“A little semiprofessional theater amid the farmland of Hammonton, N.J., has become the beneficiary of more than a half-million dollars in grants and low-interest loans from a most unlikely arts angel: the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Eagle Theatre, in the center of what’s known as the blueberry capital of the world, is wasting no time spending that money.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Want A Business Loan? Sure, If You’ve Got A Warhol To Use As Collateral
If you’re on the MOCA board, and you’re rich in art but maybe worried about cash flow, the solution is not so tough: “Peter Brant, a one-time billionaire and an early patron of artist Andy Warhol, is using part of his contemporary art collection to help recapitalize the family newsprint business.”
In Dallas, That Reflection Issue Is Totally Going To Be Fixed
The Museum Tower reflection issue, owners say, will get resolved – by someone, doing something. And someone’s going to pay for it. (Details are a little sketchy.)
Frank Lloyd Wright’s European Print-Collecting Spree
“Wright, the champion of a democratic American architecture, had the sensitivity to embrace what he saw as a fresh aesthetic rooted in turn-of-the-century Europe. His artists were at the end of their époque. Wright assimilated into a broader aesthetic sensibility what they represented, and moved on.”
In Fight Between Foundation And Gallery, Who’s Going To Win?
WIll the parties in the dispute in Fredericton, Canada, ever come to an agreement over 78 disputed works of art?
A Cinematographer, Making The Transition Away From Film
Agnès Godard, who shot (among other films) Wings of Desire and Belly of an Architect, on her first experience with digital cameras: “The images don’t have the same texture, the poetic charge is different, so you have to reinvent the images.”
Don’t Be Afraid Of Opera – It’s Just Like Baseball
“Opera fans have a lot more in common with sports fans than they do with academics. And when they fall in love with opera, it’s not usually by reading high-falutin’ introductions. It’s by going to the opera.”
New Artificial Limbs Are As Much Art (Metal Filigree, For Instance) As Science
There’s the guy who wanted his prosthetic to match his Harley, the woman with a lacy shin, the soccer player with a built-in shin guard – and 3D printing makes it all possible.
Video Games; A New (And Deeply Weird) Land Of Opportunity For Composers
“For a cadre of top composers, the action isn’t in film but video games. Djawadi’s score for ‘Medal of Honor: Warfighter,’ for instance, boasts 100 minutes of music, much of it downright experimental by film composition standards. It’s alternately symphonic, electronic and rock ‘n’ roll, and it’s emblematic of an industry that’s providing room to roam for those used to scoring to picture.”
Minneapolis Musicians Vote Down Contract Proposal
“The Minnesota Orchestra is on the brink of its first work stoppage since 1994. Union musicians voted unanimously on Saturday evening to reject what management had described as its final contract offer.” Talks are continuing, with arbitration possible in the near future.