Lord Neil Mendoza: "It's just not right — it's absolutely not fair. We're so London-focused. ... There's this idea that once you've had funding it's a human right that funding will continue. That's not true. ... No one's lost anything, because no one's guaranteed anything." - Financial Times
It’s pure vandalism to withdraw funding from institutions that are nurturing new talent. People who think that the arts are for the elite alone and aren’t worth supporting might want to reconsider their views when they next watch The Talented Mr Ripley or The English Patient. - Prospect
"I’d argue that the spectre haunting today’s discord over math education is a growing suspicion of the equity-based movement of educators who, as in the early twentieth century, largely come from graduate education programs like the ones at Stanford and Columbia’s Teachers College." - The New Yorker
"The €200 Kulturpass, which will be made available to all 18-year-olds, has twin aims: to encourage young adults to experience live culture ... and give a financial boost to the arts scene. ... It will bring (Germany) in line with France, Italy and Spain, which have introduced similar schemes." - The Guardian
Relative to pre-pandemic times, the 2021-22 season saw a 14 percent decline in the amount of seats sold, a 17 percent reduction in paid capacity, and an 8 percent drop in revenue per performance. - American Theatre
"A Tory revolt has emerged over 'patronising' claims that funding for established cultural institutions contributes to the government's levelling up pledge, amid concerns from ministers and MPs that 'real levelling up' projects for the underprivileged have been slashed." - The Guardian
Measure P went before Fresno voters in November 2018 to add a 3/8th-cent increase to the sales tax for 30 years to benefit parks and arts. It appears the measure will generate $7 million in this fiscal year, and combined with a carryover from the previous year, the actual pot is $10.5 million. - Munro Review
About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California’s 10 campuses — who perform the majority of teaching and research at the state’s premier higher education system — walked off the job Monday morning, calling for better pay and benefits. - Los Angeles Times
The hair samples were taken from children at residential schools between 1930 and 1933. The Peabody Museum "apologized to Indigenous tribal nations and descendants ... and indicated that it had initiated the process of returning samples to families and tribes." - Hyperallergic
And how they rip us, and artists, off as well. "Large firms can corner audiences and put them into a sort of corral. And because creators need to reach those audiences, these large firms can take whatever it is you have of worth." - Irish Times
For a while this week, Musk seemed to be saying anything that was a parody had to be labeled as such on Twitter, which he bought days ago. On the other hand, unintentionally, he "could make comedy on Twitter great again." - The New York Times
A lack of PPP funding has left a large hole in their revenue, but 2022 ticket sales or enrollment numbers generally still aren’t what they were pre-pandemic. Instead, they’re relying on the generosity of the community, as well as creative business models, to push them along. - Seattle Times
When Allen was alive, critics categorized his funding, at times, as based on whims. Some local artists and nonprofits still have flashbacks from 2014, when the foundation’s giving suddenly stopped without explanation. - Crosscut
