“Funding cuts over the past 10 years are impacting cultural organisations ability to deliver non-artistic operations, such as site maintenance and recruitment, Arts Council England has warned. According to ACE, other areas that are affected outside arts organisations’ main programming, include investment in future technologies and staff training.” – The Stage
Tag: 01.16.20
Christopher Tolkien, JRR’s Son And Collaborator, Dead At 95
While his father was alive, he drew many of the maps of Middle-earth in the original edition of The Lord of the Rings; after JRR’s death, “his son was left to sift through the files and notebooks, and over the [next] two decades … he published The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Beren And Lúthien and The History of Middle-earth, which fleshed out the complex world of elves and dwarves created by his father.” – The Guardian
Just Days Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy’s New CEO Suspended
“Deborah Dugan, who took over as Recording Academy president/CEO on Aug. 1, has been placed on administrative leave just over a week before the 2020 Grammy Awards due to ‘serious concerns’ brought to the board of trustees’ attention.” Those “concerns” include “including a formal allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team.” – Billboard
Maryland Governor Blocks Legislature’s $1.6 Million Grant To Baltimore Symphony (Again)
“Gov. Larry Hogan has asked the Maryland General Assembly to rescind a promised $1.6 million for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra — the second time in two years the governor has attempted to block emergency bridge funding aimed at stabilizing Maryland’s largest cultural institution.” – The Baltimore Sun
The Conundrum Of Alma Mahler Gropius Werfel
“Even in her lifetime, she was both adored and reviled. Was she an artist stunted by society’s restrictions on women who channeled her genius to become the inspiration for the men she consorted with? Or was she a grandiose groupie, expropriating the fame of her husbands and lovers?” (The answer is “yes.”) – The New York Review of Books