The Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, "(a) mammoth 18.5-acre facility which is being inaugurated in stages (starting next March), is the vision of philanthropist Nita Ambani, the wife of Indian billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani" of Reliance Industries. - Artnet
"The measure would require the state to allocate at least 1% of Prop. 98 funding — money guaranteed for public schools and community colleges in the state budget — for music and arts education. That's estimated to be a $1 billion annual set aside." - CalMatters
Why do faculty speak so differently about things that happen in their house as opposed to everyone else’s? Understanding this dynamic might help us begin to answer the question at the root of the inequities in American higher education: How can a system run by liberals be so conservative? - The Atlantic
"In signing SB1116 into law on Thursday, Sept. 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom created the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, which would reimburse small performing arts organizations for large portions of their payroll costs. The smaller a company’s budget, the more the fund would reimburse." - San Francisco Chronicle
"For many cultural organisations, the Arts Council or their local authority is often no longer the major funder – and as a result, the taxpayer is no longer the ultimate stakeholder. The balance has shifted fundamentally.'" - The Guardian
"Time's Up was supposed to put Hollywood's considerable power and money — and its sudden outrage — to work fighting sexual harassment. Instead, today Time's Up is a ghost organization, technically still operating, but with no CEO or programming offered in nearly a year, and with a skeletal board." - The Hollywood Reporter
It is now a common belief that something has gone horribly wrong with the Internet, but as with anything so hard to define, the contours of its fault lines are blurry. Solutions, naturally, have proved even more elusive. - The Nation
The arts is celebrating going back to normal – live events are back on; streaming is being turned off – but for many of us it’s as though the industry has their fingers in their ears and their backs turned on those who aren’t safe to participate. It’s infuriating and painful to watch. - The Guardian
The Greeks used Laurus nobilis, or “bay laurel,” as a remedy for rashes from other plants and boiled it down for antiseptic and first aid applications. But the use of crowns crafted from laurel sprigs emerged for different reasons. - The Conversation
That's "an advisory board that was dissolved five years ago after its members resigned in protest over President Donald J. Trump’s reaction to the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va." - The New York Times
"The bill covers all forms of creative expression but is especially salient for hip-hop artists, whose slice-of-life lyrics have frequently been cited by prosecutors in criminal trials as proof of guilt." - Los Angeles Times
In 2020, the attorney general of Washington state ordered the Seattle-based ticketing service to pay what grew, six months later, to a total of $9 million owed to 45,000 event producers and ticket buyers. But Washington-based entities were first in line, and many out-of-staters are still out-of-pocket. - San Francisco Chronicle
"The smiley – at least, this particular version of it – is a trademarked image. Want to use it? You gotta pay. Today, the Smiley Company is ranked one of the world's top 100 licensing businesses, with 458 licensees in 158 countries. It boasts thousands of products across 14 categories." - The Observer (UK)
