Tag: 03.16.18

Kate Wilhelm, Groundbreaking Science Fiction Writer Who Co-Founded The Clarion Writers Workshop, Has Died At 89

Wilhelm was a trailblazer, “one of the few women writing science fiction under their own names in the 1960s, and her books quickly gained a following as well as awards. Unlike many of her colleagues, she straddled genres, between futuristic fantasies and enigmatic mystery novels. She set her science fiction in the near term and imposed present-day sensibilities.”

Austria Gets A Quiet, And Disquieting, Reminder Of Its Nazi Past

Amid the emergence of a far-right, anti-refugee coalition government in the country, “the Scottish artist Susan Philipsz is using the eerie sound of fingers rubbed on water-filled glasses to remind visitors of Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria 80 years ago. On March 12, 1938, Austrians cheered German troops as they marched into the country, and three days later, tens of thousands on the Heldenplatz saluted Hitler as he addressed them from the palace balcony.”

In Britain, Only Thirty Percent Of Students Think Arts Degrees Are A Good Value For The Money

And this is from the students themselves, who ranked arts degrees above language, history, and philosophy. This may be more a reflection of the schools than the subject, however. One student: “I fail to see where my money has been spent other than on new campus development, staffing and subsidising degrees in other disciplines.”

Opera Singers Need Gowns, But Opera Students Don’t Have Money. Here’s One Solution

Basically, women with money donate gowns, and the students at Juilliard get to go “shopping” when the racks of designer wear come in. The students “are expected to be outfitted in fancy attire at their many auditions and performances, as well as at galas and parties. These singers try to avoid being photographed in the same ensemble twice.”

Pittsburgh Is Ready To Replace A Statue Many Have Called Racist With A Statue Of A Black Woman

The status to be moved is of songwriter Stephen Foster – and, in words written at the time the status was created in 1900, “an old darkey reclining at his feet strumming negro airs upon an old banjo.” Pittsburgh residents now get to vote about, or at least give an opinion on, which of seven candidates should get a statue in its place.

The Great Irish Writer Who Died Homeless In New York

Maeve Brennan “would not have left Ireland at the age of 17 if she’d been given the choice, and yet in her adult years she didn’t choose to return. A displaced person, always on provisional ground. When writing about New York City she described herself as a ‘traveler in residence.’ She was staying for a while, poised to depart. And in that displacement she may be a figure for the Irish American a little disoriented as to notions of home, or for any immigrant who finds herself elsewhere without having chosen to leave where she came from.”

Bill Bulick, The Arts Administrator Who Changed Portland’s Arts Funding And Culture, Has Died At 65

Bulick, a folk musician and potter and human of many talents,”supervised the nation’s first comprehensive regional cultural planning process, Arts Plan 2000. That document led to the creation of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, an autonomous nonprofit serving [Portland’s three] counties. During Bulick’s tenure the agency quadrupled in size to a budget of more than $4 million and more than 20 full-time staff, and it launched nationally praised and imitated neighborhood arts, youth-at-risk, public art, cultural tourism and arts in education initiatives.”