“DSO officials announced a $15 million gift from the William Davidson Foundation. Of that, $5 million comes in the form of a challenge grant, which, if matched, will add to the DSO’s small-but-growing endowment. The balance will support a variety of DSO programs. Three other foundations already jumped in to make that happen.”
Tag: 10.30.17
Bass Museum In Miami Has Reopened At Last
“After two years and a transformative $12 million overhaul – capped by a nerve-wracking visit from Hurricane Irma – Miami’s Bass Museum re-opened to the public this weekend with a roomier layout, new galleries, and immersive installations by contemporary art stars Ugo Rondinone and Pascale Marthine Tayou.”
Wear Whatever You Want, Just Come See Us, Says Scottish Opera’s New Campaign
“Tongue-in-cheek posters display messages such as ‘you don’t have to dress up for the opera’. The posters, shared on social media to target a younger audience, also dispel perceptions that you need to speak the language to enjoy an opera, or that you’ll need binoculars to see the stage.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.30.17
Matisse and Bonnard: A Perfect Pair?
It has been almost a month now since I stopped in at the Staedel Museum during a layover in Frankfurt to see “Matisse–Bonnard: Long Live Painting!” but when I have mentioned it in conversation to curators, dealers and other people in the art world, many have not known about the connection between the two. So it seems worth it to discuss the show here. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2017-10-29
The Unslaked Fires of Love
The White Light Festival presents Layla and Majnun, directed and choreographed by Mark Morris. … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2017-10-30
2017 PEN USA Literary Awards
This year’s gathering, Friday night at the Beverly Wilshire, was not only free from obvious partisan rifts, but took on a fierce sense of purpose I don’t recall before., … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2017-10-29
Grantmakers In The Arts Is Moving From Seattle To NY. What Will It Mean?
“This is a rare opportunity for a national organization to re-think policy and protocol and move in new directions while solidifying its deepest commitments. It isn’t very often, that a new important organization leader gets the chance for a kind of clean break with the past operation, and the opportunity to mold a new future. Not jettisoning the past, but aligning it with a new future. A new location and a new staff are a big deal.”
The Last Mainstream Arts Critic In Texas… (Time To Turn Out The Lights?)
“This latest round means not a reduced staff of reviewers but no critics at all at major city papers. That’s a watershed. The arts here in North Texas, for instance, have been blossoming the past decade, while arts coverage has gone the other way. Fort Worth is the home of the internationally-known Cliburn competition and Kimbell Art Museum — that’s pretty unusual for a city its size. Yet the local paper now has no arts critics on its staff.”