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DANCE
IDEAS
- Foundation Stops Supporting Toronto Arts Foundation After Protests
The Azrieli Foundation, a charitable organisation with ties to Israel’s largest real estate company, will cease its support of the Toronto Arts Foundation following a protest campaign by Canadian artists and arts workers. – The Art Newspaper
- Implications Of The Sora/Disney Divorce
Sora stumbled upon AI’s massive potential by giving users free rein over popular characters — from “Rick & Morty” to Pikachu — in any scenario they can imagine. But that, of course, was a nightmare scenario for studios. – Yahoo
- How The London Review Of Books Is Making Money Despite Losing Circulation
The independently-owned title has seen sales decline from a post-pandemic high of 91,000 copies in 2021 to about 78,000 currently. But the LRB has increased income by an average of 6.8% year-on-year since the pandemic and is focusing on revenue per copy rather than discounting to increase circulation. – Press Gazette (UK)
- Works & Process 2026-2027 Paid Residency Open Call
Works & Process invites New York City-based dance artists and dance companies to apply for paid, week-long, out-of-town residencies. Taking place between October 2026 – May 2027, in collaboration with over a dozen partners in six states, residencies may be used to start a new project or continue developing an existing work.
Works & Process residencies will support creative process for companies of eight (or fewer) artists for seven-day residencies. Each artist receives an industry-leading fee of $175 per day ($1,225 per week). Residencies also include 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a travel stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Each residency culminates in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community. In addition, the project may potentially be presented by Works & Process in New York City.
300 applications will be accepted starting March 24.
- Supreme Court Protects Internet Providers From Liability For Music Piracy
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that internet provider Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy from its users. – The Hollywood Reporter
ISSUES
- One Of America’s Best Minimalist Art Collections Is Sitting In An Old Philadelphia Rowhouse
The collection, and the home near Rittenhouse Square, belonged to Henry McNeil Jr. (son of Tylenol magnate Henry Slack McNeil), who died last July at 81. There are works by Sol LeWitt, Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, and others; there’s even a Picasso print in the bathroom. – The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
- Zurich Transfers Ownership Of All Its Benin Bronzes To Nigeria
Two of the 11 pieces have been sent back to Nigeria; the other nine will remain at Zurich’s Museum Rietberg on loan. – ARTnews
- Brooklyn Museum Plans New $13 Million Galleries For African Art
“The institution’s new Arts of Africa galleries, … a 6,400-square-foot home for its 4,500-piece African art collection, … will open in Fall 2027, presenting 300 African artworks dating from antiquity through today, installed throughout the museum’s third floor.” – Artnet
- Report: Most Galleries Are Now Using AI
According to the AI in Galleries report by the art industry network First Thursday, 84 percent of galleries surveyed say they are using AI tools in their daily work. Yet only 8 percent have a formal policy governing how those tools should be used. – ARTnews
- Czech Culture Minister Fires Director Of National Gallery
“Within the Czech Republic, the dismissal has been viewed by some as a politically motivated gesture. (Alicja) Knast took up the position in 2021, having been appointed to the role by … a Social Democrat. … (Otto) Klempíř, a member of the right-wing Motorists party, became culture minister last year.” – ARTnews
MEDIA
- Foundation Stops Supporting Toronto Arts Foundation After Protests
The Azrieli Foundation, a charitable organisation with ties to Israel’s largest real estate company, will cease its support of the Toronto Arts Foundation following a protest campaign by Canadian artists and arts workers. – The Art Newspaper
- Stunning Museum In Downtown San Francisco For Sale
In another market, the building might fetch $100 million. Today, in a downtown cultural district still recovering from the pandemic – with depressed real estate values, weakened foot traffic and strained arts funding – the buyer pool shrinks to a narrow question: Who can take on a large, vacant cultural space and make it work? – San Francisco Chronicle (Yahoo)
- Manchester’s Strange Quarter Bristles With Creative Activity, Redefining The City
In a city still somewhat in thrall to its heritage, from the Haçienda to Oasis, many in the Strange Quarter say the area has redefined Manchester’s cultural life. – The Guardian
- Patreon CEO Blasts AI Companies And Fair Use
“The AI companies are claiming fair use, but this argument is bogus,. It’s bogus because while they claim it’s fair to use the work of creators as training data, they do multimillion-dollar deals with rights holders and publishers like Disney, and Condé Nast, and Vox, and Warner Music.” – Fortune
- Tacoma’s Leading Arts Organization Shutters, Prepares To Sell Its Home
“Tacoma Arts Live has filed for receivership, a court process similar to bankruptcy. … TAL announced earlier this year that it would close for good this summer and sell the historic Tacoma Armory, its sole remaining building, citing debts incurred in part due to declining ticket sales following the pandemic.” – The Seattle Times
MUSIC
- How The London Review Of Books Is Making Money Despite Losing Circulation
The independently-owned title has seen sales decline from a post-pandemic high of 91,000 copies in 2021 to about 78,000 currently. But the LRB has increased income by an average of 6.8% year-on-year since the pandemic and is focusing on revenue per copy rather than discounting to increase circulation. – Press Gazette (UK)
- How Iran War Is Disturbing Publishing Industry’s Global Supply Chain
Shipping costs are rising; freighters are being re-routed, interfering with schedules; one shipment was on a vessel struck by a missile. Perhaps worst: insurance policies usually exclude acts of war. – Publishers Weekly
- Here’s The Winner Of The First-Ever Hilary Mantel Prize
“The newly established award, launched to honour the legacy of the late Booker Prize-winning novelist, aims to support unpublished and un-agented writers across the UK and Ireland.” The inaugural winner is Florida-born, London-based writer and teacher Anna Dempsey for her yet-unpublished novel This Is About an Alligator and Nothing Else. – The Guardian
- Why AI Can’t Write Well
What I learned is that modern LLMs are built in a way that is antagonistic to great writing; they are engineered to be rule-following teacher’s pets that always have the right answer in hand. – The Atlantic
- How Should Schools Teach In A Post-Literate Society?
