Growth under these conditions is incredibly difficult, and of course the pandemic has thrown a giant monkey wrench in operations for nonprofits around the country, including Resonance Works. Where to begin? - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A Peruvian historian and a leading US archaeologist argue that the UNESCO World Heritage Site was known by its Inca inhabitants as Huayna Picchu – the name of a peak overlooking the ruins – or simply Picchu." - The Guardian
The leadership of people directly experiencing inequities is essential, both because it is informed by insights no one else can contribute, and because it seeds power and opportunity within the community itself. - Medium
New data released last week by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) quantifies the extent of the damage: Between 2019 and 2020, the arts economy shrank at nearly twice the rate of the US economy as a whole. - Hyperallergic
"Putin's distortion of history and second-guessing sovereign states is a direct threat to our country also," said one Latvian arts executive. "Aside from experiencing palpable fear of being the next target ..., the cultural scene is pretty much paralyzed at the moment. This all hits too close to home." - Artnet
The G12 school is the second cultural institution in the besieged city of Mariupol to be attacked in a matter of days. On March 16, Russia shelled Mariupol’s Donetsk Regional Theatre of Drama, where as many as 1,300 Ukrainians had been hiding in basement shelters. - Artnet
"What I soon discovered was that none of them had much idea how to make an argument in any context. Nor were they particularly skilled at analysing the arguments of others. They didn’t know how to read; they didn’t know how to write; and they didn’t know how to think." - Unherd
What are the alternatives to corporate arts partnerships with links to fossil fuels? (Because, let’s face it, once you start looking, coal, oil and gas connections across the corporate sector are not hard to find.) - ArtsHub
Cultural institutions are left having to figure out not only which policies are right to protect their patrons, but which ones their patrons want, and which ones they will accept. (This will vary mainly on whether the audience is mostly older, or mostly younger.) - The Globe and Mail (Canada)
"In the early months of the pandemic, unemployment in the arts and culture sector spiked to nearly 30% while the national rate hit about 15%. As new data becomes available, we explore demographic trends and study the effect of COVID-19 relief funds." - SMU Data Arts
Mayor Eric Adams's appointee to head the Department of Cultural Affairs is Laurie Cumbo, founder of Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts and former City Council majority leader. The opposition to her, which includes Lin-Manuel Miranda, actually has nothing to do with the arts. - Artnet
The report's authors say that Orbán and his party, FIDESZ, have achieved this through a combination of consolidated state power and pressure on artists that has resulted in self-censorship. - NPR
Created last year in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution Cultural Rescue Initiative — a world leader in this field — the lab is compiling imagery of Ukraine’s cultural sites to help track attacks on them. - Washington Post
The cinematographer was shot and killed as she filmed the movie Rust. Her widower "Matt Hutchins said in a tweet that his late wife's family remains in Kyiv as attacks on the country's capital continue in areas that had been designated as safe passages." - NPR
Amazon is trying to figure out how to take on Disney and WarnerMedia, probably with Rocky and James Bond spinoffs. The result, says one entertainment finance professor, means "We like the brands we know, but it's going to be harder for new ideas to shine through." - NPR
