A spokesman for the museum says that the “visitor is OK [and] almost ready to return home”. He added that “security protocol was followed” and there are warning signs as well as a member of gallery staff inside the installation. It has been temporarily closed while the institution assesses what happened but it hopes to reopen it “in a few days”.
Tag: 08.17.18
So There’s A Word You Use Countless Times A Day That Stems From The African Slave Trade? Mmhmm.
Wait, so mmhmm counts as a word, even though it’s not in the dictionary? That’s what some academics are arguing – and they say that the word’s origin among enslaved Africans in the U.S. is the reason it never was recognized by dictionaries (and thereby had its spelling standardized).
UK Arts Orgs Report On Their Experiences With Crowdfunding
“The majority of respondents indicated that the hard work involved in running a crowdfunding campaign was ultimately worth the rewards and that the matched funding element would significantly increase their likelihood of undertaking further crowdfunding”.
LA’s Mark Taper Forum To Offer Free Tickets To 25-And-Unders
In a new program called FreePlay, “Center Theatre Group … will start giving people 25 and younger free tickets to the first preview of productions at the Mark Taper Forum and the Kirk Douglas Theatre.”
‘Chris, Let’s Talk About Your Performance Issues’ Turns Out To Be Ad For Ballet Company
“Earlier this summer, strange billboards and bus-stop ads started popping up around Louisville, Kentucky. A woman, Jessica, was sending public messages — that seemed really personal — to a guy named Chris. Things like, ‘Chris, maybe we should try role playing’ or ‘Chris, let’s talk about your performance issues.'” After a few weeks of letting folks in the city toss around theories (and they did), Louisville Ballet fessed up. And, says the company’s marketing director, the campaign worked in more than one way. (She also says that Chris and Jessica are real.)
Theatre Study In Danger Of Disappearing From UK Schools
According to a survey of 420 members of the Association of School and College Leaders, 28% said they had cut back lesson time, staff or facilities for drama in the past two years. Drama has already weathered substantial decline over recent years, with entry figures tumbling year-on-year. The ASCL’s research comes as this year’s A-level results are announced in England. Final figures show that entries for drama fell by a further 6% on last year, to a total of 11,239 students.
Visits To London Museums Down Last Year
Visits to museums and art galleries fell for the second year in a row, dropping by 1% both last year and in 2016. Visit England said that “this was largely driven by those based in London, who saw a 4% drop in visitor numbers in 2017″. The number of overseas tourists visiting museums and art galleries (which Visit England says is “by far the largest attraction type for overseas visitors”) also fell significantly last year, dropping by 11%.
Everyone Seems To Hate The “Popular Movie” Oscar. Just Wait, Says An Academy Board Member
“I think it’s been very much in the DNA of Hollywood motion-picture making that there’s somewhere where entertainment and art meet and co-mingle,” he told THR. “And I think, once [the details of the new award are] explained, people will understand better.”
Goucher College Kills Music, Art And Theatre Programs
Goucher College is the latest institution to announce a series of program cuts following an academic prioritization process. Majors and minors in math, music, physics, religion, Russian and elementary and special education are being phased out, as are majors in studio art and theater, the college said this week. Book studies, German and Judaic studies will also be eliminated as stand-alone majors.
After Months Of Bargaining, MoMA Workers Finally Secure A Contract They Can (Literally) Live With
The union overwhelmingly ratified the contract, which pushed back against many of the museum’s proposed takeaways – and even improved some things for the workers. “The museum initially fought against seniority step raises, but the union fought for its inclusion and eventually won.”