In the new, global media ecosystem, AI and user-generated content will interact in a symbiotic cycle of information and transformation. The U.S. should therefore move with urgency to assert a national interest in our communal creative expression. - The Hill
"Freshly under interim leadership, the Metro Arts Commission would receive $5.5 million, … on par with last year's budget. … The release of these dollars is contingent on two things: The commission must submit an annual report on the grant recipients, and Metro Council must approve the commission's award criteria." - The Tennessean (MSN)
Daniel Singh, who, over two years as director of the agency Metro Arts, alienated many staff members and presided over an extremely messy round of grant-awarding this past year, accepted a negotiated settlement the night before the Metro Arts Commission met to consider firing him. - Nashville Banner
The bread scent comes from microcapsules embedded in the ink. The major challenge was to get the ink onto the stamps without breaking those microcapsules before customers ever got to sniff them. - Dezeen
Yoshida said the company is now emphasizing the creative process itself instead of prized products of the past like the Walkman portable music player and Trinitron color TVs. He said “synergies” are no longer between entertainment and electronics, but determined by intellectual property spanning animation, music, games and films. - AP
"In the state of Wisconsin, we have very little public sector support for the arts. So, whereas in other cities, these gaps that exist between what needs to be spent and what can be generated from performances and philanthropy oftentimes, a chunk of that is filled by public sector contributions. Here, that's not the case." - WUWM
Among the practices the department plans to challenge are exclusive ticketing contracts that Ticketmaster has with many of the venues where high-profile acts perform. - The Wall Street Journal
Funding to the California Arts Council would fall by 38%, and the state would rescind $12.5 million previously promised to the Equitable Payroll Fund, which was created to help small arts companies comply with so-called gig-work bill AB5. The state faces two years of 11-figure budget deficits. - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
With more than 40 free shows this season, and only 10 that charge for tickets, Levitt has built trust and audiences through a highly unusual mix of adventurous bookings, public and private funding, constant neighborhood-tending, and casual vibes that belie the passion of its music-freak staff. - Denver Post
While 23% of the UK workforce is from a working-class background, working-class people are underrepresented in every area of arts and culture. They make up 8.4% of those working in film, TV, radio and photography, while in museums, archives and libraries, the proportion is only 5.2%. - The Guardian
"Henry Tang, chairman of (the) West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, told the government that it must address the district’s funding crisis by August if its museums and performing arts center are to avoid closure. … The WKCD recorded net losses that (soared) from $111 million (US) in 2021 to $199 million in 2022." - ArtAsiaPacific
Last year, the city of Leeds held a year-long celebration of culture. This year, however, artists and creatives in the West Yorkshire city are being forced out of their workshops and galleries, and say the dwindling number of spaces is crushing Leeds’s creative scene. -The Guardian
Historical ideas of what constitutes arts and culture and the roots of racial injustice are being re-examined, and these investments mark a step in the direction of expanding public understanding of artistic excellence and what it means to be an American. - Hyperallergic
On the one hand, a reduction in the number of work-related commutes is good for the environment. On the other, entire days spent on Zoom and using other modern technologies are potentially hazardous to employees’ physical and mental health. - The Walrus
