Art and Culture

Organizations that design their entire experience for reflection, response, and real conversation are doing something quietly radical. Not just presenting art, but shaping the conditions that allow it to actually change us. –…
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“Every day, patrons are being sold what they believe are valid tickets, when, in reality, they are only paying for a chance that someone may be able to secure a seat,” said John Mangum, Lyric’s general director, who was also joined by…
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While much attention—and controversy—has been generated in recent months over the return of Russia to the Venice Biennale, another outcast nation will also have its first presence at the global art exhibition in six years, albeit in an…
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by Paul BratermanThe Debunking Handbook, 2020, free download, 12 pages loosely laid out text with diagrams and flowcharts, 22 authors spanning 20 institutions on 3 continents, 108 references.This brief booklet is well worth your time. It…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_weDab29XDA I know the conductor Thomas Fortner, now based in Berlin, from his years as assistant conductor of the remarkable South Dakota Symphony. Thomas recently posted a 70-minute podcast posing…
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The experience of attending, supporting and living among the arts differs in ways that are practical, financial and social. – ArtsHub The post Differences Between Being An Arts Lover In The UK And In Australia appeared first on…
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Tough economic conditions and major renovations have resulted in a $4.7m loss for the ballet. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)The Australian Ballet has posted an operating loss of $4.7 million due to tough economic conditions and major…
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The Council of the European Union announced on April 23 that it is formally sanctioning Mikhail Piotrovsky, the long-time director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. The reasons given are that Piotrovsky is “a…
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CEO Leslie Smart has stabilized Louisville Ballet and positioned it for a strong future in her short three and a half years at the helm.Now she's stepping down from that top leadership role, and taking on a different job at the…
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It launched in 1996 via a city ordinance that originally earmarked 1 percent of the budget for capital improvement projects for public art. That amount was raised to 1.5 percent for the 2022-2027 bond program. – San Antonio…
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