by Claudine Isé | Aug 15, 2009 | Blog
Americans for the Arts and a coalition of 20 national arts organizations are calling on Congress to fully recognize the rights of individual artists and arts groups in the health care reform debate. On August 13th, they issued the following statement in support of...
by Claudine Isé | Aug 15, 2009 | Blog
The Chicago Reader reports that Laura Harper, executive director of the Chicago Artists Coalition, has resigned “for personal reasons” after only eight months at the post. Her last day had been July 31st. Read more in Deanna Isaacs’ Reader story...
by Meg Onli | Aug 14, 2009 | Blog
On this weeks roundup I discovered the awesome site Pruned, Trevor Paglen made a t-shirt, and the Whitney joins the growing list of museums that are laying off staff. Have a good weekend everyone. RT : artnetdotcom Whitney Museum has “quietly laid off 4% of its...
by Meg Onli | Aug 14, 2009 | Blog
Looks like former BAS guest Chad Kouri of The Post Family will be speaking on a panel at the Cultural Center. This looks like it is worth checking out. via the Cultural Center “There’s a wide world of opportunity outside of galleries and many artists are...
by Claudine Isé | Aug 13, 2009 | Blog
Is The Cleveland Museum of Art the latest casualty of “Museum Bubble” syndrome? The Museum is cutting 14 jobs or 5% of its staff, The New York Times reported, following a story in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. There have been lots of Museum staff cuts like...
by stephanieburke | Aug 13, 2009 | Blog
Hey everyone. Sorry about last week, but worry not, I’m back. Now, you may be thinking, “Top 3? What the hell is up with that?” Well my dear guys and dolls, there ain’t a lot to pick from this week, so this is what you get. I’ll make up...
