Ashes To Ashes, Dust To… Paint?

Memorializing the dead has always led to some creative thinking, but using ashes to create art? The artist offering the service “paid his way through Philadelphia’s Hussian School of Art by working as a gravedigger at a local cemetery.” Now, he mixes cremated remains with his paints to create textured paintings for grieving families.

What Will Broadway Look Like Next Year?

“While everyone suspects that there might be a handful of empty Broadway theaters in the spring, at the moment the big theaters are still largely booked, and most nonprofits have finished their fund-raising for this fiscal year. More significant, though, is what happens when the next fall season comes round. Those in the industry wonder not only about empty theaters, but also about the effect on the stream of creative work.”

UN Unveils New Painting

“An intricate ceiling painting worth 18m euros [$23m] has been unveiled at the United Nations offices in Geneva. The coloured dome took Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo more than a year to produce, using 100 tons of paint with pigments from all over the world… However, the Spanish opposition party has criticised the country’s government for spending some public money on it.”

What Can Music Do For Math?

Academics are divided on whether or not studying music can help students get better at other subjects like math, but the people who believe it can are passionate about the connection. “[Music lessons have] given them discipline, confidence and self esteem to perform well under adverse conditions…”

CBC Offers To Help Orchestra Transition

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which drew fire for its decision to stop funding the CBC Radio Orchestra, says that it has offered to help the ensemble in its quest to become a standalone orchestra. “The CBC has offered to give the rebranded orchestra three broadcasts next year and to commission more new works… [The orchestra] would also be able to use the CBC’s facilities in Vancouver for rehearsals and its library of sheet music.”