"As grantmakers, we often ask our applicants to amplify their impact through collaboration, but what happens when we turn this mandate on ourselves and join forces with other funders to magn…
Eddy Torres: "I am honored to have this opportunity to interview Gary Steuer, president and CEO of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation. Gary is a respected colleague, a member of Grantmakers in t…
"Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of the Asphalt Art Initiative which will assist cities looking to use art and design to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, …
"The Open Society Foundations announced recently the launch of its Culture and Art program, which 'seeks to advance diverse artistic practices and strengthen locally-led cultural spaces arou…
"On Friday, October 11th, 2019, the Sphinx Virtuosi string orchestra concluded their annual United States tour at Carnegie Hall with a program entitled 'For Justice and Peace.' Six hours lat…
"'Black Monastic [is] a performance program examining the history of black sound and how it is present in today's contemporary music. 'Black Monastic' was created by celebrated local artist …
"'Historically speaking, it's a man on the podium leading an orchestra,' said Lisa Bury, Dallas Opera's chief advancement and strategy officer. 'There have been women, and very successful wo…
When Maar died at 89, Le Monde forgot to give her an obit until 10 days later, and The Independent said she'd be remembered forever as Picasso's muse and his Weeping Woman. Now the photograp…
This comes after its longtime artistic director, Burgess Clark, resigned and was then accused of sexual misconduct by many former students. The theatre has canceled its holiday production an…
Mary-Louise Parker, of Fried Green Tomatoes, Weeds, and Angels in America fame, has returned to Broadway in a play that requires her to be onstage (and speaking) for the entire 90-minute spa…
Baltimore Museum of Art Christopher Bedford: "This how you raise awareness and shift the identity of an institution. …You don't just purchase one painting by a female artist of color and h…
Or actually, from the birds. Composer Diane Moser: "My goal was to become a member of their band, so to speak. I listened deeply to their singing, and carefully infiltrated their ensemble." …
Brightman first published an acclaimed biography of Mary McCarthy, and edited the letters between Hannah Arendt and McCarthy, before she started to become fascinated by the world of the Grat…
Erin Morgenstern's second book debuted at number three on the bestseller list after she spent years working on her sophomore venture. How did she work, especially after the events of 2016? S…
Or at least that's the warning right now. Bristol Old Vic's artistic director Tom Morris: "It is harder to make shows that are specific to your audience, though it doesn't mean it's impossib…
Sore throat? All the time. Bored with what you're reading? No doubt. Even when it's your own work. And let's not talk about the difference between words authors know how to write and words a…
There's a bit of a problem: At least one study has shown that we remember less about the places and things we photograph. Going outside can combat our phone addictions and calm our brains  
Kara Swisher has been writing about companies and the internet for even longer than Disney has been trying to figure out how to deal with the contemporary world. Swisher: "Forget the dashing…
Goldin joined another group at the protest: "About 30 protesters arrived at the recently redesigned £2m entrance in Kensington, London, and placed bottles of pills and 'Oxy dollar' bills …
There are festivals just about all of the time now, and that means there's waste. "Garbage has long been the uncomfortable fallout of the festival world, and as these gatherings multip…
But, he says, it was worth getting the info about the U.S's WWII Japanese American camps into wider view. And he explains he'd invite all of his colleagues from Star Trek to dinner with him …
Seattle is losing music and movie production. The City is "reorganizing" its film and music office into a a larger office that broadens the definition of creative industries to software and …
"Abundance can be its own kind of scarcity. Without a sense of occasion, without the idea that a given experience is special, even rare, all experiences become equivalent, and our attention …
"I do not believe in board retreats," Kaiser said. "I believe we make a mistake by trying to engage everyone equally in developing a quality plan. Good plans are not written by committees. G…
Mainstream economists nowadays might not be particularly good at predicting financial crashes, facilitating general prosperity, or coming up with models for preventing climate change, but wh…