A British anthropologist and his photographer assistant stole 13 skulls from the ruins of an Irish monastery in 1890, and gave them to Trinity College in Dublin. Now a repatriation campaign is demanding their return. - Irish Times
Of thousands who have fled, "Russians are relocating mostly to Turkey, Kazakhstan and Georgia. But Israel offers one big advantage: Those with at least one Jewish grandparent can get Israeli citizenship for themselves and their close family." - NPR
Disabled people often face barriers in the arts world, and this funding will help the organisation in supporting creatives at all levels, including those starting out. - The Guardian
"The Creatives Rebuild New York initiative has announced that it is spending $43.2 million to distribute monthly payments of $1,000 to 2,400 artists and other creatives living across the state. Lasting for 18 months, these cash payments come with no strings attached." - Artnet
Lord Neil Mendoza: "It's just not right — it's absolutely not fair. We're so London-focused. ... There's this idea that once you've had funding it's a human right that funding will continue. That's not true. ... No one's lost anything, because no one's guaranteed anything." - Financial Times
It’s pure vandalism to withdraw funding from institutions that are nurturing new talent. People who think that the arts are for the elite alone and aren’t worth supporting might want to reconsider their views when they next watch The Talented Mr Ripley or The English Patient. - Prospect
"I’d argue that the spectre haunting today’s discord over math education is a growing suspicion of the equity-based movement of educators who, as in the early twentieth century, largely come from graduate education programs like the ones at Stanford and Columbia’s Teachers College." - The New Yorker
"The €200 Kulturpass, which will be made available to all 18-year-olds, has twin aims: to encourage young adults to experience live culture ... and give a financial boost to the arts scene. ... It will bring (Germany) in line with France, Italy and Spain, which have introduced similar schemes." - The Guardian
Relative to pre-pandemic times, the 2021-22 season saw a 14 percent decline in the amount of seats sold, a 17 percent reduction in paid capacity, and an 8 percent drop in revenue per performance. - American Theatre
"A Tory revolt has emerged over 'patronising' claims that funding for established cultural institutions contributes to the government's levelling up pledge, amid concerns from ministers and MPs that 'real levelling up' projects for the underprivileged have been slashed." - The Guardian
Measure P went before Fresno voters in November 2018 to add a 3/8th-cent increase to the sales tax for 30 years to benefit parks and arts. It appears the measure will generate $7 million in this fiscal year, and combined with a carryover from the previous year, the actual pot is $10.5 million. - Munro Review
About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California’s 10 campuses — who perform the majority of teaching and research at the state’s premier higher education system — walked off the job Monday morning, calling for better pay and benefits. - Los Angeles Times
The hair samples were taken from children at residential schools between 1930 and 1933. The Peabody Museum "apologized to Indigenous tribal nations and descendants ... and indicated that it had initiated the process of returning samples to families and tribes." - Hyperallergic
