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• Anti-TikTok Legislation In Congress Has TikTok Stirring A High-Schooler Rebellion

  07-03-2024 23:31 via deadline.com
  
  Congressional staff reported on some of the calls they were getting. “We’re getting a lot of calls from high schoolers asking what a Congressman is. Yes really,” wrote Taylor Hulsey, communications director for Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). – Deadline
  
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• The Making Of Keith Haring

  07-03-2024 23:01 via artsfuse.org
  
  Even as his fame grew, Haring remained dedicated to grass-roots activism: designing posters for anti-nuke rallies, anti-apartheid protests, safe sex promotions, and events for a myriad of LGBTQ causes. – ArtsFuse
  
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• How Flamboyant Academics Were Purged From the Universities

  07-03-2024 22:32 via unherd.com
  
  Part of the official reason for the elimination of flamboyant academic styles such as these was that they tended to be off-putting to new entrants to the profession, and in particular to women. – Unherd
  
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• Period Instruments: Experiencing Chopin On One Of Chopin’s Pianos

  07-03-2024 22:01 via apnews.com
  
  Pianos made in the 18th and 19th century were simpler, lighter and smaller than modern instruments, with narrower keys and lighter strings. The result is they play more softly than modern pianos. – AP
  
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• Detroit Opera’s Experiments In John Cage

  07-03-2024 21:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The original production featured 64 arias, stripped of their original context and set against a collage of other materials in ways that could be harmonious or not; no two performances are the same. And navigating that forest can be a challenge. – The New York Times
  
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• A 2,000-Year-Old Fresco, Still Brightly Colored, Is Uncovered In Pompeii

  07-03-2024 21:06 via hyperallergic.com
  
  “Painted as if it were a framed artwork on a yellow wall, the fresco depicts the Greek mythological tale of Phrixus and Helle with vibrant pigments and crisp dimensions that have been preserved beneath volcanic ash since 79 CE, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.” – Hyperallergic
  
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• The Oldest Oscar Nominee: John Williams And His 54 Nominations

  07-03-2024 20:32 via variety.com
  
  Even though he’s not ready to surrender the staff-lined paper and pencil with which he’s written his scores, Williams, 92, is also the oldest person to be nominated for an Oscar. Ask Williams what the 54 nominations mean to him, and he says, “Well, I’ve lost 49 of ’em, or something like that.” – Variety
  
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• In Ukraine’s War-Ravaged Second City, The Opera And Ballet Are Reopening Underground

  07-03-2024 20:03 via bbc.com
  
  After two years dark, the Kharkiv National Opera and Ballet company has built an underground bunker with a complete auditorium in it.Says general director Ihor Toulouzov, “We want to bring life back to Kharkiv, including cultural life. Demand for any kind of cultural event here is really high.” – BBC
  
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• UK Government’s New Support For The Arts

  07-03-2024 19:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The chancellor has given Britain’s creative industries a boost, including £26.4m to help the National Theatre upgrade its stages and tax relief to encourage film-makers to shoot more movies in the UK. – The Guardian
  
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• Los Angeles Has Been A Hotbed Of New Classical Music For More Than 80 Years

  07-03-2024 19:04 via sfcv.org
  Meaning since back in the 1930s and ’40s, when Schoenberg and Stravinsky were there and musicians got lots of work playing movie soundtracks. Jim Farber surveys that history, from the Monday Evening Concerts (launched in 1939) through the Ojai Music Festival (founded 1947) to Jacaranda (launched in 2003 and closed last month). – San Francisco Classical Voice
  
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• Spanish police say they have smashed Banksy fakes syndicate

  07-03-2024 18:34
  
  Officers arrest two people in Zaragoza, and two others, where the forgeries of the artworks were allegedly madePolice in Catalonia have claimed to have smashed a ring of scammers who allegedly forged works by street artist Banksy and sold them to victims across Europe and the US for up to €1,500 (£1,280) apiece.Officers arrested two people in the north-eastern Spanish city of Zaragoza where the fakes were allegedly made and two others suspected of having put the works on sale, Catalon
  
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• Finding The Differences Between “Natural” Intelligence And “Artificial” Intelligence

  07-03-2024 18:32 via thebaffler.com
  
  “What separates natural from artificial forces? Does natural intelligence end where I think something to myself, silently, alone? How about using a notebook or calling a friend for advice?” – The Baffler
  
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• RuPaul Launched His Online Bookstore Last Week, And Already It’s Being (Ahem) Dragged

  07-03-2024 17:59 via vulture.com
  
  Allstora claims to offer 10 million titles, among which are Mein Kampf and books by such anti-LGBTQ campaigners as former actor Kirk Cameron. Lady Bunny calls Allstora “rainbow capitalism,” and the owner of one lesbian bookstore says it’s “a dropshipping operation with a kind of veneer of progressivity over it.” – Vulture
  
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• Cleveland Institute Of Music Faculty Vote No-Confidence In School Leadership

  07-03-2024 17:31 via van-magazine.com
  
  Faculty senate of the Cleveland Institute of Music voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion of no-confidence in its president, Paul Hogle, and provost, Scott Harrison, citing reputational damage to the school, underqualified leadership, the institution’s growing deficit, and concerns about loss of accreditation, among other grievances. – Van
  