If they are to survive America’s post-literate era and serve society in the future, colleges need to invest in programs that answer the question, “Why read?” They must also design courses where the techniques of close reading are taught. – The Hill
PEOPLE
- Foundation Stops Supporting Toronto Arts Foundation After Protests
The Azrieli Foundation, a charitable organisation with ties to Israel’s largest real estate company, will cease its support of the Toronto Arts Foundation following a protest campaign by Canadian artists and arts workers. – The Art Newspaper
- Implications Of The Sora/Disney Divorce
Sora stumbled upon AI’s massive potential by giving users free rein over popular characters — from “Rick & Morty” to Pikachu — in any scenario they can imagine. But that, of course, was a nightmare scenario for studios. – Yahoo
- How The London Review Of Books Is Making Money Despite Losing Circulation
The independently-owned title has seen sales decline from a post-pandemic high of 91,000 copies in 2021 to about 78,000 currently. But the LRB has increased income by an average of 6.8% year-on-year since the pandemic and is focusing on revenue per copy rather than discounting to increase circulation. – Press Gazette (UK)
- Works & Process 2026-2027 Paid Residency Open Call
Works & Process invites New York City-based dance artists and dance companies to apply for paid, week-long, out-of-town residencies. Taking place between October 2026 – May 2027, in collaboration with over a dozen partners in six states, residencies may be used to start a new project or continue developing an existing work.
Works & Process residencies will support creative process for companies of eight (or fewer) artists for seven-day residencies. Each artist receives an industry-leading fee of $175 per day ($1,225 per week). Residencies also include 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a travel stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Each residency culminates in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community. In addition, the project may potentially be presented by Works & Process in New York City.
300 applications will be accepted starting March 24.
- Supreme Court Protects Internet Providers From Liability For Music Piracy
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that internet provider Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy from its users. – The Hollywood Reporter
PEOPLE
- Foundation Stops Supporting Toronto Arts Foundation After Protests
The Azrieli Foundation, a charitable organisation with ties to Israel’s largest real estate company, will cease its support of the Toronto Arts Foundation following a protest campaign by Canadian artists and arts workers. – The Art Newspaper
- Implications Of The Sora/Disney Divorce
Sora stumbled upon AI’s massive potential by giving users free rein over popular characters — from “Rick & Morty” to Pikachu — in any scenario they can imagine. But that, of course, was a nightmare scenario for studios. – Yahoo
- How The London Review Of Books Is Making Money Despite Losing Circulation
The independently-owned title has seen sales decline from a post-pandemic high of 91,000 copies in 2021 to about 78,000 currently. But the LRB has increased income by an average of 6.8% year-on-year since the pandemic and is focusing on revenue per copy rather than discounting to increase circulation. – Press Gazette (UK)
- Works & Process 2026-2027 Paid Residency Open Call
Works & Process invites New York City-based dance artists and dance companies to apply for paid, week-long, out-of-town residencies. Taking place between October 2026 – May 2027, in collaboration with over a dozen partners in six states, residencies may be used to start a new project or continue developing an existing work.
Works & Process residencies will support creative process for companies of eight (or fewer) artists for seven-day residencies. Each artist receives an industry-leading fee of $175 per day ($1,225 per week). Residencies also include 24/7 studio access, on-site housing, a travel stipend, and health insurance enrollment access. Each residency culminates in an open rehearsal or showing for the local community. In addition, the project may potentially be presented by Works & Process in New York City.
300 applications will be accepted starting March 24.
- Supreme Court Protects Internet Providers From Liability For Music Piracy
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that internet provider Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy from its users. – The Hollywood Reporter
THEATRE
VISUAL
- The Gap Between Big AI And The Rest Of Us Is Growing Wider
The AI industry is splitting away from the lives of everyday people. Exclusive polling conducted for the Guardian last year found that twice as many Americans believe their financial security is getting worse than better, hardly half as optimistic as Jensen Huang’s prediction. – The Guardian
- Is Time Just Something We Made Up?
An emerging scientific picture is that such “clock time” isn’t a standalone, physical phenomenon at all. It’s a mathematical tool or book-keeping device – useful for coordinating our interactions, but with no independent existence of its own. – The Guardian
- What Can A Movie Teach Us About Resisting AI With Performance?
“Plato decried the falsity of imitation of real life—called ‘mimesis’—specifically in the arts. … What makes you ‘you’ or the world the ‘world’ if artists can just depict a facsimile and receive recognition from an audience?” – The Defector
- One Week On, Looking At The Impacts Of This Year’s Oscars
“Put the Warners Bros. sale alongside the Oscars’ imminent move to YouTube, and the whole night carried with it a bittersweet fin de siècle air, as if it was being immortalized in retrospect even as it was happening.” – Vulture
- What It Takes To Bring A Long-Neglected 1930s Cinema Back To Life
“The Holly’s revival offers a case study in how a historic landmark can complement an existing arts ecosystem — strengthening downtown vitality while reconnecting a community to its past.” – Oregon ArtsWatch
