“In the world of contemporary art, policymakers use our taxes to fund galleries and museums. In the world of theatre, we build new spaces and new stages. In the world of music, we fund broadcasters … So why in the film world do we predominantly fund films but not the spaces to screen them in? Why isn’t Australia’s film policy angled more towards distribution, access and experience?”
Tag: 03.22.16
Here’s What’s Difficult When We Try To Talk About Intelligence In An Intelligent Way
“We might be getting stupider, we cannot predict our future path, and we have no idea what kinds of intelligent beings (if any) exist in the cosmos beyond. But I maintain that there is a silver lining, because this very act of self-examination forces us to confront some harsh, but fascinating, realities about our culture and our technology.”
Where Citizen Budgeting Meets Community Arts Groups
“In the North Shores Collinwood area of Cleveland, ‘Ohio’s first experiment with participatory budgeting’ has just resulted in four arts-based community development projects being chosen – by local residents – to share in $120,000 in funding from ArtPlace America.”
New Canadian Government To Make Huge Investment In Arts And Culture
“The Canada Council, whose budget will double by 2021, called it an unprecedented, once-in-a-generation investment, while the performers union ACTRA expressed the hope this marked the beginning of a new relationship between government and creators.”
Tamara Rojo Dances Frida Kahlo
Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and theatre director Nancy Meckler talk about creating She Said, a piece about Kahlo that Tamara Rojo commissioned for English National Ballet. (Rojo had not, at first, expected to take the title role.)
What, Exactly, *Is* A Robot? (It’s Not That Simple A Question)
“The truth is, we’re surrounded by robotics all the time. Your washing machine is a robot. Your dishwasher is a robot. You don’t need to have a very broad definition to draw that conclusion … Robotics will continue to be ubiquitous and fairly invisible. Systems will just be smarter and people will accept that. It’s occurring around us all the time now.”
Hundreds Of Looted Antiquities From Disgraced London Dealer Returned To Italy
“The artifacts – dating from the seventh century B.C. to the second century A.D. – were found two years ago in a storage unit at the Geneva Freeport that investigators traced to [dealer Robin] Symes.” Said one consultant to Italy’s culture ministry, “The Geneva Freeport is the largest undiscovered archaeological site in the world.”
Books For People Who Don’t Like To Read Books – James Patterson’s Next Big Plan
“People already read James Patterson’s books – and in staggering numbers. … But Mr. Patterson is after an even bigger audience. He wants to sell books to people who have abandoned reading for television, video games, movies and social media. So how do you sell books to somebody who doesn’t normally read?”
English National Opera’s Music Director Quits Over Cuts
Mark Wigglesworth said in his resignation letter, “The plan for the future is one that the Board and Chief Executive have always known I cannot support. I made this clear to them last year.”
Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco Name New Director
“The position is the top job at FAMSF, which comprises two of the Bay Area’s largest and most important cultural facilities, the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor. … [Max] Hollein is currently director of three noted museums in Frankfurt, Germany, a broad responsibility that should prepare him for the Fine Arts Museums’ structure.”