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Attendance figures: Brazil’s exhibition boom puts Rio on top Escher worked his magic in Rio, McQueen reigned supreme in New York, but Tokyo hit by after-effects of earthquake in our annual worldwide survey Javier Pes and Emily Sharpe, The Art Newspaper, Published online: 23 March 2012
WORLD - "When we began our annual survey of the best attended exhibitions in 1996, to make the top ten a show needed to attract around 3,000 visitors a day. In our survey of 2011 shows, to make the top ten required almost 7,000 visitors a day. [text omitted] Rather than a US, European or Japanese institution, a Brazilian one, the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil’s (CCBB) Rio de Janeiro space, comes top. The former bank building in the city’s centre hosted no less than three exhibitions that have made the top ten." [see also Louvre in Paris tops most visited art venue poll, BBC News, 22 March 2012]
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At 29, Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani is the art world’s most powerful woman. Is she using her money well? The Economist, from the print edition, Mar 31st 2012
DOHA, QATAR - "THE starkly beautiful Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha, Qatar, is a fine setting for a dinner. Last month 200 dealers, collectors and curators gathered there for the opening of the first showing in the Middle East of work by Takashi Murakami. The hostess of the evening sat laughing with the pony-tailed Japanese artist on her right. On her left was Dakis Joannou, a Greek-Cypriot industrialist and avid collector of the work of Jeff Koons, an American sculptor. Larry Gagosian, whom many regard as the most powerful art dealer in the world, was placed at a table nearby, with the other art dealers. Few people could get away with asking Mr Gagosian to dinner halfway around the globe, only to sit him with the rest of the class. Sheikha Mayassa Al Thani is one. The emir of Qatar’s daughter has become one of the most talked-about figures of the international art world: collector, patron, cultural advocate. Mr Gagosian is not the only one who would like to catch her eye."
Ontario budget cuts funding to arts community James Adams, Globe and Mail Update, Published Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012 5:40AM EDT, Last updated Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012 6:28AM EDT
ONTARIO - "In the next three years, the Ontario government plans to winnow tens of millions of dollars from its support of the culture, tourism and sport sector, including a 23 per cent reduction in funding to Toronto’s high-profile Luminato festival and modest decreases in operating assistance to such venerable institutions as the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario. [text omitted] To avoid what it calls “overlap and duplication,” the minority government also plans to collapse four granting programs, including the Museums and Technology Fund, into one, saving $11-million in the process. Also included in the scheme is the end of the Entertainment and Creative Clusters Partnership Fund, started in 2006 under the aegis of the Ontario Media Development Corporation."
National Portrait Gallery clocks up 2,000,000 visitors...Its highest ever annual figure Recent News, artdaily.org, 28 March 2012
LONDON, UK – "The National Portrait Gallery today welcomed its two millionth visitors – a milestone which sets up the highest annual figures in the Gallery's history when they are published at the end of the month."
Walters Art Museum receives $265,000 NEH grant to digitize over 100 Flemish manuscripts Recent News, artdaily.org, 28 March 2012
BALTIMORE, MD – "The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has granted the Walters Art Museum $265,000 for a three-year project to digitize, catalog and distribute 113 illuminated medieval manuscripts from Flanders, present-day northeastern France and Belgium."
Abu Dhabi seeks bidders for Louvre branch Recent News, artdaily.org, 26 March 2012
DUBAI, UAE – "The developer of a branch of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi has launched its search for a contractor to build the museum following a series of delays. The state-owned Tourism Development and Investment Company placed an ad in local newspapers Sunday seeking bidders to carry out the main construction work on the arm of the French art institution. The Louvre is the first of several high-profile projects, including a branch of the Guggenheim, planned for the Emirati capital's multibillion dollar Saadiyat Island development. Its future was called into question when TDIC scrapped a major construction contract in October. The company said in January it now aims to open the Louvre branch in 2015, years later than previously planned."
