Advocates argue that the recommended $45 million baseline raise, while historic, is not enough to address the millions that have been lost federal grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Institute for Museums and Library Services (IMLS). - Hyperallergic
While the authors may be real, the books don't actually exist. And the Chicago Sun-Times is being roasted online for publishing the AI-generated list. The paper initially couldn't explain how the piece was published. - CBC
Grigorovich's productions of the Stone Flower, Ivan the Terrible and Romeo and Juliet redefined Soviet ballet. Praised for revitalising male dance, he created parts for men demanding exceptional strength and artistry. - BBC
The Oscar and Tony winner will star in a theater adaptation of his collection of short stories The World of Tomorrow this fall. The Off-Broadway production at The Shed will be directed by Kenny Leon, known for his Broadway work on Topdog/Underdog, Some Like It Hot, and the Denzel Washington/Jake Gyllenhaal Othello. - Playbill
The houses had estimated $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in sales for the week’s evening sales, but together brought in just over $1 billion, including buyer’s premiums, with each auction failing to reach its pre-sale estimate. - ARTnews
“A planned extension of the Guggenheim Museum into the Special Area of Conservation of the Biosphere Reserve risks undermining biodiversity, water quality, and the integrity of conservation frameworks,” a social media post explains of the situation. - ARTnews
This shift has led to changes in how people interact socially, both online and offline. The convenience and accessibility of gaming platforms, including platforms like a Canadian online casino, have allowed players to connect with others across vast distances, creating virtual communities that transcend geographical boundaries. - The Walrus
Daniele Cipriani, a dance impresario well-known in Italy, has been nominated by the minister of culture to be artistic director of the Spoleto Festival; he will succeed incumbent Monique Veaute following this summer’s event. As Cipriani is a dance specialist, there may be separate directors for the festival’s music and theater. - Gramilano (Milan)
In his first season as successor to founding artistic director Stoner Winslett, Cong has revitalized the company’s offerings with contemporary pieces by the likes of Christopher Wheeldon, Ben Stevenson, and Yuri Yanowsky as well as Cong’s own work — repertoire rarely if ever seen in Virginia’s capital before. - Virginia Living
The NYCB stalwart is about to give his farewell performance after 25 years with the company. Yet he almost didn’t make it to this point, and he now acknowledges that his involvement with alcohol, drugs, and two female colleagues nearly derailed his career and his life. - The New York Times
“The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red Square surrounded by a crowd of Soviet citizens looking at him in admiration, and is a recreation of a monument that was unveiled in the same station in 1950, three years before Stalin died.” - Reuters
The IMLS, a federal agency whose grants were all summarily cancelled by the Trump/Musk DOGE, has started reinstating grants and rehiring employees following a preliminary injunction by a Federal judge blocking the Trump administration’s stated plan to dismantle the agency. - Hyperallergic
“After three years of painstaking restoration work, the J. Paul Getty Museum is unveiling Hercules and Omphale, a long-lost Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1652) painting nearly destroyed in the explosions that struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut in August 2020.” - Artnet
In order to “thoughtfully match artists and their work with venues that best serve the art, the audience, and the moment,” Washington Performing Arts — which presents performances by touring musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma, Igor Levit, and the Chicago Symphony — will offer concerts it would have held at the Kennedy Center elsewhere. - Washingtonian
Roberto Beltrami had traveled to Boston University to study, and in his sophomore year a Dale Chihuly exhibition awakened his fascination with glass, and he went to Murano, the famous glassmaking island in Venice, to apprentice. Now, with his own workshop at age 34, he’s introducing new, money-saving equipment and techniques. - CNN
