"Over nearly half a century, more than 100 books for young readers. She delighted younger ones with the adventures, misadventures and high jinks of the Kids of the Polk Street School, one of several popular series she penned. Writing for older readers, Mrs. Giff animated historical events in volumes such as Lily's Crossing." - MSN (Washington Post)
The NEA research examines the creative infrastructure supporting tech-focused artistic practices and provides insight into the existing challenges and opportunities faced by artists and organizations working at the intersection of arts and technology. - NEA
George Osbourne, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in David Cameron's Conservative government from 2010 to 2016, instituted savage cuts to the budgets of arts institutions. Why did the board of the British Museum unanimously choose him as chairman? For the same reason that American arts organizations put rich and powerful people on their boards. - The Guardian
The settlement with the city's Commission on Human Rights is for "a pattern of violating of the NYC Human Rights Law" — that is, the culture of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation for complaints that developed under the network's late founder and chairman, Roger Ailes. - The Daily Beast
The Broadway production and each of the show's touring companies are incorporated separately, and each corporation can qualify for a $10 million Shuttered Venue Operators Grant. Lead producer Jeffrey Seller talked to the Times to justify applying for the money and explain what it's being used for. - The New York Times
On Monday night, pieces of the building flew onto the ground; water flowed down the lighting rigs and flooded parts of the stage — all while 250 people were inside listening to lieder. Company superintendent Viktor Schoner told a reporter, "I'm standing underneath the roof and getting very wet." - AP
The former soprano only became general director of the company in 2019, though she worked in administration starting in 2013 and started her career there as a resident singer in 2007. Dastoor earned quite a lot of praise for the innovative and decisive ways she moved Opera San Jose into digital media after the pandemic shut down live performance...
Serious allegations made by current and former dancers in his Antwerp company, Troubleyn, became public in 2018. After a lengthy investigation, that city's labor tribunal has referred Fabre's case to criminal court. - The Bulletin (Belgium)
"Particularly significant is the Dutch Government's new approach to 'heirless art.' … Now, in cases where no heirs can be identified, any artwork deemed to have been looted by Nazis will be transferred to an appropriate Jewish heritage institution." - Artnet
It comes as little surprise that statistics newly released by the Association of American Publishers found that total sales for the 1,358 publishers that report results to the association jumped 43.7% in April 2021 over the same period last year. - Publishers Weekly
“The subject of pain is the business I am in,” Louise Bourgeois once remarked. Like Emily Dickinson whose business was “circumference,” Bourgeois circled her subject all her life. - The Yale Review
The two paintings are not obvious fakes. Indeed, one is considered a masterpiece, but they are unusual in the oeuvre of Vermeer: smaller than his other works, and painted on wooden panels instead of canvas. - The New York Times
At one point, Zukerman told a pair of students of Asian descent that their playing was too perfect and that they needed to add soy sauce, according to two participants in the class. - The New York Times