Broad Art Museum at MSU appoints Adjunct Curator, Development Director, and Curator of Performances Recent News, artdaily.org, 23 March 2012
EAST LANSING, MI – "As it prepares to open to the public in fall 2012, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (Broad/MSU) continues to build its international leadership team with three new staff appointments. Beijing-based curator and critic Dr. Wang Chunchen, a recipient of the prestigious Contemporary Chinese Art Award for art criticism, joins the Broad/MSU as Adjunct Curator. The museum has also appointed Marcia Crawley, formerly of the Salvador Dali Museum, as Development Director, and Dan Hirsch, formerly of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Emerson College, as Curator of Performances and Public Programs."
History Carved Out of the Hills Edward Rothstein, The New York Times, 23 March 2012
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — "All museums are temples of sorts, monuments to collectors or cultures, declarations of identity, gathering places for tribute. But museums of natural history have an even more distinctive stature. Their focus is not human history, measured in centuries, but natural history, measured in eons. And their subject is not a particular culture and its accomplishments, but a world that seems to stand beyond culture altogether. Natural history museums seek their ground in the earth itself. That is one reason that the Natural History Museum of Utah, which opened last fall in a new $102 million, 17-acre home in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain Range, has such a powerful impact."
Museums
Presentan el catálogo de la exposición Fernando Botero. Una celebración Comunicado No. 714, Conaculta, 28-03-2012
MEXICO - "***La publicación, coeditada por la Fundación Mary Street Jenkins y el INBA/Conaculta, ya se encuentra a la venta en la tienda del Palacio de Bellas Artes; ***La retrospectiva más grande que se haya presentado del artista colombiano se inaugurará mañana 29 de marzo en el recinto de mármol; Las exposiciones van y vienen pero los catálogos quedan para una eternidad”, dijo Lina Botero, curadora de Fernando Botero. Una celebración, durante la presentación del catálogo de la muestra que será inaugurada mañana 29 de marzo en el Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes."
Novo volume da coleção Museus, Memória e Cidadania tem lançamento no RJ Instituto Brasileiro de Museus (Ibram), 28/03/2012
BRASIL - "No dia 2 de abril, às 18h, na sede da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil no Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ), será lançado o livro Marcas da clandestinidade: memórias da ditadura militar brasileira, de Carolina Dellamore. Nono volume da coleção Museu, Memória e Cidadania, publicada pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Museus (Ibram/MinC), o lançamento faz parte da cerimônia de entrega da 24ª Medalha Chico Mendes de Resistência 2012, promovida pelo grupo Tortura Nunca Mais. O evento tem entrada franca."
In Turkish Restoration, a Violent History Unearthed Susanne Güsten, The New York Times, 28 March 2012
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY — "Crouched on the back of a fleeing bull, a mighty lion digs his claws into the flanks of its prey, sinking his teeth into its neck for the kill. The limestone bas-relief, set into the basalt gateway arch of the Diyarbakir citadel, carries a message as clear today as it was 800 years ago, when the Artuqids, a Mesopotamian dynasty that then ruled the region, carved it into the fortress gate."
A Community-Driven Approach to Program Design Nina Simon, Museum 2.0, 28 March 2012
SANTA CRUZ, CA - "How do you develop programs that are responsive to your community in a meaningful way? How do you find out what's important to different communities, and how do you change your plans based on their needs? At the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH), we've started experimenting with a "community first" approach to program development."
Old planetarium is an ideal place for an homage to city's immigrants Dolores Sandoval, Montreal Gazette, 28 March 2012
MONTREAL, QC – "Last week, the Tremblay administration announced plans to sell the old Dow Planetarium. Where are the Montreal millionaires with immigrant roots? This is your opportunity to step up to the plate and help turn the Dow into a cultural observatory for studying and celebrating our nation's immigrant heritage. The proposed Musée-Observatoire de l'Immigration would showcase the contributions of immigrants like yourself, your parents or your grandparents: their arrival, their relations with the Aboriginal peoples living here and their work in building Canada."
