Last month, the territory's Arts Development Council abruptly decided to withhold funding for a major theater awards event because (it later revealed) two disfavored writers were there. Now the entire arts community is nervous about how they might unknowingly violate China's sweeping national security law. - South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
"Responding to residents’ fears that Venice is becoming a glorified water park, this city that has drawn awestruck visitors since the Middle Ages is seeking to become a laboratory for how to deal with a modern ill: tourists inundating Instagrammable destinations from Savannah, Georgia to Hallstatt, Austria." - The Washington Post (MSN)
Released just last month, the most recent research shows that, while Calgarians are still interested in engaging in the arts, audiences are much more selective about what they attend. Affordability is an issue, but so is the amount of discretionary time available to take in the arts. - Calgary Herald
"We need to stop treating museums, theaters and galleries like sacred spaces that exist in some rarefied realm of public life. And we need to start treating them — and funding them — like interstate highways, high-speed internet and other infrastructure projects, using money that’s earmarked to maintain the country’s infrastructure." - The New York Times
So reports Wisconsin Public Radio, which says that the state spends 18 cents per resident, while neighboring Minnesota spends $9.67 (53 times as much) and Illinois spends $5.11 (28 times as much). Still, the Badger State isn't 50th: Georgia's arts funding is 15 cents per capita. - Wisconsin Public Radio
U.S. District Judge William Orrick, in an order issued on Thursday night, rebuffed arguments from StabilityAI, Midjourney and StabilityAI that they are entitled to a First Amendment defense arising under a California statute allowing for the early dismissal of claims. - The Hollywood Reporter
RWB spokesperson Jocelyn Unrau said criminals used stolen credit card numbers to buy tickets, then sold them to unwitting customers through online resale platforms. - CBC
The prime minister said the media company that runs CTV and many radio stations had made “a garbage decision.” He added “that media layoffs have been eroding Canada’s 'very democracy' at a time that people need reliable news sources more than ever.” - MSN (Financial Post)
"This isn’t just about hip-hop. This is about Afrobeat, Latin music and the genres that the ‘mainstream' overlooks.” And evidence, based on many years of discussions, call-out speeches, statistics, and more, says that the Recording Academy does not really give a damn. - HuffPost
“The burgeoning gay rights movement in Britain was connected to wider late-Victorian movements for reform, part of a larger impulse to find new and better ways of living in the modern world. This was the intellectual nexus that was smashed by the Wilde trials.” - The Guardian (UK)
"The moves indicate a desire on the part of the new government to restore international credibility after years of culture wars, but they also reflect pressure from sections of Poland’s arts community to reverse the interventions of the previous right-wing PiS (Law and Justice party) regime." - The Art Newspaper
"This would be the first contract passed since UArts faculty unionized in November 2020. The union has been fighting for such issues as job security, wages, and healthcare. Previously, there were also wage disparities. ... They have held multiple actions, demonstrations, and picket lines, with contract negotiations beginning in March 2021." - ARTnews
“In the context of censorship in the West, there was a prevailing illusion that the West embodied greater freedom of speech and press, portraying itself as a society with minimal censorship. Yet, I believe that censorship persists wherever there is power.” - ARTnews
Product design jobs, for many, hold the allure of creativity, innovation, and professional fulfillment. However, beneath the surface lies a stark reality: a landscape rife with exploitation and vulnerability, particularly for individuals like myself who live with disabilities. - Medium
