“That is $10 million more than the goal set for Woodruff’s Transformation Campaign when it began in 2014. Of that money, about $35 million will be used to pay for capital expenses, including the new Alliance Theatre main stage facility that is slated to begin construction next year, the remodeling of the High Café and a new roof for the Stent Family Wing of the High Museum of Art.”
Category: issues
How Do You Get Audience Data That Matters? (Some Suggestions From Someone Who’s Been Doing It)
“The difference in data collection priorities is not simply a qualitative versus quantitative debate, as one of the shared areas of interest for organisers and funders is whether the event has reached individuals who do not normally engage with culture. But even here, opinions differ on how much information is needed from visitors, sample size and how it should be collected (the data collection mechanisms used).”
There’s A Place In New York Where Spiritualism Is Still Alive And Well, And Mediums Still Communicate With The Dead
“Nestled on the banks of the jewel-toned Cassadaga Lake in south-western New York, the world’s largest spiritualist community” – Lily Dale – “was first established back in 1879. Since then, the tiny wooded hamlet has served as a sanctuary for those who wish to take part in the community’s stated mission to ‘further the science, philosophy, and religion of spiritualism’.”
What Would Happen If You Made Millions Of £ Available To Arts Groups For Entrepreneurial Projects?
Nearly 100 organisations have applied to the £7m Arts Impact Fund to invest in commercial ventures such as cinemas, restaurants and Intellectual Property licensing businesses to subsidise their work. Thus far, more than £3m of unsecured loan finance at affordable interest rates has been shared by eight organisations that are planning to use a cross subsidy model to finance their activities.
Medusa, The Original ‘Nasty Woman’ – Hillary’s Hardly The Only Leader To Have The Comparison Thrown At Her
“Indeed, almost every influential female figure has been photoshopped with snaky hair: Martha Stewart, Condoleezza Rice, Madonna, Nancy Pelosi, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Merkel. (Have a few minutes? Do a Google Image search: Type in a famous woman’s name and the word Medusa.)”
So You Idealize Victorian England? The Reality Was Rather More… Smelly Than You Might Have Thought
“To the modern sensibility, even the most carefully turned-out Victorian — male or female — reeked. Heavy perfumes covered bodily smells; onion juice was a popular hair tonic; dental hygiene was primitive and certainly not concerned with freshness of breath. Households were poorly ventilated, so various cooking smells clung to fabrics and damp walls.”
Benefits Of The Arts? A Review Of All The Studies Suggests Something Compelling
“Our review of the literature addressing these questions yielded a surprising result: the most compelling evidence of the value of the arts revolves around improving the lives of older adults. Better understanding the relationship between the arts and aging may help to identify areas for improvement in future research into wellbeing, as well as opportunities for investing in the quality of life of older individuals.”
Thousands Of People Mass Outside British Museum To Protest Cultural Services Budget Cuts
Since 2010, more than 300 libraries have closed across the UK because they’re “non-essential services.” With even broader cuts, the Tories – say the protesters – threaten more libraries, and museums and galleries too.
The Sad, Surreal Experience Of Hearing Other Audience Members Laughing During ‘Moonlight’
Sometimes the audience and the movie don’t match up, to put it mildly, but that can be extra painful when the not-so-funny scene concerns a revelation of identity.
The L.A. Opera Casts A White Man To Play A Pharoah, And Protests Arrive On Schedule
Will L.A. Opera’s claim to colorblind casting – and the need for a very fit countertenor – help calm the troubled waters?