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• The Problem With Cultural Democracy (Or, At Least The Idea Of It) September 20, 2018
  Given the renewed interest in the ideas and practices of cultural democracy and their potential to address longstanding issues of cultural policy, it seems clear that, as Owen Kelly, a key figure from the community arts movement, has recently argued, arguments about cultural democracy still resonate. But for Arts Council England, they are not unproblematic.
  Arts Professional
• The Problem With Time September 20, 2018
  Time can now be sliced into slivers as thin as one ten-trillionth of a second. But what is being sliced? Unlike mass and distance, time cannot be perceived by our physical senses. We don’t see, hear, smell, touch, or taste time. And yet we somehow measure it. As a cadre of theorists attempt to extend […]
  Nautilus
• Are Bert And Ernie Gay? Er… No – They’re Puppets! September 20, 2018
  “As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are best friends,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most […]
  Washington Post
• Is Contemporary Art The Kale Of The Art World? September 20, 2018
  It is no better-tasting and no healthier than many other vegetables. It is but one vegetable. The same is true of contemporary art. The public has shown, through its attendance at major shows of older art, that it wants a range of options. So it is time for museums to return to their true mission: […]
  The Art Newspaper
• Spotify Says It Will Let Artists Upload Their Music Directly September 20, 2018
  The new upload feature won’t work like SoundCloud, where songs can be instantly available. Instead, Spotify views it as a way for artists to have control over their own music in advance of its release date. Those who are part of the program will be shown an interface where they can upload their music and […]
  The Verge
• Orange County CA Demographics Have Radically Changed. But Its Arts Culture? September 20, 2018
  Profound demographic shifts have happened quickly. A place with a 78.6 percent white majority in 1990 has become more than half Hispanic and Asian, according to the 2010 census. But in one highly visible area Orange County still seems mired in the past: arts leadership.
  Voice of OC
• Houston Ballet – Director of Marketing and Public Relations September 20, 2018
  Houston Ballet, one of our nation’s best and most respected companies, seeks a Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
  Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc.
• Guthrie Theater – Director of Development September 20, 2018
  The Guthrie Theater, one of our nation’s most significant theaters, seeks a Director of Development (DOD). A member of the senior management team, the DOD oversees an annual fund raising goal of approximately $10 million and will play a key role in the theater’s current capital/endowment campaign.
  Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc.
• Exit Interview: Steven Woolf, Artistic Director Of Repertory Theatre Of St. Louis September 20, 2018
  Q: “You’ve said the theatre was in trouble [when you arrived in 1986]. How did you save it?” A: “It was about stabilizing the programming. I don’t think there was anything magical. We were in crisis, so we had to pick some titles that people would respond to.”
  American Theatre
• Jeffrey Deitch’s New Vision For An LA Gallery September 20, 2018
  “There was tremendous enthusiasm from a broad audience about what I did there — not just kids who went to “Art in the Streets,” but patrons, all kinds of people. And I remain friends with so many of these people. So it was a very strange situation where there was a lot of enthusiasm in […]
  Los Angeles Times
• What’s In Agnes De Mille’s Unopened Letter? Choreographers Will Get To Speculate September 20, 2018
  The cover note accompanying this mysterious missive, sealed with wax and dated 12/02/1963, says, “Please file it unopened, with the date carefully noted. It is the outline for a play, and I have no means of copyrighting it except this way. The material is eminently stealable and I’m discussing the matter with people of similar […]
  New York Times
• How One Theatre Is Mobilizing Theatre To Protect Public Lands September 20, 2018
  In addition to mobilizing civic engagement at a grassroots level, the plays also act as an indelible record of the largest loss to public lands our country has ever seen. They document a community’s unique history and culture at a particularly urgent moment in that community’s journey. Because they are based on true stories, the […]
  Howlround
• Facing Cuts, Austin Arts Groups Push For Revamp Of City’s Funding Process September 20, 2018
  “Local arts groups facing dramatic cuts in their funding levels from the city could get some relief this budget year, and possibly an earlier heads-up in future budget years if their funding allocations appear headed for a decrease. … The cuts were brought about by a combination of more than 100 new applicants for funding, […]
  Austin Monitor
• Giving Shakespeare’s Longest Female Role The Play It Deserves September 20, 2018
  “Shakespeare gave Queen Margaret more lines than any other female character, and more lines than King Lear. Now, she’s finally been given her own play” — one assembled from her scenes in the Henry VI plays and Richard III.
  BBC
• Artnet Analysis: How Much Underrepresented African-American Artists Are In US Museums September 20, 2018
  Since 2008, just 2.4 percent of all acquisitions and gifts and 7.6 percent of all exhibitions at 30 prominent American museums have been of work by African American artists, according to a joint investigation by In Other Wordsand artnet News.
  Artnet
• Reading Is Good For Your Health, Especially If You’re Older: Research September 20, 2018
  Studies released over the past decade indicate that reading regularly can increase the odds of longevity, bolster blood flow to the brain, maintain vocabulary and critical thinking skills, and even hold off dementia. What’s more, books provide more benefit than even long-form newspaper or magazine articles.
  San Diego Union-Tribune
• Media Trolls Tried To Shame This TV Actor For Working At Trader Joe’s. They Got Him Acting Jobs Instead September 20, 2018
  Geoffrey Owens, who had a recurring role on The Cosby Show in the ’80s and ’90s, was photographed last month bagging groceries, a between-gigs job he took to make ends meet; the pictures ended up on Fox News and The Daily Mail Online. Owens actually got an outpouring of support (Fox and the Mail got […]
  New York Times
• The Death Of Traditional Celebrity Journalism? September 20, 2018
  When stars’ comings and goings began to be documented on a minute-by-minute basis, those changes triggered celebrity reticence. On its own, that wouldn’t signal the death knell of celebrity journalism as it’s been practiced for decades. But the pressure being applied to celebrity journalism from the top might pale in comparison to the threat surging […]
  The New York Times
• ABT’s Season At Met Opera House Will Be Cut By Three Weeks September 20, 2018
  One consequence of the Metropolitan Opera’s recently-announced changes to its season schedule — Sunday performances, going dark in February, adding weeks in May and June — is that the available time for American Ballet Theatre’s spring season there is being reduced from eight weeks to five. Marina Harss explains why the move might just make […]
  Dance Magazine
• City Of New York To Commission Artists To Make The Construction Sheds And Fences Everywhere Less Ugly September 20, 2018
  “The [City Canvas] program was designed to beautify New York City’s visual landscape by installing large-scale – and temporary – artwork on its endless construction fences and 270 miles of sidewalk sheds. … Buildings Commissioner Rick D. Chandler said ‘If anyone can bring some love to the sidewalk sheds New Yorkers love to hate, it’s […]
  6sqft (New York City)