La ‘Gioconda’ visita a la ‘Gioconde’ Miguel Mora, EL PAÍS, 27-03-2012
PARIS, FRANCE - "El antiguo azul tenue del manto de la Virgen es ahora de un lapislázuli muy vivo. El peinado y el velo de Santa Ana aparecen tan nítidos que casi se pueden tocar. En el rocoso paisaje del fondo, la célebre perspectiva atmosférica de Leonardo, perfilada con la misteriosa técnica del no finito, y sus grises vibrantes se han aclarado tanto que el comisario asegura que se puede ver un torrente de agua al fondo —quizá olvidó añadir “con una buena lupa”. La Santa Ana de Leonardo da Vinci, su obra más ambiciosa y la más meditada, un enorme óleo sobre madera de álamo macizo (168 x 130 centímetros) que el genio arrastró por Europa durante los últimos 20 años de su vida (1452-1516), brilla ahora con una luz majestuosa y más que un cuadro parece una escultura." [see also La mystérieuse "Joconde" madrilène du Prado en visite à Paris, Le Monde, 28 Mars 2012]
Madrid's Reina Sofía signs agreement with Cisneros Foundation Long-term loan of Latin American art from the New York and Caracas-based to start in 2013 Cristina Carrillo De Albornoz, The Art Newspaper, Web only, Published online: 27 March 2012
MADRID, SPAIN - "The Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid has signed a partnership agreement with the New York and Caracas-based Fundación Cisneros to develop a series of cultural projects that will culminate in the long-term loan of part of the foundation’s collection to the museum in 2013. Patricia Phelps de Cisneros has been collecting Latin American art with her Venezuelan media magnate husband Gustavo Cisneros since the 1970s, when they founded the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC)."
Extends Reach Locally and Around the World to Mark 40th Anniversary Season. Pia Catton, The Wall Street Journal, 27 March 2012
BRONX, NY - "There's a new freebie in town: The Bronx Museum of the Arts is dropping all admission fees beginning Thursday, its leadership announced Tuesday. Though previous admission fees were only suggested—$5 for general admission, $3 for students and seniors—they did create a cost barrier in the low-income South Bronx, according to the museum's executive director, Holly Block."
Laurent Fabius annonce l’ouverture d’un historial consacré à Jeanne d'Arc Le Journal des Arts, 27 Mars 2012
ROUEN, FRANCE – "À la suite des célébrations du 600e anniversaire de Jeanne d’Arc, un historial va ouvrir à Rouen à l'automne 2014. Laurent Fabius, porteur du projet, insiste sur son "rôle éducatif"."
François Fillon inaugure le MuséoParc consacré à la bataille d'Alésia Le Journal des Arts, 26 Mars 2012
ALISE-SAINTE-REINE (CÔTE-D’OR), FRANCE – "Le Premier ministre, accompagné du ministre de la Culture Frédéric Mitterrand, a inauguré le MuséoParc d’Alésia. Pour François Sauvadet, ministre de la Fonction publique et président du conseil général de Côte-d'Or, ce site a pour vocation "de rendre compréhensible un évènement majeur de l'histoire de France dont il ne reste pas grand-chose"."
Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal reçoit un don de 80 œuvres et va construire un nouveau pavillon Le Journal des Arts, 26 Mars 2012
MONTREAL, QC – "Michal Hornstein et sa femme Renata ont fait don de leur collection d’œuvres d’art au Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. Essentiellement des peintures, dont plusieurs chefs-d’œuvre du XVIIe siècle néerlandais, la valeur des quelques 80 œuvres a été estimée à plus de 75 millions de dollars canadiens (56,5 millions d’euros)."
Costume museum faces tough times Erin Madden, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 March 2012
WINNIPEG, MB – "Deep in a dark downtown basement sits Canada's largest collection of historical clothing, each artifact boxed and numbered for reference. The 38,000-piece collection belongs to the Costume Museum of Canada, which is currently experiencing tough times. Originally established in Dugald, the museum moved to Winnipeg several years ago in an effort to be more accessible, giving it what many believed was a better chance of long-term feasibility. However, two years ago it was forced out of its Winnipeg exhibition space due to financial constraints, and volunteers moved the collection to storage until a new, suitable space could be found and financial stability realized."
Museum The Kennedys moving to Ehemalige Jüdische Mädchenschule Berlin Recent News, artdaily.org, 25 March 2012
BERLIN, GERMANY – "Over the short period of time since its opening in November 2006, the museum The Kennedys has established itself as an accredited cultural institution. Popular with Berliners not only because of the city’s close historical ties with John F. Kennedy, the second biggest museum in the world about the history of the Kennedy family also draws tourists from all over the world, who consider it a place of interest well worth visiting. In order to honour the ever-increasing interest in the exhibition and to expand its dimensions, the museum THE KENNEDYS will move to the Ehemalige Jüdische Mädchenschule Berlin at Auguststraße 11-13 and reopen in August 2012."
