Douglas McLennan
Doug is the editor of ArtsJournal
These Are The 250 Historical Figures To Be In Trump’s “Garden Of Heroes”
The garden, which was announced during Mr. Trump’s first term, will feature life-size renderings of “250 great individuals from America’s past who have contributed...
Associate Artistic Director
Studio Theatre, a premier venue for contemporary theatre in DC, seeks a talented individual to join the team of this 47-year old organization.
Facebook Founder Suggests Social Media Is Over
Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, admitted as much during more than ten hours of testimony, over three days last week, in the opening phase of...
Eco-System Collapse? When Major Foundations Stopped Funding The Arts…
Three of the largest arts funders in the United States—the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, and the Ford Foundation—stopped supporting many...
Trump Cuts Funding For Museum That Tells Story Of Slavery
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS ) has terminated two grants for Black history and culture that were awarded to the Whitney Plantation, a former plantation...
Chicago History Museum Workers Form A Union. Some Workers Get Fired. Retaliation?
Chicago History Museum Workers United formed in February with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31. It was the latest...
San Antonio’s Tobin Center Theatre Isn’t Just Surviving, It’s Thriving. How?
The Tobin Center has redefined what a nonprofit performing arts center can be—operating without government funding, a Broadway series, or an endowment. With a...
Having It All: It Doesn’t Have To Be Morality Versus Consumption
The implicit claim of Abundance is that material abundance not only makes things cheaper, easier, or higher quality, but also makes it easier for people to be...
Our Cities Will Work Better When We Rethink Our Relationship With Cars
Renegotiating the city’s relationship with cars has the power to rejuvenate New York. In the 20th century, automobiles defined modernity. Gridlock represented an excess...
The Rockettes At 100
Each April, hundreds of hopeful leotard-clad dancers travel from all over to the Big Apple to audition for a coveted spot on the famous kickline —...
Trump’s Kennedy Center To Be A Pollical Rally Hall
President Trump has announced that The Kennedy Center will play host to an official celebration of his first 100 days in office, with tickets to the event ranging...
Letter Reveals Shakespeare Did Not Abandon His Wife
For more than 200 years it has been believed that Shakespeare left his wife in Stratford-upon-Avon when he travelled to London and that a...
The New Yorker: A Magazine Of Words Defined By Iconic Wordless Covers
Beyond the masthead and issue date, no set typography has ever been allowed, maintaining a unique wordless space in magazine publishing where only an...
Why The World Is Fascinated By David Hockney
Since 2020 there have been 32 exhibitions of his work, staged everywhere from the National Gallery in London to Washington DC, Tokyo, California, Ontario,...
Does Music Really Need A Purpose?
I’m inclined to agree with Adorno on at least some of this. I am allergic to the suggestion that music needs to be attached...
Pope Dies And “Conclave” Viewership Surges
The film, which won best picture at the Baftas earlier this year and was nominated for eight Oscars, is available on assorted streaming platforms...
Anti-Streaming: A New Video Store Opens In Brooklyn
Just in time for Easter, the physical video store has risen again. This month, Night Owl Video in Williamsburg became New York City’s first...
Why Did A Chinese Online Censor Help A Critical Writer?
No matter how tactful, restrained and oblique the criticism, the Communist party still detests it. A lot of content is deleted, and accounts on...
Detroit Arts Institutions Stand Up, Stay The Course On Diversity
“We have to resist and persevere,” Barclay said in a video interview. “Attempts to undermine the significance of our culture are nothing new to...
Jacksonville University Axes Music, Theatre
Jacksonville University will cut music and theater programs from its curriculum in a reorganization that will affect about 100 students and cost 40 faculty members...
Broadway Has Its Biggest Non-Holiday Box Office Week Ever
The figure, for 40 shows, is a huge 47% greater than this week last year. Total attendance of 357,319 was 19% more year-over-year. - Deadline
What Does It Mean To Win A Book Award For Translation?
While the International Booker might have heralded a rise in the status of literary translators, is there a commensurate deepening of appreciation for, and...
Producing Theatre Is About So Much More Than Just Producing Shows
We should cherish the miracles that happen on stages all over the country every night, even as we question why theatre needs miracles, when...
The Frick Museum Needed A New Piano. Here’s How They Went About Choosing It
With a team that included Raj Patel, the acoustician who worked on the auditorium, Ney assembled a trio of pianos to choose from, all...
A Short History Of Public Funding In The Arts
Artists and arts organizations have a long legacy of persistence and strategic organizing during periods of political and economic upheaval. - The Conversation
