“Despite the notable exceptions of some women, including Jude Kelly, artistic director of the South Bank Centre, who have risen to leading positions in the arts world, almost all the key arts roles are occupied by men.”
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Chicago’s Harris Theatre Gets Emergency Repairs
“Roughly $1 million in emergency repairs are under way to remedy a problem that patrons of the theater, which shares backstage and office space with the Pritzker Pavilion, have probably never noticed.”
Celebrities Argue For Restored Funding For National Endowment for the Arts
Actor Robert Redford and singer John Legend want funding restored for the National Endowment for the Arts and cultural programs.
Arts Philanthropist Says She’ll Quit Britain
An American philanthropist who has donated more than £20 million to the arts in Britain says she’ll return to the United States in protest over the British Government’s “nondom” tax and the “hostility” she has encountered in this country towards foreign donors.
Major Arts Leadership Changes In Philadelphia
“It’s big turnover time. It’s not just here. It’s a national trend. Those of us who came up in the early 1970s got into this business when it was really new, when funding was becoming more and more available through the [National Endowment for the Arts] and other sources, and there was a lot more emphasis being put on being a well-run organization.”
Florida Arts Funding In Danger?
Florida’s budget crunch endangers state arts funding, as lawmakers look for places to cut. “Culture’s champions argue that the arts already suffered severe cutbacks in the last budget year, when the $32.7 million allocated for culture in 2006-07 was reduced to $12.5 million in 2007-08.”
Artists Struggle With Downturn In Economy
“According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the art world thrives in good times and crashes in bad. And lately, it’s pretty bad out there.”
Karen Kain Steps Down As Canada Council Chair
“I accepted this position because I passionately believe in the essential role of the Canada Council and thought I would be able to devote sufficient time, attention and energy to it. Since my subsequent appointment as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, I have found it increasingly difficult to do justice to both positions.”
The Perils Of A Different Arts Leadership Model
“The rapid departures at Canadian Stage and at Stratford, where co-artistic directors Marti Maraden and Don Shipley resigned before their first season had even opened, point to the difficulty in deviating from tried-and-true models of artistic administration.”
Iran Cracks Down On Culture – Censorship Runs Rampant
Iran’s censors have launched a blitz on lifestyle and cinema magazines, slapping bans on nine publications for carrying pictures of “corrupt” foreign film stars and stories on their “decadent” private lives.