Sometimes a Museum Needs to Get Outdoors More Reyhan Harmanci, The New York Times, 23 March 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - "When Shawn Lani biked to work at the Exploratorium in San Francisco on a recent sunny morning in March, his thoughts turned to light. The sunlight peeking through the shadows of buildings and trees reminded Mr. Lani of the rickshaw obscura, a mobile camera obscura to be housed inside a rickshaw. Within a few hours, he had pulled his exhibition team members away from their computers and loaded them into a small trailer, which they took turns driving around the Marina, searching for the best views from the pinhole camera. It was a typical workday for Mr. Lani, senior artist and head of a team of exhibit designers at the Exploratorium who are working feverishly to prepare for the move of this celebrated science museum to its new home on the Embarcadero."
Turtle Visitor Centre opens in Oman Khaleej Times, 22 March 2012
MUSCAT, OMAN - "A state-of-the-art ‘Turtle Visitor Centre’ at the Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve, the largest turtle nesting sanctuary in the Indian Ocean, is now open to visitors. The centre, developed by Omran, the government’s tourism promotion and investment arm, features an array of museographical display systems and technologies designed to educate the general public on the life cycle of the sea turtle and the archeological findings at the site."
Architecture
Sydney's MCA shows off its $53m facelift Antonette Collins, ABC News, Updated March 27, 2012 09:29:36
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - "The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney has opened its doors for the first time in seven months to show off its $53 million renovation. A new wing on the building doubles the gallery's floor space and also creates a foyer, education room, library and rooftop cafe."
The Whitney Museum of American Art builds education studio designed by LOT-EK Recent News, artdaily.org, 26 March 2012
NEW YORK, NY – "The Whitney Museum of American Art has commissioned the architecture firm LOT-EK to design and build a pop-up studio for the Museum's education programs. The structure, which will be known as the Whitney Studio, is currently being built and is scheduled to open in April in the Sculpture Court of the Museum's Marcel Breuer building, 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street."
Véronique Barcelo réactive l’utopie de la Saline royale d’Arc-et-Senans La Croix, 26 Mars 2012
ARC-ET-SENANS, FRANCE – "Nommée en septembre 2011 à la direction de la Saline royale d’Arc-et-Senans, Véronique Barcelo, s’inspirant de Jean-Jacques Rousseau à l’occasion du tricentenaire de sa naissance, veut ouvrir cet espace propre à l’utopie à un large public."
Un concours européen d'architecture pour réaménager le centre d’Athènes Le Journal des Arts, 23 Mars 2012
ATHENES, GRECE – "La Fondation Onassis va assurer le financement et la mise en œuvre du concours d’architecture, mis en place dans le cadre du projet "Re-think Athens" (Repenser Athènes). Il s’agit principalement de désencombrer et de réhabiliter le centre d’Athènes, en aménageant par exemple des voies cyclables et des zones piétonnes autour de l’axe formé par l'avenue Panepistimiou."
Technology
Engaging Technology: uCurate and uExplore at the Clark Elizabeth Quaglieri, Technology in the Arts, March 28, 2012
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - "What’s going on at the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts? Let’s see, there are iPads, tablets, interactive digital programs, touchscreens and kiosks throughout the galleries, the new exhibition, Clark Remix, and oh yes, new curators- YOU. In a February press release, the Clark announced its exciting new initiative to encourage visitor interaction and participation in its galleries."
Art.sy, the new massive, online arts database Perrin Drumm, core77, 28 Mar 2012
"One of the topics that was brought up at a panel discussion I attended earlier this week was about the problems of publishing catalogue raisonnes. If the catalogue is of a living artist, it becomes outdated the moment that artist creates new work. And even for artists like Picasso, every time one of his works changes hands the catalogue has to be updated. It's a publishing nightmare. Now Art.sy, a new online platform, could make those heavy and constantly out of date printed catalogue raisonnes a thing of the past. Art.sy is still in its beta phase, but I recently got the chance to explore its massive resources. It's powered by the Arts Genome Project, an open source platform that tracks and catalogues every artist, arts organization and every performance, exhibition and event in real time (i.e. no more trips to the printer)."
