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Chicago Budgets $11 Million In New Arts Funding
"Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events on Thursday announced $11 million in grants for nonprofit arts organizations,...
You Know What Led To Impressionism? Smog, That’s What.
"While this monumental shift has long been attributed to shifting stylistic preferences, a new study ... argues that it was also due to a...
Meet The Hottest Talents In Dance Who Don’t Go Onstage
"A lot of people work behind the scenes to put dance on stage. Here are some of the current talents, new and established, who...
Hollywood Glommed Onto Documentaries. That’s A Problem — Several Problems, Actually.
"All this has left the documentary world suffering an identity crisis. What even is a documentary anymore? There is more money than ever, but...
Germany’s “All Quiet On The Western Front” Has Nine Oscar Nominations. The Germans Hate...
"They're right. They're right to take issue with the mangling of Remarque's timeless narrative into what is essentially a grisly picaresque, a high-budget Black...
Lost Play By “The Spanish Shakespeare” Identified By AI
"Artificial intelligence technology used to transcribe anonymous historic works at Spain's National Library has uncovered a hidden gem — a previously unknown play by...
Russian Culture Ministry Orders Tretyakov Gallery To Conform To “Spiritual And Moral Values”
"The Russian Ministry of Culture reportedly sent a letter to Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery demanding that it change its exhibits to be in line with...
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Declares Hunger Strike To Protest His Unlawful Imprisonment In Tehran
"(The award-winning dissident filmmaker) has announced a hunger strike to protest his continued incarceration in Iran's Evin prison, even after the country's courts voided...
California’s Next Proposed Budget Cuts $1.2 Billion From Arts Education. That’s Not Quite As...
$22.5 billion budget shortfall. However, the loss of that $1.2 billion) block grant money can be largely offset with the nearly $1 billion earmarked...
Tony Award Voters Won’t Have To See Every Show In A Category To Cast...
"The rule change, put in place for the 2022-2023 season only, will allow a voter to still vote in a category if they have...
Gawker Is Closing Down. Yes, Again.
"Gawker, the snarky pop-culture site rebooted in mid-2021, is shutting down — for a second time, with the CEO of parent company Bustle Digital...
Evicted From The Kimmel Center. The Philly Pops Find A New Concert Hall
For the orchestra's February program, at least, the venue will be the Met Philadelphia, a former opera house on Broad Street north of Center...
Considering “Schoolhouse Rock” at 50
"Unlike the dutiful news interstitials that vitamin-fortified other Saturday-morning cartoon lineups, Schoolhouse Rock harnessed the power of comedy and ear worms. The facts and...
Donatello Was The First (More-Or-Less) Openly Gay Artist In Western History
That's not only because he made the first life-sized male nude statue in Europe since the Romans. It's not only because of his David's...
Lorraine Hansberry’s Other Play Gets Its First New York Revival In 50 Years
Why has The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window been neglected? "It's not a play about Black people. She was seen as going out of...
Three Years After A Fire, The Museum of Chinese In America May Be In...
"News of the tragedy brought attention from all over the US, reminding people of the rich history that was at stake. It also brought...
Book Twitter’s Crucial Role In Publishing — And What Could Happen If Twitter Goes...
"In the words of author and writing coach Paulette Perhach, 'It feels like the castle we made is being swept off the table by...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. On What Makes An African-American Work Of Literature A “Classic”
"(It) has the uncanny capacity to take the seemingly mundane details of the day-to-day African American experience of its time and transmute those details...
Ukraine’s Ballet-In-Exile Gets Settled In The Hague
No, it's got nothing to do with the International Criminal Court. The Netherlands' administrative capital is where the United Ukrainian Ballet, a company assembled...
The Academy Decides Not To Rescind Andrea Risenorough’s Best Actress Oscar Nomination
"No punitive action will be taken by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences against best actress Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough or those...
They Misspelled Poor Georgia O’Keeffe’s Name On The Wall Of The New Terminal At...
"After years of stuttered construction, the $11 billion Long Island Rail Road terminal in Grand Central has opened — and commuters have already noticed...
California’s Three Major Orchestras And Their Conductors Are Starting A Statewide Festival Of New...
"The November event — called the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music — is a collaborative project organized by three maestros: Gustavo Dudamel...
Australia’s Labor Government Announces A $300 Million National Cultural Policy
"Among the major policies revealed on Sunday was the establishment of Creative Australia, a body that will supersede the Australia Council as the country's...
BBC’s Arabic Radio Service Closes After 85 Years
"The corporation said it is cutting hundreds of jobs in its World Service and has been forced to make the cuts because of the...
Even Now, Dance Company Auditions Aren’t Like They Were Before COVID
"Even as in-person auditions make a comeback, they don't quite look the same as they once did." Auditioning by video has become normalized, and...
