European Organizations Focus More On American Donors

“As European cultural institutions take cues from their American brethren and rely increasingly on private donations, the perks that donors get in return for giving are growing in number and diversity. … Iconic cultural institutions like the Tate, the Mariinsky and the Louvre all have set up American or international ‘friends groups’ in the last decade….”

Playwright Castigates Critics For Reviewing While Drunk

Timberlake Wertenbaker, whose new play, “The Line,” got mixed reviews, “believes that the actors were not given a fair crack of the whip because many of the critics had spent the day being liberally wined and dined at the Evening Standard theatre awards – a four-hour affair … that involved a champagne reception followed by lunch and as much wine as they wanted to drink.”

When Artists Have A Creative Block

“Painters and other visual artists seem to be less prone as a group to the kind of “artist’s block” that stymied Copland, Sibelius and Ellison. One reason for this is that unlike serious composers or novelists, who are expected to break new ground each time they create a new work, an artist can frequently return to the same subject.”