Nelson Mandela's life in a digital museum, courtesy of Google Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 27 March 2012
"For a look at the future of digital museums, check out the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory's new digital archive composed of thousands of scanned documents from the African leader's life. With the help of a $1.25 million grant from Google, the center digitized thousands of documents and images that illustrate the life and times of South Africa's first black president. But instead of scanning them and dumping them online for scholars to peruse, the center, with Google's support, created a virtual museum experience -- highlighting certain pieces from the archives, putting them in the context of Mandela's life and then enabling a visitor to the site to go deeper if they'd like."
Art and Culture
New York fight over Astor's estate ends; millions freed Jim Fitzgerald (Associated Press), artdaily.org, 29 March 2012
WHITE PLAINS, NY - "The long dispute over the estate of socialite philanthropist Brooke Astor ended Wednesday with a settlement that frees $100 million for charities and cuts by more than half the amount going to the son convicted of bilking her. The agreement among Astor's descendants and the New York institutions she loved ended a five-year legal fight that the judge feared would consume the entire estate. [text omitted] the settlement benefits several institutions, principally the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and New York City's public schools. [text omitted] Other charities benefiting from the settlement include Central Park and Prospect Park in New York, the Bronx Zoo, Historic Hudson Valley, Carnegie Hall, New York University, Rockefeller University, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the city's Animal Medical Center and Trinity Episcopal Church."
Creating a Place for Contemporary Art Vinita Bharadwaj, The New York Times, 28 March 2012
DUBAI, UAE — "The Emirati artist Abdul Qader Al-Rais, 60, looked pleased last week as he showed off his latest works in the Hunar Gallery booth on the first public day of Art Dubai, the annual art fair for the region’s contemporary art community. [text omitted] For Mr. Rais, who is considered one of the Emirates’ pioneering artists, the local and regional art movement has come a long way. He believes it has been accelerated primarily by the cultural momentum gained as a result of high-profile museums and events such as Art Dubai, which featured more than 70 international galleries in its 2012 edition that concluded last week."
Can the Smith Center Revive Downtown Las Vegas? Inside the $470 Million Cultural Center Stephanie Murg, Unbeige, March 28, 2012 3:15 PM
LAS VEGAS, NV - "In Las Vegas, when people refer to "culture," it usually involves French-Canadian acrobat savants, ersatz monuments, or dancing fountains, but change is afoot. This month, Sin City welcomed the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a megaproject that was set into motion during headier, pre-recession days. We dispatched writer Doug McClemont to try his luck at getting an inside look at the newly opened cultural complex, and he came up trumps."
La Royal Academy ouvre ses portes aux artistes amateurs Le Journal des Arts, 28 Mars 2012
LONDRES, ROYAUME-UNI – "Œuvre sous le bras, 12 000 badauds patientent devant les portes de la Royal Academy. Ils viennent soumettre leurs travaux au jury de la Summer Exhibition, qui après sélection, en exposera près de 2 000."
Le Dessin, nouvelle valeur sûre ? La Connaissance des Arts, 28 Mars 2012
PARIS, FRANCE – "Salons, ventes aux enchères et expositions en galeries mettent ce mois-ci les dessins à l’honneur : feuilles anciennes, modernes ou contemporaines, achats d’investissement ou coups de coeur, à tous les prix."
Giuseppe Penone, les Arts déco et Moët Hennessy La Connaissance des Arts, 28 Mars 2012
PARIS, FRANCE – "Le Prix du Pavillon des Arts et du Design a été décerné hier à Giuseppe Penone pour son collier Foglia (Leaf). Représenté par la galerie londonienne Elisabetta Cipriani, Giuseppe Penone verra son oeuvre rejoindre les collections permanentes du musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris, grâce au parrainage de la maison Moët Hennessy."
