"(She was) known for her surreal and sensual 'art machines' incorporating musical instruments, bird feathers and mechanical engineering." - The Guardian
Lee, whose books include The Dressing and The Invention of the Darling, joins such previous winners as Adrienne Rich, W.S. Merwin and Joy Harjo. The prize is named for the late pharmaceutical heir whose $100 million donation to Poetry magazine in 2002 led to the creation of the Poetry Foundation." - AP
"The proposed budget cuts nearly $2.5 million from Miami-Dade County’s current $25.5 million budget for art grants. … As Miami bolsters its reputation as a global arts hub, local artists have felt the strain from a lack of affordable housing and affordable studio space." - Miami Herald (Yahoo!)
"The funds — which amount to the single largest naming gift the museum has ever received — come from longtime art collectors Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed. The new building, which will bear their name, will … showcase modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries." - WBEZ (Chicago)
"Constantine Orbelian was promoted Tuesday to executive director of the largely dormant New York City Opera, which hasn’t given a staged performance since 2022 and says it will return with William Grant Still’s Troubled Island at City Center in 2025-26." - AP
The new directors will take up their posts when current artistic director André Bishop retires next summer after 33 years. Sher, as executive producer (a new position at LCT), will focus on international partnerships, brand expansion, and fundraising; as artistic director, deBessonet will oversee programming, artist relations, and day-to-day operations. - Deadline
"Bradley W. Renner … comes to the position after serving as General Manager and then Director of Development at the Joffrey Ballet for the past six years. He previously served as General Manager with Atlanta Ballet." - Bungalower (Orlando)
"Gennaro Sangiuliano, a 62-year-old former journalist, had faced a media storm since Maria Rosaria Boccia, a self-proclaimed fashion entrepreneur, said last month she had been nominated 'adviser to the minister for major events'." - Reuters
The new leadership structure is dubbed a "tri-directorate model" with three equal directors at the top each with distinct areas of specialization, as opposed to a single Executive Director. - Orlando Weekly
Amazon will begin inviting a small group of Audible narrators to train AI-generated voice clones of themselves this week, with the aim of speeding up audiobook production for the platform. - The Verge
The government will soon trial age verification technology to restrict children from opening social media accounts by the end of 2024, blocking children from social media and other digital platforms up to a proposed age of 16. - Deadline
How should we create things? The word “should” isn’t quite right, since there’s no correct way to be creative; still, when you’re actually creating something, you have to answer the question definitively for yourself, with some urgency. - The New Yorker
The list includes two début young adult novels, one writer who has been previously honored by the National Book Awards—Randy Ribay, the author of “Everything We Never Had”—and a remarkable five novels in verse. - The New Yorker
S. Shakthidharan, born a Sri Lankan Tamil, was a toddler when his family fled the fighting and settled in Australia. When he asked his mother about their old life on the island, she angrily refused to discuss it — until she saw a workshop of his play, Counting and Cracking. - The New York Times
It’s a particularly interesting question when it comes to voice acting specifically. The full recreation of vocals may feel further along than the full recreation of whole performances, but they also feel more poignant. - Wired
