“Today, the center is back with a consolation prize, and there is substantial consolation in the plan, even if it doesn’t come close to solving the center’s architectural and urban design woes.”
Category: issues
Is This Where The Arts Are Most “Vibrant” In America?
“ArtPlace has released a report on the ‘top 12 ArtPlaces’ in the country – the neighborhoods or clusters that scored highest on a subset of the funder’s much-discussed vibrancy indicators:”
NEA Chief Of Staff Jamie Bennett Talks About The Landesman Years
“What has made this such an exciting time to be doing this work is that Rocco never ran away from an interesting conversation. When he raised the now infamous “#supplydemand” question at Arena Stage, his instruction to me wasn’t to go into gatekeeper mode.”
Antigua, The Next Intellectual Property Pirate’s Paradise?
“Any day now, you might be able to download Argo, Lincoln and Les Mis for a dime a piece. Microsoft Office could go for a quarter. … As part of a long-running trade dispute, the tiny island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (population: 90,000) won the right to use the intellectual property of U.S. firms – without having to pay any royalties or licensing fees.”
Washington Performing Arts Society Gets A New Director
“Bilfield, who transformed Stanford Live (formerly Lively Arts at Stanford) from a simple university presenter to a full-fledged producing organization and oversaw the planning and construction of the new Bing Concert Hall, which opened earlier this month, will become only the fourth leader in WPAS’s 47-year history.”
A Tale Of Two Arts Cities (And Countries)
Seattle and Vancouver – their arts scenes say much about approaches to building culture…
Data Are In: Arts Education Really Does Improve Student Academic Performance
“New research finds 1994 legislation that included the arts as a core subject in American schools made a difference in many places.”
German Court Rules That Internet Access Is ‘Essential’
“A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an ‘essential’ part of life.”
Starting Now, You Could Be Arrested For Unlocking Your Smartphone
“We are at the mercy of prosecutorial and judicial discretion to avoid the implementation of draconian laws that could implicate average Americans in a crime subject to up to a $500,000 fine and up to five years in prison.”
The City Of Westminster (That Is, London) Joins The Arts Funding Carnage
The funding slash would include cutting out programs at Soho Theatre – and the English National Ballet.