Art Paris, le retour aux sources La Connaissance des Arts, 28 Mars 2012
PARIS, FRANCE – "Du 29 mars au 1er Avril, Art Paris revient cette année avec 120 galeries venues de 15 pays. Pour Guillaume Piens, nouveau directeur d'Art Paris : « Il fallait revenir aux fondamentaux après les divers changements de directions et de caps artistiques connus par la foire ces dernières années. Les 56 % de nouvelles galeries (sur un total de cent vingt participants) donneront d'autres couleurs à la manifestation, afin de développer"le régionalisme cosmopolite ". Il était important pour moi de travailler la notion de territoire », précise-t-il."
L’affiche de Roland-Garros 2012 confiée à Hervé Di Rosa La Connaissance des Arts, 27 Mars 2012
PARIS, FRANCE – "Hervé Di Rosa a réalisé l’affiche du tournoi de Roland-Garros 2012. Créateur de « l'art modeste », le peintre sétois est connu pour sa participation au renouvellement de la peinture dans les années 80 à travers le mouvement de la Figuration Libre. Il succède à l'artiste camerounais Barthélémy Toguo qui avait conçu l'affiche de la précédente édition."
Budget fédéral: motus et bouche cousue dans le milieu des arts Gabrielle Duchaine, La Presse, 27 mars 2012
CANADA – "C'est l'omerta dans la communauté artistique à l'approche du budget fédéral et de ses coupes appréhendées. Pas de moyens de pression ou de sorties publiques à l'horizon. Des organismes refusent même d'accorder des entrevues sur la question. Pourquoi? "On a trop peur des représailles," confient ceux qui acceptent de parler. Ce n'est pas un secret: les artistes craignent le budget que déposera le gouvernement Harper jeudi. Radio-Canada risque notamment d'écoper. Le Conseil des arts et des lettres et Téléfilm Canada aussi. Même si le ministre Moore promet de maintenir l'aide aux artistes en se limitant à sabrer la bureaucratie, le milieu s'inquiète. Pourtant, rares sont ceux qui le diront tout haut. Vous verrez les artistes dans la rue pour les étudiants ou l'environnement. Contre les coupures, non."
Brazil's Unique Culture Group Stays Busy Sharing the Wealth Larry Rohter, The New York Times, 27 March 2012
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – "All over the world cultural organizations are tightening their budgets and paring back productions. But Danilo Miranda faces a different challenge, one that makes him the envy of his peers. As the director of the leading arts financing entity in Brazil, his budget is growing by 10 percent or more annually, and he must figure out ways to spend that bounty, which amounts to $600 million a year."
Hugh Schofield, BBC News, 26 March 2012
PARIS, FRANCE - "Plans are afoot to build a theme park based on the life and times of the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Can it be a tourist magnet to rival nearby Disneyland Paris?"
£18m Belfast arts venue opens next month Pete Hayman, Leisure Opportunities, 26 March 2012
BELFAST, NORTHEN IRELAND - "Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) is to open its doors for the first time next month in the Northern Irish capital's Cathedral Quarter. Hacker Hall McKnight are behind the design of the new complex, which will house two black box theatre spaces with seating capacity for 120 and 350 spectators respectively. Three art galleries; a rehearsal space; a dance studio; and education rooms also form part of the new building, along with offices for resident art groups and an artist-in-residence studio."
Tanzania Establishes First Community Owned World Class Visitors Centre Mugini Jacob, Daily News, 25 March 2012
IKONA, TANZANIA - "Ikona Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has successfully become the first WMA in Tanzania to establish a world class visitors centre. The visitors centre will be hosting hundreds of tourists flocking into tented camps operating within the WMA which is situated in Serengeti District, Mara Region."
