The cycle of outcry, removal and reflection seems to be repeating itself more frequently. Proponents of artistic freedom say the current political climate has made more topics than ever controversial and emboldened more people to voice their complaints. Cities are forced to reexamine how they choose art. - AP News
Now that Danny Masterson has been convicted and sentenced, former cast member buddies are feeling bad about their letters asking for leniency - in which they called him "a role model." - Variety
"Disney (has) amended its suit to drop Contracts Clause, Takings Clause and Due Process Clause violations. It will focus on allegations … that the Florida governor retaliated against the company in violation of its free speech rights for opposing the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law." - The Hollywood Reporter
"The Center for Arts and Innovation … plans for six adaptive performance and event spaces — indoor and outdoor — ranging in seating capacity from 99 to 3,500 seats. These can be programmed as individual spaces or combined to host events for nearly 6,000 people." - Boca Raton Magazine
Clear-eyed, truthful portrayals of American history and contemporary affairs have long been disfavored as beneficiaries of public funding — though the movement to strip them out of classrooms, textbooks and school libraries has seldom been as ferocious as it is currently. - Los Angeles Times
During its two-decade existence, the 1,500-seat theater has become an essential downtown venue, with performances, rehearsals and other events taking place there an average of 135 days a year and drawing some 100,000 people a year. - Chicago Sun-Times
In the last two years, ArtsFund has informally tracked at least 47 new hires or open positions at the senior leadership level among its network of 131 arts and culture organizations across the central Puget Sound region. - Seattle Times
Australia is the first nation to estimate sources of income and investment for the cultural and creative industries using a new classification system or typology developed by the OECD based on original work by experts from EU member states. - Limelight
The 81,800 professional artists who reside in Ontario account for 40% of the 202,900 artists in Canada. As a percentage of the overall labour force, artists represent 1.0% in both Ontario and Canada. A finer analysis shows that 1 in every 96 Ontario workers and every 102 Canadian workers is an artist. - Hill Strategies
"For thousands of New York high schoolers without access to comprehensive arts education, the New York State Summer School of the Arts isn't just a summer camp — it fosters a lifelong passion for the arts. Now, the state-funded equitable arts intensive (may disappear) in favor of a new scholarship program." - Hyperallergic
Since taking office, President da Silva "has reinstated the nation's ministry of culture, which had been extinguished under Bolsonaro, and reversed decrees that had reduced funding for projects eligible for the Rouanet Law, a tax incentive for private and corporate donors to fund cultural programming." - The Art Newspaper
Regular journalism plumped up with NGO filler and paid for with foundation dough too easily becomes either risibly partisan or a kind of kitsch churned out without regard for anything someone might want to read. - The Point
