A selection of what we're reading this week. Get comfortable and dive in!
Salonen and the Symphony: Esa-Pekka Salonen and San Francisco Symphony are going their separate ways. “It has been widely, if tacitly, understood that Salonen’s decision was prompted by the board’s inability or unwillingness to fund the kinds of projects that are essential for his artistic vision.” (msn.com)
Misty Copeland has a mission: “Just being a black dancer in a black body, on a stage, in a white art form, is a form of activism.” (axios.com)
ArtsFairfax appoints New York arts education leader Stuart Holt CEO: “we need to think about how are we increasing the pot that’s available so that arts organizations know that they can come to us when they have a project that they really want to do, and they know that we are going to think carefully about trying to help them amplify that work out to their community.” (ffxnow.com)
Stretched resources in the arts? Spend less and share: University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the City of Saskatoon support research into sustainable theatre strategies (University of Saskatchewan) see also Sharing is the Future of the arts (Forbes)
See and be seen. Visiting museums under the watchful eye of AI-cameras: “We are able to track gender and are exploring even more sophisticated methodologies around dwell time and how this is influenced by what the public come to see, time of day, weather, and cultural calendar moments,” (THEARTNEWSPAPER)
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