“It comes at a crucial transitional moment for Detroit’s arts community as it regains its post-recession financial equilibrium. Detroit has earned a national reputation in recent years as a hotbed for urban creativity and as a haven for young artists. Culture has been a key driver in the revitalization of the city.”
Category: issues
Modern China (Finally) Takes An Interest In Preserving The Past
During Beijing Design Week, “tales of demolition and rebuilding of vast swathes of the old city, with locals forced to relocate to make way for malls and high-rises, are common, but here an urban development experiment is aiming to revitalize old buildings for more innovative uses.”
Has Kickstarter Jumped The Shark?
What’s up with Hollywood directors trying to use the crowdfunding model when they have perfectly good (and wealthy) studios to bankroll them?
The Art Market Is Too Corrupt To Report On, Says Sarah Thornton As She Quits
Thornton (author of Seven Days in the Art World) quits art journalism, citing her top 10 reasons not to write about the art market – and they’re doozies.
The Music Industry Owes Illegal Downloaders A Debt Of Gratitude
Not that those who download music illegally (and also buy 30 percent more music than those who don’t download illegally) will be thanked – instead, they’ll likely get sued.
Feeling Poor? Try to Become Museum Boss
At least in St. Louis, where pay and perks for museum directors have spiraled up in recent years.
A Ticket Service That’s Trying To Cut The Hated Ticket Fees
“Event organizers are hard-working people trying to change the world for their particular cause. They want to establish a solid relationship with their event-goers. They want an alternative to doing this to their guests. It’s like performing surgery in the 18th century before anesthesia.”
Big Media’s New Anti-File-Sharing Strategy: Irk Pirates Into Compliance
“Last year, five major Internet service providers and the big entertainment trade organizations announced a joint plan to fight illegal downloading through what might be called a strategy of annoyance. … [They will] prod and poke people into good behavior through a ‘six strikes’ system that escalate from friendly notices in their e-mail to, ultimately, throttled Internet access.”
What Students Need To Know When They Enter The Workforce
Universities don’t prepare students for the workplace. It’s not fulfilling work assignments, it’s learning how to lean, “how all knowledge is social, how knowledge seeking isn’t a linear process of finding answers but rather is tapping into ongoing conversations in which they may play a role.”
The Sad State Of Funding The Arts In Georgia (We’re At The Bottom!)
“Long one of the stingiest states in terms of support for the arts, Georgia is now virtually at rock bottom, not willing even to put up enough money to collect the full amount of matching funds available from the National Endowment for the Arts. This year’s grants fall $300,000 short of the NEA’s allocations.”