“The name change is part of a rebranding endeavour that includes a new look (a monochrome colour spectrum inspired by snow and accented by red; the capital “A” in Banff resembling a mountain peak) and strategic plan. Among other things, the plan will see a heightened emphasis on public access, indigenous programs and training for cultural leaders.”
Category: issues
How The Smithsonian’s Next Museum Is Going To Extend America’s ‘National Conversation On Race’
Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture: “We felt it was really important to take on things that might be deemed controversial or difficult. And the challenge for us was to find the right tension between those moments of pain and those moments of resiliency. … This is not the Holocaust Museum. This is not a community simply defined by victimization. But rather, it’s a community that has, in many ways, helped America live up to its stated ideals.”
Profound Cultural Shift: A Changed Relationship Between Schools And Students
“Twinned with colleges’ innovations to attract and serve a new generation of students is a changed relationship between the schools and the schooled. It’s one of the most striking transformations in higher education over the last quarter-century.”
Video Is Not Going To Supplant Text, Regardless Of What Facebook Says
As she was predicting that, in five years, the social networking behemoth would probably be “video, video, video,” Facebook exec Nicola Mendelsohn said last week that video “conveys so much more information in a much quicker period.” As Michael Hiltzik explains, “This is, of course, exactly wrong.”
What Is A “Masterpiece” If Anything Can Be One?
“Nowadays, it seems, anything and everything can qualify as a masterpiece: a hit single, a theme park, even a video game. And while the artistic merits of some of these objets d’art can be defended, it is tempting to suggest that the word itself has become, like “fascist” and “racist,” devalued by indiscriminate usage to the point of vacuity.”
Fight Over Building A George Lucas Museum Goes Bare-Knuckles Chicago-Style
The Chicago Park District on Sunday accused Friends of the Parks of issuing an “outrageous” list of demands that is “nothing short of extortion” and will likely be the “final nail in the coffin” of efforts to keep movie mogul George Lucas’ museum in Chicago.
Study: How Dependant Is Our Taste In Art On Social Pressures?
“What if our partiality to particular artists is, consciously or unconsciously, calibrated to line up with the preferences of our peers — and/or to distinguish ourselves from people we’d rather not be associated with?”
Arts Enrollment Is Plunging In UK Secondary Schools
“This year’s loss is more than five times the size of the loss in 2015 … According to official statistics published by exam watchdog Ofqual, the number of GCSE exams being taken in art and design subjects, design and technology, drama, media film and TV studies, music, and performing/expressive arts have all fallen since last year.”
It’s Time To Stop Arguing Over The Term ‘Nonprofit’
“It’s for us to change the world, but not that word. That is the prerogative of the U.S. government, which created and sustains the confusing terms ‘nonprofit’ (not existing or done for the purpose of making a profit) and the distinct and different ‘not-for-profit,’ which merely serves as a classification in the U.S. tax code.”
City Of Boston Unveils Big New Arts Initiatives
“In line with the recommendations of a newly minted master plan for the arts ecosphere, the measures include city-led efforts as well as partnerships with philanthropies, area museums and other outside groups. In some cases, specific dollar contributions are promised; in others, organizations are pledging in-kind donations in the form of facility space or professional expertise.”