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Art in the Room where it happens

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:34:00 +0200

Good Morning,Culture needs a room, but who controls the room? San Francisco Opera’s musicians struck opening night at 7:25 p.m., with patrons already in their seats for an 8 o’clock curtain (The New York Times). Now that’s a power statement. Across the country, Lonnie Bunch concluded the White House intended to take the Smithsonian in a direction he couldn’t go and resigned, calculating that giving up the office was the price of keeping the institution (The New York Times

Ready to Lead What’s Next in the Creative Industries?

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:42:00 +0200

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San Francisco Opera Musicians Strike Opening Night Just As Curtain Was Supposed To Go Up

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:01:00 +0200

At 7:25 p.m., leaders of the opera walked onstage and told the patrons settling into their seats for an 8 p.m. performance that the opera had been canceled. An outdoor performance set for Sunday at Golden Gate Park, part of the opening festivities, was also called off. – The New York Times

This Year’s Emmy Nominees Are In

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:31:00 +0200

The full list here. – Television Academy

Colburn seeks Assistant Vice President of Performance & Rentals Marketing

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0200

Organization Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles along the city’s renowned Grand Avenue cultural corridor, Colburn is an internationally recognized performing arts institution dedicated to providing the highest quality music and dance education while enriching the broader community through exceptional performances, artistic experiences, and community engagement. Serving more than 2,000 students annually, from young beginners to emerging professionals, Colburn encompasses the Conse

Fashion Designer Bob Mackie, 87

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200

Prolific costume designer Bob Mackie, whose dynamic sparkling and fringed creations dressed pop culture superstars such as Cher, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, has died. – Los Angeles Times

Angela Duckworth Takes On Will Power

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:17:00 +0200

High-profile authors are obviously under pressure to offer novel frameworks, but rarely do these second acts feel like an about-face. Duckworth insists that “Situated” is not a reversal but an expansion of her earlier research; as an account of individual success, grit is “necessary but not sufficient,” and must be complemented by the larger picture. – The New Yorker

George Lucas’ New Temple To Storytelling

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:44:00 +0200

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which opens this month in Exposition Park, just south of downtown Los Angeles, is a swooping, brain-beggaring, super-sexy, twin-bodied leviathan of a megastructure, white as the gown of Princess Leia, half spaceship, half cetacean, all curves, Shangri-la for skateboarders if they could ever get inside. – The Atlantic

David Salle On Museum Politics

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:31:00 +0200

Is it possible to make qualitative judgements in an unbiased way? Maybe not. Some people feel that the whole idea of making judgements is just another form of cultural oppression. On one level, aesthetic preferences are all cultural. Take for one example the preference for consonant music over dissonant—it’s cultural, not intrinsic. – Artnet

What Is Poetry? ‘A glimpse of sun.’ — Jim Harrison

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0200