“The common perception is that a lucky few hundred arts graduates get to truly flex their creative muscles, while the rest are condemned to creativity atrophy in 9-to-5 desk jobs. But it’s not that simple. Whether you see your profession as creative depends not solely on the job description or workplace environment, but rather on how you define creativity, and how you view yourself. That preliminary finding comes from a study published in American Behavioral Scientist earlier this month, titled ‘I Don’t Take My Tuba to Work at Microsoft: Arts Graduates and the Portability of Creative Identity.'”
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Funders Join Forces to Aid Puerto Rico’s Beleaguered Arts Community
“Roughly a month after the hurricane made landfall, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and Lin-Manuel Miranda announced they would each provide $100,000 in emergency grants to a hurricane relief fund focused on the island’s arts community, run by Beta-Local.”
Why The Wealthy Turn To Philanthropy
“Studies show that, in general, people who feel good, do good – and likewise, people who do good, feel better. The rich are no exception. Giving to charity activates parts of the brain related to reward and pleasure. Yes, the rich do have some distinctive reasons for giving to charity, such as the desire not to ‘morally corrupt’ their heirs. But like others, they also give to strengthen their identity – and probably, to relieve their guilt.”
The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Is A Plot To Discredit Trump, Says Russian Media – Or A Plot By Trump To Discredit Democrats
Masha Gessen reports on what sounds to American ears like a bizarre conspiracy theory put out on state television by the head of RT, and she explains how and why that theory could make sense to Russians.
Here’s How One City Intends To Integrate The Arts Into Everything It Does
By 2027, the city aims to make “culturally-inspired lifelong learning” available for every person in Nottingham, and establish cultural programmes, research and partnerships that enhance health and wellbeing.
Barry Diller’s On-Again, Off-Again Floating Park And Arts Center Is Back On Again
“Just six weeks after billionaire Barry Diller scrapped plans to build a 2.7-acre floating park on the Hudson River, Governor Andrew Cuomo has swooped in and saved the project. The governor said in a statement Wednesday that he’s brokered a compromise between the Hudson River Park Trust, which was overseeing the $250 million project, and the City Club of New York, its main opposition, which was reportedly bankrolled by Diller’s fellow billionaire Douglas Durst.
Why Companies Should Invest In Artists: Self Interest
“Could I be the artist-in-residence to help your team ideate? Could I develop a way of communicating with people to make the workplace a better place?” The role of artists should go beyond just one-off projects, like designing a flier; creatives could have a real impact on the way business is approached and carried through if they are given a supported role within a company.
In Praise Of Ignorance: Why Is The BBC Covering The Arts As If Expertise Is Bad?
The presenters of Front Row, the only arts magazine programme on the whole of BBC television, began their new assignments by announcing they could not be bothered with theatre. Giles Coren, a restaurant critic, says he finds plays too stressful and the seats too uncomfortable and has barely been to the theatre in years. No matter, he still got the job. Amol Rajan, the BBC’s media editor, rather than, oh I don’t know, its arts editor, said he was too busy with his baby to go. Poor man. But if Boycott could not attend Test matches, he would be out. The only half-qualified presenter was Nikki Bedi, who at least presented an arts programme on the BBC World Service. Unfortunately, she has produced no criticism worth remembering, and declared that she had no time for “long shows without intervals”.
Pierre Audi Of The Park Avenue Armory On Presenting New Work In The U.S. Versus Europe
The complaints we hear over and over again are that European audiences are more open to the new and European institutions are better funded. Audi, who’s spent nearly three decades running the Dutch National Opera and came to the Armory in 2015, says that audiences over here, especially in New York, are hungry for good work from all over the world. The problem is getting that work to the States.
Brazilian Artists Fight Back Against Right-Wing Activists Disrupting Art Events
“An open letter written by a group of Brazilian artists and art professionals that condemns ‘the rise of hate, intolerance and violence against freedom of expression in the arts and education’ in the country has been signed by more than 1,000 people since it was published online last week. … The letter cites a specific string of incidents that have happened over the past year, including the closing of an exhibition dedicated to queer art at the Santander Cultural Center in Porto Alegre … and a nude performance by the artist Wagner Schwartz at the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo.”