Category: issues

” The amendment would enable museums to schedule foreign artists to give lectures, teach courses and complete residencies more easily.”

“Producers have said more venues are resorting to a box office split – whereby takings are distributed according to a negotiated amount between the venue and producer – rather than a guaranteed fee where the touring company knows it can cover its costs. Small to mid-scale touring companies are claiming this trend could put them out of business.”

“Acceleration has also become a universal goal in the modern world. It’s more than just a technological phenomenon, argues German sociologist Hartmut Rosa, a professor at the University of Jena.”

“The latest edition of Giving USA cites an estimated 7.8 percent increase in arts and culture funding to $14.44 billion in 2012, compared with 2011. This exceeds the pre-recession peak of $13.7 billion in 2007 (not adjusting for inflation).”

“According to the National Endowment for the Arts, artists make up only 1.4 percent of the U.S. labor force. Last week, we learned a lot more about the roughly 2 million artists.”

“Some people are afraid of being found out as philistines, but if that fear motivates us to learn it might give us the confidence to respect and add to the culture around us.”

“Now, the smartest kid has a whole set of options; the best and the brightest go to Berlin, or Austin, Portland or Minneapolis. The recession has created a situation where people don’t consider New York City to be a place of opportunity.”

“The new $134-million campus for the Emily Carr University of Art + Design – a project that has the potential to change Vancouver’s urban landscape – has reached an important milestone.”

“With less than six months remaining in Mr. Bloomberg’s tenure, a cloud of unease has descended over arts executives, fund-raisers and artists. Over the last 12 years, they have grown accustomed to a City Hall that was receptive to their needs, as well as to a billionaire mayor who could privately bolster their budgets.”

“As far as “wine economists” are concerned, the level of correlation between the price of a bottle of wine and its quality is low or nonexistent. In a number of damning studies, they suggest that wine is not just poorly priced, but that the different tastes we describe in wine may all be in our heads.”