Edinburgh’s Summerhall arts venue saved after owners grant new lease | Edinburgh
Summerhall, one of Scotland’s best-known arts venues, has been given a reprieve after securing a new lease on the eve of its planned sale by the site’s owners. After it emerged in May that the building’s owners had put the vast site up for sale, arts and culture leaders expressed concern about the future of […]
‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker Take-Two, Electronic Arts likely to avoid big hit during strike: analysts
Analysts say major video game publishers such as Electronic Arts and Take-Two are likely to avoid being hit hard by a strike by voice actors and motion-capture artists because of their in-house studios and long game development cycles. The strike, which began last week, is the latest in Hollywood after unions representing writers and actors […]
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows | Arts funding
A major arts report due to be published on Monday night says the UK’s cultural sector is in crisis, with levels of investment and development far lower than in many other European countries. The analysis results are as follows: Observer The UK has cut its culture budget by 6% since 2010, while Germany, France and […]
Boston liberal arts college blames low enrollment, possible staff cuts on anti-Israel protests
A Boston liberal arts college has acknowledged that recent anti-Israel protests on campus will result in a drop in enrollment next year and may require cuts. Emerson College President Jay Barnhart said in an internal message this week that “multiple factors” are contributing to the “significant” shortfall in freshman enrollment, including the protests and the […]
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to stop requiring diversity statements for tenure-track positions
Following months of criticism from Harvard faculty and prominent donors, the elite university announced it would no longer require diversity statements for its Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). If you are applying for a tenured position at Harvard, submitting a DEI statement is not required; as Stephen McGuire, a fellow at the American Board […]
University of the Arts in Philadelphia abruptly closes
The Philadelphia University of the Arts announced this weekend that it would close, abruptly ending programs for about 1,100 students and 700 faculty and staff due to financial difficulties. Many students and faculty were first informed of the closure. Via The Philadelphia Inquirer The announcement was made on Friday, with an official explanation from the […]
London’s Central drama school axes audition fees to end elite grip on the arts | Drama and dance
A major obstacle in the way of poor aspiring actors is to be removed at one of Britain’s leading drama schools. observer can be revealed. Dame Judi Dench, Andrew Garfield, Riz Ahmed, Jason Isaacs, Kush Jumbo, Martin Freeman and others have also learned the art at the Royal Central School of Drama, one of the […]
Drag queen orders children to chant ‘Free Palestine’ during queer story hour at Massachusetts arts center
A drag queen was caught on video chanting “Liberate Palestine” to children during a queer storytelling event at a Massachusetts arts center. video The “Queer Storytime for Palestine” event, hosted by the Valley Families for Palestine group on April 14 at the Northampton Center for the Arts in Amherst, Massachusetts, has come under fire in […]
Hong Kong artists flee as city grapples with status as arts hub amid rising repression | Hong Kong
FFrom a rocky perch, a life-size depiction of a female protester wearing a helmet and gas mask looks out over the chaotic city. The statue, known as the Statue of Liberty Hong Kong, was carried to the top of Her Rock by a lion during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. It was to be her final […]
Notorious stripper Liv Osthus running for mayor of woke Portland plans to combat exodus from city by building arts center
In downtown Portland, Oregon, homeless people and drug addicts run respectable businesses, but a notorious stripper running for mayor says the solution is to bring in more artists. There is. Stripper Viva Las Vegas admits she has no governing experience, but claims she can solve the city’s overdose and crime problems by delegating most of […]