Inauguran en Mérida, Yucatán, la Reunión Nacional de Cultura Comunicado No. 691, Conaculta, 26-03-2012
YUCATAN, MEXICO - "***Con la presencia de la gobernadora constitucional del estado de Yucatán, Ivvone Ortega Pacheco; Consuelo Sáizar, presidenta del Conaulta; Renán Guillermo González, secretario de la Cultura y las Artes de Yucatán, y Kenia López Rabadán, presidenta de la Comisión de Cultura de la Cámara de Diputados se declaró inaugurada la mañana de hoy la reunión nacional de cultura; ***Participan los titulares y representantes de cultura de los estados de la república y el Distrito Federal en esta reunión de trabajo; ***Uno de los objetivos es definir las políticas culturales de nuestro país"
Levesque: Arts and culture nourish Calgarians' souls D’Arcy Levesque, Calgary Herald, 26 March 2012
CALGARY, AB – "In April, Calgary officially launches the 2012 Cultural Capital of Canada event calendar. This is a year when we, as a city, will have many opportunities to participate in the arts and reflect on the evolution of culture in Calgary. On the eve of the many festivities that will be taking place around our city to celebrate our status as 2012 Cultural Capital, I'd like to take this opportunity to highlight the value of arts and culture in our lives, and to stress how important it is for all of us - governments, individuals and corporations - to support them."
Deux œuvres inspirées du Printemps arabe ont été retirées de la foire internationale de Dubaï Le Journal des Arts, 26 Mars 2012
DUBAI, EMIRATS ARABES UNIS – "Le Printemps arabe inquièterait-il les monarchies du golfe persique? Deux œuvres inspirées des révolutions de 2011 ont été retirées de l’exposition de la foire internationale d’art contemporain de Dubaï par les autorités émiraties."
L'opposition syrienne demande à l'Unesco d’agir pour préserver le patrimoine des attaques de l'armée Le Journal des Arts, 26 Mars 2012
DAMAS, SYRIE – "Le 23 mars, le Mouvement du changement national syrien a appelé l'Unesco à "agir immédiatement pour protéger les sites historiques de la Syrie attaqués par les forces du régime" . La Syrie, dont la capitale Damas est l’une des plus anciennes villes du monde, possède un important patrimoine archéologique et historique, aujourd’hui en péril."
Les voleurs préfèrent aller à l'église plutôt qu'au musée Le Monde, 24 Mars 2012
FRANCE – "Le vol d'œuvres d'art, "ça eut payé", aurait pu dire Fernand Raynaud. Mais ça ne paie plus. Pour la neuvième année consécutive, le nombre de faits recensés en France par l'Office central de lutte contre le trafic de biens culturels (OCBC) diminue. Si l'on compare les données 2011 à celles recueillies en 2002, c'est même un effondrement : ils passent de 7 180 à 1 173."
In Europe, Where Art Is Life, Ax Falls on Public Financing Larry Rohter, The New York Times, 24 March 2012
EUROPE/UNITED STATES - "European governments are cutting their support for culture, and American arts lovers are starting to feel the results. In Italy, the world-famous opera house La Scala faces a $9 million shortfall because of reductions in subsidies. In the Netherlands, government financing for arts programs has been cut by 25 percent. Portugal has abolished its Ministry of Culture. Europe’s economic problems, and the austerity programs meant to address them, are forcing arts institutions there to curtail programs, tours and grants. As a result, some ensembles are scaling down their productions and trying to raise money from private donors, some in the United States, potentially putting them in competition with American arts organizations."
Arts PRs beware: what not to write Vibrant, multi-sensory, unique? Check out a crowdsourced (black)list of the words you want banned from press releases Matthew Caines, The Guardian Culture Professionals Network, Friday 23 March 2012 15.23 GMT
"Following our live chat last week on arts PR we asked for the words and phrases you think should be banned from press releases in and around arts and culture. You voted in your droves and with a long list of pet hates and bête noires, we created this neat little visual representing all your submissions."
Urban Planning, Cultural Planning, Cultural Tourism
I told you so,’ says councillor Ford about new Port Lands plan Elizabeth Church, From Thursday's Globe and Mail, Published Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012 3:00AM EDT, Last updated Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012 9:37AM EDT
TORONTO, ON - "There is no mention of a Ferris wheel or a monorail, but a new look at kick-starting development of Toronto’s Port Lands includes a less pricey option for the mouth of the Don River that allows for more development and less green space. The study examines when – and how – to develop the Port Lands, which stretch from the inner harbour east to Leslie Street. The interim findings will be released Saturday at a public open house. An advance copy, obtained by The Globe and Mail, identifies areas where development could begin within years instead of decades."