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• Guy Wildenstein, Of The Art-Dealer Dynasty, Convicted Of Tax Fraud In France

  07-03-2024 17:05 via news.artnet.com
  
  “The 78-year-old billionaire … has been found guilty of money laundering and tax fraud, following a years-long saga seeking his prosecution.” He was fined €1 million in addition to the back taxes he owes, authorities have seized €3.4 million in assets, and he will serve two years under house arrest. – Artnet
  
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• American Tap Dance Foundation Closes Its Building And Cancels Its Annual Festival

  07-03-2024 16:32 via danceinforma.us
  
  “The ATDF non-profit organization will downsize yet retain its 501c3 status as a nonprofit organization to produce projects and programs in the future. Tap City, the annual New York City Tap Festival which would have celebrated its 24th year, will also be canceled this year.” – Dance Informa
  
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• ‘I was awed’: Pauline Caulfield on her glittering life with Patrick and his painter pals – then going back to art after he left

  07-03-2024 16:10
  
  She was one of the Royal College of Art’s brightest stars. But one week after graduating, she got married and gave up art for raising children. Now, at the age 80, she is revisiting her bold degree show work in a beguiling Edinburgh exhibitionWhen Pauline Caulfield graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1968, her bold, brightly coloured, screenprinted panels were considered by some to be the strongest pieces in that year’s show. At that point, the textile artist’s name was
  
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• Texas School District Reverses Course, Will Allow High School Production Of “The Laramie Project”

  07-03-2024 16:06 via msn.com
  When school district leaders in the Fort Worth suburb of Keller cancelled the production last month, they gave no specific reason but indicated that they’d prefer something more anodyne than a docudrama about the murder of a gay college student. But, facing resistance, the officials backed down. – The Dallas Morning News (MSN)
  
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• Boston NPR Station WBUR Warns Of Cash Crisis And Likely Layoffs

  07-03-2024 15:31 via bostonherald.com
  
  Though listenership and ratings are up (Nielsen reports WBUR is the top news station in its market and third overall), income from advertising and sponsorship is way, way down. – Boston Herald
  
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• Can the Arts Fortify State Economies in Times of Financial Crisis? Yes, Apparently

  07-03-2024 15:26 via artsjournal.com
  Little over three years ago, after nearly a full year of COVID-19 in the United States, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) published a research report on “the arts and culture sector’s contributions to economic recovery.” Doug Noonan, an economics professor at Indiana University Indianapolis, had authored the report, using data from the U.S. Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), an initiative of the NEA in partnership with the
  
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• Staffers At Mass MoCA Are On Strike

  07-03-2024 15:03 via berkshireeagle.com
  
  Employees at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams have begun a walkout (97% voted in favor) as contract negotiations (which began in October) have stalled. Low wages are the main issue. – The Berkshire Eagle
  
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• Spanish police smash Banksy fakes syndicate

  07-03-2024 14:54
  
  Officers arrest two people inZaragoza where the forgeries were allegedly madePolice in Spain have claimed to have smashed a ring that allegedly forged works by Banksy that it sold around the world for up to €1,500 (£1,280) apiece.Officers arrested two people in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza where the fakes were allegedly made and two others with “knowledge of the art world” suspected of having put the works on sale, Catalonia’s regional police force said in a st
  
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• Edinburgh International Festival Lowers Ticket Prices — A Lot

  07-03-2024 14:34 via theguardian.com
  
  “More than half of the tickets will cost £30 or less, with £10 tickets on offer for every performance, while 2,000 free tickets will be distributed to young people. A half-price ticket offer will be extended to under-18s, those with disabilities or hearing impairments and to neurodivergent festival-goers.” – The Guardian
  
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• Armorer In Alec Baldwin Shooting On Set Of “Rust” Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter

  07-03-2024 14:00 via apnews.com
  
  “The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after an assistant director last year pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a firearm.” She was acquitted of a charge of evidence-tampering. – AP
  
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• Oregon Shakespeare Festival Seeks Executive Director

  07-03-2024 02:57 via artsjournal.com
  The Executive Director will be responsible for leading the business operations of OSF with a particular focus on financial management, contributed revenue growth, audience development, and general administration. Reporting to the Board of Directors in a co-leadership model with the Artistic Director, they will collaborate with all departments to ensure a culture of transparency, trust, and high performance. As a visible advocate for OSF and the arts both regionally and nationally, the Executive
  
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• Atlas Performing Arts Center seeks Executive Director

  07-03-2024 02:44 via artsjournal.com
  The Atlas Performing Arts Center invites applications and nominations for the position of Executive Director, available in the Summer 2024. Douglas Yeuell, who has served as Executive Director since 2014, recently announced that he will step down at the end of August. A Search Committee has been formed to identify the next Executive Director.Atlas Performing Arts Center
  https://www.atlasarts.org/The Atlas Performing Arts Center is a District of Columbia icon located on H Street Northeast. In 20
  
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• New Help For Creative Industries IN UK Budget

  07-03-2024 00:01 via artsjournal.com
  The new permanent rate covering theatres, museums and galleries – 45% for touring productions and 40% for non-touring shows – is below the current rates of 50%/45%, but well above the pre-pandemic rates of 25%/20%, which had been due to come back in over the next two years. – BBC
  
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