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Can This Record Producer’s Book Really Turn You Into An Artist?

The Creative Act is three books in one, really: a how-to for aspiring or faltering artists, an opening-up of Rubin’s own bag of tricks as a producer/cosmic facilitator, and an account of the spirituality that defines his method. - The Atlantic

Arts Funding In Hawaii Is Saved By State Senate Committee

The state's percent-for-art law, the oldest in the US (1967), requires 1% of the construction or renovation costs of state buildings to go to Hawaii's arts agency. A bill from the state House would have removed renovations from that requirement, reducing the agency's income by two-thirds. - Hawai'i Public Radio

The UK Arts Sector Has Been Damaged By Tory Budget Cuts. Time To Rebuild

The Tories have been weaponising the arts for their own purposes in the culture wars – an incredibly cynical and damaging thing to do, needlessly pulling arts organisations into enervating, debilitating rows as they fend off accusations of “wokery”. - The Guardian

Germany’s Much-Vaunted Culture Has Turned Rotten

Many Berliners are growing estranged from the cultural institutions our taxes fund. Hard as it is for someone like me to admit, economic hardships and the dwindling number of unclaimed spaces have forced many of us to be far more conservative than preceding generations. - Hyperallergic

What Australian Arts Managers Are Noticing In Their Best Workers

They "are noticing in their best workers right now is the ability to recognise where opportunities and/ or learnings can be found in otherwise challenging situations, and use those perspectives to fuel new ideas for the whole team to consider." - ArtsHub

Nashville Will Restore The Arts Grants It Announced And Then Withdrew

"Surplus funding of $3 million from Metro’s FY23 budget, on top of $2 million that was already promised, will be directed to Metro Arts to pay off a 'mounting deficit' and fully fund grant commitments made to independent artists and arts organizations this year." - Nashville Banner

How War In Gaza Is Breaking Up The German Arts World

The conflict in the Middle East is showing Germany in a new light, highlighting fissures in society and the arts world that until now had been easier to ignore. - The Guardian

Province Of Alberta Invests $103M In Calgary Arts Commons

The province’s contribution to revamp Calgary’s live theatre and arts hub will be spread out over seven years, with the majority of funds distributed in the next four-year budget cycle. - Calgary Herald

Tennessee Is First State To Legislate AI Protections For Musicians

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. - ABC News

AI Is Upending The Foundations Of Copyright Law

Copyright is even embedded in the US Constitution as a tool “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.” Now generative AI is destabilizing the foundational concepts of copyright law as it was originally conceived.

Indiana Law Now Requires University Professors To Promote “Intellectual Diversity”

A new law in Indiana requires professors in public universities to foster a culture of “intellectual diversity” or face disciplinary actions, including termination for even those with tenure. - The New York Times

Let’s Talk About The So-Called ‘Social Cost’ Of Those Green Text Bubbles

Sure, Apple is kind of cult-like. But isn’t that a weird problem on which to hang a major antitrust lawsuit? - Wired

Germany’s Culture Wars Are ‘Infiltrating’ Berlin’s 18th-Century Palace Replica

Inside, the Stadtschloss is publicly funded. Donors control the exterior. "A Christianised dome was hoisted atop the palace in 2020, complete with a band of text, compiled by 19th-century King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, calling on all peoples to submit to Christianity.” Now? Old Testament prophets. - The Observer (UK)

The UK’s Cultural Jewels Are In A Lot Of Financial Trouble

The budgetary alarm bells are ringing for fabled institutions, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, says a new arts lobbying group. "The new campaign frames culture as part of the crucial infrastructure of any successful country, let alone one that enjoys Britain’s arts and entertainment track record." - The Observer (UK)

Is This The End Of Apple’s Phone Supremacy?

The DOJ antitrust lawsuit will change the phone ecosystem. Sure, many people love Apple products - “but the federal government makes a compelling case that much of this love, especially within United States borders, is coerced." - Slate

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