Sur l’esplanade de La Défense, des projets de mobilier urbain sont soumis au public Le Journal des Arts, 28 Mars 2012
LA DEFENSE (PARIS), FRANCE – "Jusqu’au 31 décembre, des prototypes de mobilier urbain animent le quartier des affaires de La Défense. Sur l’esplanade, huit projets sont soumis au test et à l’avis des passants afin d’identifier les besoins du public et, peut-être, s’installer définitivement sur place."
Por: Anatxu Zabalbeascoa | 28 de marzo de 2012
MARSELLA, FRANCE - "Hace años que el antiguo puerto del imperio galo está en obras. Marsella será capital cultural europea el año que viene y la dinámica y caótica ciudad portuaria se prepara renovando a marchas forzadas su apuesta cultural. La nueva Marsella quiere huir de su pasado naviero y playero para hacerse un hueco en el Mediterráneo como un destino de interés cultural."
California cities most densely populated in U.S. John King, San Francisco Chronicle, March 27, 2012 04:00 AM
UNITED STATES - "California is home to the rugged Sierra Nevada, bucolic vineyards, wave-stroked beaches - and the most densely urbanized areas in the nation. That's the finding of the U.S. Census Bureau, which on Monday reaffirmed a counterintuitive truth: The cities of the West, barely considered cities at all by many East Coast pundits, often are more densely populated than such skyscraping metropolises as New York and Chicago."
Beauvais dévoile sa programmation estivale La Connaissance des Arts, 27 Mars 2012
BEAUVAIS, FRANCE – "La Ville de Beauvais fête son label "Ville d'Art et d'Histoire", obtenu le 6 février dernier, avec une nouvelle programmation. Le studio Cao | Perrot investira jusqu'au 16 septembre, deux sites patrimoniaux de la ville de Beauvais, la maladrerie Saint-Lazare et l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Barthélemy, pour une création paysagère inédite."
Soutien financier aux grandes expositions: tourisme et culture s'unissent Yves Therrien, Le Soleil, 27 mars 2012
QUÉBEC, CANADA – "Dans une ville du patrimoine comme Québec, culture et tourisme sont des alliés naturels. Ce n'est donc pas étonnant que deux comités de la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Québec (CCIQ), celui sur la culture et celui sur le tourisme, aient uni leurs forces et mis sur pied un projet pour apporter un soutien financier pour la réalisation de grandes expositions à Québec."
Unique public space designed within 30m high Kelpie sculpture set to boost tourism in Scotland Recent News, artdaily.org, 25 March 2012
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – "A Dundee-based architects' practice has beaten global competition to secure a £1million contract to deliver a unique visitor experience, which will form part of one of the most exciting community projects in the UK. Nicoll Russell Studios, whose head office is in Broughty Ferry, has been selected to deliver the prestigious contract following a design competition and tender process managed by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) seeking ambitious designs for a functional but visionary visitor centre as part of the £41 million Helix Project near Falkirk. The practice will also deliver their designs for an internal public space located within a 30m high Kelpie head - a Scottish mythical water horse - created by world-renowned sculptor, Andy Scott, in a move that will establish a dramatic, multi-sensory experience anticipated to generate significant levels of repeat visits."
Janelle Zara, Blouin Artinfo, 16 March 2012
CHICAGO, IL – "Imitation, of course, is the sincerest form of flattery. This weekend, right at the heels of the unveiling of the plans for the third portion of New York's ultra-popular High Line park, Chicago released plans for its own spin on the elevated park theme, dubbed the Bloomingdale Trail. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a sudden $7-million corporate donation to the project, rounding out the $46 million necessary to begin construction on its first phase and complete it by 2014. Like its architectural cousin, the "Bilbao Effect," which spawned a rash of flashy museum buildings in de-industrializing cities the world-over, the magical "High Line Effect" has entered the urban planning lexicon with a vengeance. Since the High Line debuted in 2009, the colossal drawing power of New York's elevated park, coupled with its transformation of Chelsea, has spawned so many copycat proposals that the Web site Curbed even started a "High Line Copycat Chronicles" series to track them all, from Philadelphia's planned park in the Reading Viaduct to Singapore's scheme for its Green Corridor."
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