Episode 209: Mary Jane Jacob

Episode 209: Mary Jane Jacob

http://media.libsyn.com/media/badatsports/Bad_at_Sports_Episode_209-Mary_Jane_Jacob.mp3 download This week Duncan sneaks into The School of the Art Institute of Chicago to interview Mary Jane Jacob, Professor and Executive Director of Exhibitions. Mary Jane...
Wednesday Clips 7/29/2009

Wednesday Clips 7/29/2009

Morning Glories ‘ain’t so f-cking Glorious when they’re crawling all over your backyard, swallowing everything else up in their huge pink maws. Part of this afternoon’s checklist of things to do involves going into my backyard and peeling those...

Art Institute Lays off 22 Employees, or 3% of Staff

Further on Christopher’s post from this morning, here’s more info on the Art Institute layoffs, from the Chicago Tribune: “The Art Institute of Chicago has laid off 22 employees, or 3 percent of its staff, as part of a larger series of cost-cutting...
Breaking News: Art Institute Layoffs

Breaking News: Art Institute Layoffs

We just heard that The Art Institute of Chicago has laid of a good many of it’s employees today and there will be a town-hall tomorrow where other cost saving measures will be announced. To those who lost their jobs today, be sure to thank Alderman...
Cruising for Chicks at the Modern Wing

Cruising for Chicks at the Modern Wing

How much does gender equality matter when it comes to museum permanent collections? How much is ‘good enough’? I’ve been mulling these and other questions over the past week while following the discussion that’s been taking place on Jerry...