishers are keeping quiet, but agents have plenty to say. - Publishers Weekly
He's the voice of some of the genre's most famous MMCs: aka male main characters, aka the internet's favorite "book boyfriends." His deep, resonant voice makes fans swoon and provides fodder for memes. - NPR
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Trump’s executive order barring the federal funding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. - The New York Times
Hollywood studios are making significantly fewer movies and television shows than they did just a few years ago. The ones they do make are increasingly being shot in other countries and states that offer more generous tax subsidies. - The Wall Street Journal
“As opposed to a traditional set, there are no luxury trailers for the stars, no furnished dressing rooms or green rooms for the execs. Each member of the crew, from production assistant to top-billed star, receives the same treatment. And things move fast — some actors shoot all their scenes in one day.” - TheWrap...
Streaming's rebel phase is officially over. HBO Max's confused British debut—complete with licensing tangles, bundling mysteries, and consumer bewilderment—proves digital platforms have become everything they once promised to disrupt. — The Conversation
After seasons of pretty faces in period costumes, the Netflix hit discovers that meaningful representation requires more than just colorblind casting—it needs actual storylines that grapple with identity and belonging. — LitHub
“Many shows have not only endured, they’ve spawned universes, international adaptations and spinoffs. Bravo, a TV channel that used to focus on the performing arts, is now an unscripted powerhouse that even has its own convention, BravoCon.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
Tiit Helimets, an Estonian dancer and choreographer who was a principal at San Francisco Ballet from 2005 to 2023, will take up his new role at the start of next season. - The Sacramento Bee
Two Canadian sisters make polished, professional, joyous ballet breakdown videos every week - and they have won over ballet scholars and ballerinas alike. “The goal is to make viewers feel equipped to say, ‘I understand what’s going on, and I can appreciate it.’” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“In its first official season, starting May 2 in New York City, the International Dance League is offering contracts to top-level dance teams and presenting huge arena competitions. ... It’s calling the format ‘the MMA of dance.’ And the dance community is reacting with both excitement and skepticism.” - Dance Magazine
“Rafael Bonachela will step down in the middle of 2028, marking 20 years at SDC. Under his leadership, the company has emerged as a significant player on the global dance stage and established extensive training programs for young dancers.” - The Sydney Morning Herald
Between his roles as producer, co-playwright, and star of Good Night, and Good Luck, about CBS newscaster Edward R. Murrow, Clooney himself took in an estimated $9 million (if not more) for the 13-week run of the production, which grossed $48 million. - Broadway Journal
“Matt Stone and Trey Parker, having grown up around church members in Colorado, did not want to make fun of them or their religion. ‘They believe goofy stuff, but they’re really nice,’ Parker said.’" Yet, wonders Jesse Green, could the show get produced these days? - The New York Times
The playwright’s handwritten notes, stage directions and edits made during rehearsals for the play’s world premiere contain some telling and even surprising details. “Sometimes,” says Mantello, “it’s just a little clue that lodges itself in your brain.” - The New York Times
“A week after boos rained down in a ceremony honoring Chicago’s top storefront theater companies, the Joseph Jefferson Awards — known as ‘the Jeffs’ — are facing backlash. … The looming questions underneath all of the recent blowback: Are the Jeff Awards broken? After over a half-century in operation, what purpose do they serve today?” -...
“Even the fact that audiences were made up of Black and white South Africans mingling together was unheard of in a city where the law separated areas and people by race.” - NPR
“A narrative poem full of sex, drugs and violence, it tells the story of a crazy gathering hosted by a beautiful vaudeville singer named Queenie and her crass clown performer boyfriend, Burrs. The poem’s jazzy syncopated rhythms make it as lively and unpredictable as the action.” - The New York Times
“Working primarily with found steel objects, Edwards created masses of hooks, chains, and beams, some of which were abstracted beyond recognition. His titles … tended to be forceful, referring to anti-Black violence, Malcolm X, African cultures, and even American-led wars in Vietnam and Iraq.” - ARTnews
Roberts dedicated her life to sharing the stories of her people, preserving and promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through language, dance and ceremony, and securing pathways for First Nations talent to flourish. - The Guardian
"Known for the organic beauty, narrative drive and humor of his productions, (he) became the most famous ballet choreographer in Texas, and one of the most celebrated in the country, during almost three decades at the helm of Houston Ballet and later at Fort Worth-based Texas Ballet Theater.” - The Dallas Morning News (Yahoo!)
Hurt also "drew moviegoers to her array of emotionally impactful performances in such films as Interiors, Chilly Scenes of Winter and The World According to Garp.” - The Hollywood Reporter
“Kidder was careful to eschew focusing on his longtime loves like fishing or baseball, afraid that if he spent too much time in one of those realms, it might cause him to ‘feel sick of it.’” - The Guardian UK (AP)
“To imagine a hospital administrator agreeing to this sort of project in a post-Titicut world speaks to the devastating impact of Wiseman’s work; anyone who had seen anything like it before surely would’ve said, You can see yourself out.” - Paris Review
The Cecilia Chorus of NY, Carnegie Hall, April 17. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein, guitarist David Leisner. Premieres by Robert Sirota; Mark Buller, Leah Lax, Beth Greenberg.
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Celebrating its 40th year & launching a new artistic vision under Artistic Director Daniela Cardim, Ballet Arizona is poised for ambitious growth. The organization seeks
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums seeks an innovative and collaborative leader, to support artists, arts educators, museums, cultural organizations, and the creative community.
“Many shows have not only endured, they’ve spawned universes, international adaptations and spinoffs. Bravo, a TV channel that used to focus on the performing arts, is now an unscripted powerhouse that even has its own convention, BravoCon.” - Los Angeles Times (Yahoo)
“At the crux of the controversy is the fact that Tabouret’s new windows would push out Viollet-le-Duc’s undamaged ones. Advocates for the project argue that since the windows date to the 19th century, instead of the Middle Ages, they are fair game to be replaced.” - ARTnews
"Developers discovered the cultural value of place-making. Corporations embraced art as branding. Cultural nonprofits and academic institutions increasingly adopted the vocabulary of community engagement while operating within the same economic structures driving displacement.” What now? - Hyperallergic
It’s “is a replica of one that protesters in Baltimore tore down and dumped into the city’s Inner Harbor in the summer of 2020. The statue’s marble pieces were retrieved from the harbor, and a Maryland artist used them to guide the creation of the replica." - The New York Times
“The ministry reportedly took issue with Duwaji’s animation Eyes on Jenin (2025), a work that linked police brutality against pro-Palestinian protesters to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.” - Hyperallergic
"The Rutherford County Library Board voted ... to relocate more than 190 books, many involving LGBTQ+ themes, from children’s and teen sections to adult areas following a review of ‘age-appropriate’ materials” - and the library director refused.- The Advocate
Will this argument play? "Whether it is computer chips, the energy sector or pharmaceuticals, this is something that is standard in the United States. … In terms of our nation, Hollywood and its ability to tell the story of America, it is something worth saving.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
An early profile of Jean Tinguley “defined an approach that informed the dozens of artist profiles he wrote for The New Yorker over the next 62 years … providing the magazine’s readers with a sophisticated guide to often arcane styles and -isms.” - The New York Times
The school's founder and artistic director says the grant “represents a chance to further what he calls his lifetime mission to inspire a return to a classical style of art that last reigned supreme in an era before the Civil War.” - The New York Times
