Good morning from a snowy New York. 🌧 Today, artists, writers, and curators share pro-tips for settin
Feb 19, 2021 • View in browser
Good morning from a snowy New York. 🌧 Today, artists, writers, and curators share pro-tips for setting boundaries, an Alabama bill may impact changes to Confederate monuments, and a theater group in Turkey is being accused of “Terrorist Propaganda.”
—Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
Artists, Writers, and Curators Share Pro-tips for Boundary Setting
Artists, Writers, and Curators Share Pro-tips for Boundary Setting
On the benefits of an auto-email responder, access riders, and, most importantly, moving more slowly.
Rea McNamara
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Choreographer Alleges Harassment After Asking University for Land Acknowledgment
Choreographer Alleges Harassment After Asking University for Land Acknowledgment
Yup’ik artist Emily Johnson says the head of the Peak Performances series at Montclair State University revoked the $100,000 commission she was promised.
Renée Reizman
Alabama Bill Could Prohibit Adding Historical Context to Confederate Monuments
Alabama Bill Could Prohibit Adding Historical Context to Confederate Monuments
A proposed amendment could make it illegal to put up signs offering historical context on the site of Confederate statues and other monuments.
Valentina Di Liscia
Theater Ensemble Targeted in Turkey for Kurdish Performances; Accused of “Terrorism Propaganda”
Theater Ensemble Targeted in Turkey for Kurdish Performances; Accused of “Terrorism Propaganda”
“The government views us as political because we believe that the almost 20 million Kurds living in Turkey have the right to experience theater in their own language,” said actor Cihad Ekinci.
Ayla Jean Yackley
Filmmakers Team Up With SF Public Defenders to Broadcast Stories of Injustice
Filmmakers Team Up With SF Public Defenders to Broadcast Stories of Injustice
Defender, which launched online this week, tells the stories that get buried in the news.
Colony Little
Bold Colors and Surreal Compositions Upend the Monotony of Commercial Billboards
Bold Colors and Surreal Compositions Upend the Monotony of Commercial Billboards
A collaboration between We Buy Gold and Orange Barrel Media, Walls for a Cause NYC presents a safer, yet still poignant opportunity for art viewing.
danilo machado
How the College Art Association Bumbled Fair Use for their Conference Presenters
How the College Art Association Bumbled Fair Use for their Conference Presenters
In preparing for the CAA’s conference this month, I was stopped in my tracks by a presenter agreement that required contributors to sign over extensive rights, made no reference to fair use, and put all liability risk on the speakers.
Martha Buskirk
Soundcloud Rappers Ride Out the Apocalypse in the Desert
Soundcloud Rappers Ride Out the Apocalypse in the Desert
The fact-and-fiction-bending documentary Crestone is an offbeat look at friendship and creativity.
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