“Unpublished writers are set to compete on a level playing field with the biggest names in literary fiction after Costa announced that its new short story award will be judged anonymously. The £3,500 prize will be for a single, previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words.”
Tag: 07.17.12
Arts Philanthropy In Australia Grows As Other Funding Stagnates
“In 2011, for the first time, private donations to Australia’s 28 major performing arts companies outstripped corporate sponsorship, making up 53 per cent of the $65 million of non-government funding attracted to the sector. While philanthropy has risen over the past decade corporate sponsorship and government funding has stalled.”
UK National Gallery’s Guards Threaten Strike During London Olympics
“The National Gallery faces the possibility of partial closures during the Olympics after warders who patrol its rooms announced a fresh series of strikes beginning on the first day of the Games. The warders – officially known as gallery assistants – have been fighting a long-running battle with management over reduced staffing levels.”
As If The Zombies Weren’t Enough, Now It’s Fifty Shades Of Pride And Prejudice
“Jumping on the Fifty Shades of Grey bandwagon, along with the rest of UK publishing, the small press [Total-E-Bound] is about to launch erotic rewrites of classic titles including Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Jane Eyre and A Study in Scarlet.”
Christie’s, Sotheby’s Differ In This Year’s Sale Results
Christie’s International said Monday it sold $3.5 billion of fine and decorative art in the first half of the year, up 11.2% from a year earlier. Rival Sotheby’s said it auctioned off $2.44 billion of art during the same period, down 15.8% from a year earlier despite a record-setting $119.9 million for Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.”
Neuroaesthetics Attempt To Unlock The Brain’s Response To Art
“By studying the brain’s responses to different paintings, they have been examining the way the mind perceives art. Although their work cannot yet explain the nuances of our tastes, it has highlighted some of the unique ways in which these masterpieces hijack the brain’s visual system.”
Research Suggests Which Personality Types Tend To Become Actors
“Research suggests actors may be both unusually self-aware–and unusually vulnerable to psychological distress.”
Richard Branson Looks At Buying Back Virgin Records
“Looking into buying #virginrecords”, he Tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. “Great opportunity to recreate a dynamic independent label”.
Your Walk Signals Onset Of Alzheimer’s
“Five studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Vancouver this month provide striking evidence that when a person’s walk gets slower or becomes more variable or less controlled, his cognitive function is also suffering.”