Tag: 04.08.00

For decades tobacco manufacturers have been major sponsors of the arts in Canada. Now, “determined to rid Canada of the demon weed, earnest politicians have banned all cigarette advertising, and side-swiped the arts in the process.” Faced with gigantic holes in their budgets, some arts managers wonder where the next sugar daddy is going to come from. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)

The crush of tourism is threatening Egypt’s prehistoric sites, the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists heard last week in Cairo. “Unless urgent measures are taken, Egypt will be left with not one prehistoric site intact.” – New Scientist

A group of senior execs in Canada’s high-tech industry banded together last week to demand more education money for the liberal arts, saying they can’t build the digital economy with technology grads alone. “A liberal arts and science education nurtures skills and talents increasingly valued by modern corporations.” – Ottawa Citizen

Even in a booming economy, a number of Atlanta arts institutions are struggling to stay afloat. – Atlanta Journal-Constitution