“Before the 19th century, U.S. economy was an agricultural economy. In the 19th century and 20th century, we turned to an industrial economy. In the 21st century, we are turning to a creative economy. In a creative economy, innovative people with new ideas, artistic view and mindset will be needed more than ever.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
In The UK, Local Councils Sacrifice To Help Performing Arts Work
“Despite average cuts of 19%, local authorities in England are still spending around £1.6bn on arts, culture and libraries. They remain one of our biggest investors. Moreover, they often pioneer innovative, affordable ways to support and protect arts and culture.”
Who’s Counting The Real TV Audience?
Not advertisers – and TV executives are fed up with that. They’re “pushing advertisers to pay for all viewers as measured by Nielsen up to a full week after the original airdate. That might sound like inside baseball. But tens of millions of dollars are at stake.”
Netflix Wants Simultaneous Release Of Movies Online And In The Theatre, But Movie Chains Are Freaked Out
“This week, Netflix announced that it paid nearly $12 million for the worldwide distribution rights for [Beasts of No Nation]. The movie already has a lot of Oscar buzz, but to qualify for an Academy Award nomination, it has to be shown in theaters before or on the same day it plays on TV, online or other platforms.” But the big chains have already said no.
Los Angeles Has A Newish Mural Ordinance, And Its Effects Are Slowly Starting To Show
“With the restoration of the Olympic artworks nearly completed — and enjoying newfound freedoms brought on by the city’s passing of a mural ordinance in 2013 that lifted a decade-long ban on public murals —- the mural conservancy is now preparing to embark on new projects.”
The Hottest New Theatre Ticket Is A Hip Hop History Musical That Breaks And Remakes The Rules
“What further distinguishes Hamilton is that it uses rap to tell a story that has no direct connection to any usual rap subjects or characters. This reaches its most remarkable expression when the show presents the debates Hamilton had with his ideological foes as rap battles presided over by George Washington as MC.”
The Last Full-Time Labor Union Cartoonist In The U.S. Is Lonely But Also Busy
“Employers don’t care if you hate them, and they don’t care if you think they’re being mean. But if you can find a way to make fun of them, and do it incisively — well, that really bothers them.”
Canada’s Royal Conservatory Of Music Recruits Students Where They Are – Online And On Mobile
“A new app, in development, will allow students to, say, spend five minutes a day on ear training using their smartphone. Or do their sight reading. There’s an app being designed for parents of very young infants to aid in their development; the first in a series of digital products for parents of children up to age five, to be launched in a few years.”
Can Smuggled Copies Of ‘Friends’ Help North Koreans Free Themselves?
“Kang likens the USB sticks to the red pill from The Matrix: a mind-altering treatment that has the power to shatter a world of illusions.”
So This Weekend Sees Danish LARPers Turning Elsinore Into A Live, Unscripted Hamlet
“We call it LARP tourism — the chance to travel to worlds that don’t exist.”