“If it meets [its $1.77 million fund-raising] goal, the symphony expects to get $900,000 from the Arts & Science Council, which had threatened to drastically cut the symphony’s annual grant because of questions about viability.”
Tag: 12.15.09
Sarkozy Pledges $1.1 Billion To Digitize France’s Literature
“The French National Library announced in August that it was engaged in discussions with Google over the digitization of its collections,” news that “provoked an uproar among French officials and the publishing community.” The money “pledged Monday will finance a public-private partnership,” which “might well involve Google.”
Slice-And-Dice Paramount Site To Sell Film Clips
ParamountClips.com, available initially only to businesses interested in licensing but slated to open later to the public, will allow “films to be quickly searched by specific actor, line of dialogue, location, genre or product, among other criteria.”
This Fall, Broadway Has Been Busy But Brutal
Though there have been rare wild successes, more shows have experienced devastating failure. “The landlords aren’t hurting. For the moment, every Broadway theater has a backup tenant and a backup for the backup. … For producers, however, it’s another story.”
Sapphire, Reggie Wilson Among $50K Fellowship Winners
“The 50 grants of $50,000 each were given by United States Artists, a Los Angeles-based arts-advocacy group that’s awarded the fellowships since 2006. The recipients, who hail from 18 states … include sculptors, playwrights, filmmakers, radio producers, choreographers, songwriters, poets and fashion designers.”
Atlanta Symphony Names Concertmaster
“The ASO and music director Robert Spano have picked 25-year-old Norwegian-born violinist David Coucheron. He replaces violinist Cecylia Arzewski, who served as the orchestra’s most prominent member for 18 years.”
Activists Hang Protest Banner On Sydney Opera House Sail
“Julien Vincent, a climate campaigner for Greenpeace, … said the climbers had taken special effort to ensure the Opera House sail was not damaged.” Police escorted the five climate-treaty advocates down and charged them with trespassing.
Author Grants Amazon E-Book Rights; Publishers Quake
“Stephen R. Covey, one of the most successful business authors of the last two decades, has moved e-book rights to two of his best-selling books from his print publisher, Simon & Schuster, a division of the CBS Corporation, to Amazon.com for one year.”