“Arts Council England has proposed a major overhaul of its funding strategy that could lead to major theatres getting four-year funding deals, and a separate grants budget for individual artists. Funding pots for museums and arts organisations could also be merged, meaning groups would have to directly compete for funding for the first time.”
Tag: 02.16.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.16.16
Funding Is Not an “Issue” Title got your attention, didn’t it? Recently Doug McLennan wrote about ArtsJournal’s survey of readers about issues in the field: We Asked: What’s the Biggest Challenge Facing the Arts? By far the most cited was… …read more
The Arts: By The (National) Numbers
A few years ago, when the National Endowment for the Arts said it would join with the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to determine how much the arts contributed to the economy, I applauded. When the … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-02-16
Bill Evans And Camera Three
Last month’s Rifftides post titled “Evans After LaFaro” included video of the Bill Evans Trio in a 1962 performance that I credited to Italian television because of its imprint RAI DUE, the name of an Italian … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-02-15
Maillot’s Botchy Look at American Dance in Choré
Though inspired by and decorated with 20th century American dance styles, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s 2013 work Choré for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, shows integrity only … read more
AJBlog: Fresh Pencil Published 2016-02-16
The “One New Thing” Rule
Adam Grant, in his new book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World writes about the necessity of anchoring new ideas in familiar things. To generate creative ideas, it’s important to start from an unusual place. But … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-02-15
This Guy Gave Up Listening To All The Music He Knows For A Year. And Something Interesting Happened…
“Perhaps most importantly, I discovered more music in 2015 than I ever have before. According to my iTunes library, not accounting for tracks I added and later removed, I added 3,329 songs. My next closest year is 2013, when I added 1,837 tracks.”
Why Are Academic Publishers Making Billions Off The Unpaid Labor Of Professors And Researchers?
“I get paid nothing directly for the most difficult, time-consuming writing I do: peer-reviewed academic articles. In fact a journal that owned the copyright to one of my articles made me pay $400 for permission to reprint my own writing in a book of my essays.”
New NEA Report Charts Arts’ Economic Impact On American Economy
The latest figures cover 1998 to 2013 and they spotlight fast-growing arts industries, export trends, employment figures, consumer data, and more.
‘Macbeth’ In The Congo, Lars Von Trier On Stage: Opera Philadelphia’s 2016-17 Season
Those two surprises are part of the company’s September mini-festival, a dry-run for the following season’s O17; the season also includes operas staged especially for Christine Goerke and Stephanie Blythe.
Why ‘Political Correctness’ Drives People Nuts – And Why It Sort Of Works
“In this episode [of Micropolis], we explore how the policing of language can cause anxiety for many of us, while also forcing us to think about race and gender and other issues. … Does ‘political correctness’ shape today’s art and expression? And if so, is that a problem or a necessity?” (audio)