Blogger defends privilege: Real Clear Arts Dobrzynski calls public input on museum’s new director “bad”!
In an amazing post today in her ArtsJournal blog, Real Clear Arts, Judith Dobrzynski decries the Springfield, Missouri, Art Museum board’s decision to hold a public meeting and solicit input on the selection of a new director. Though it’s the city-run art museum in a city whose administration’s motto is “working with community for ethical, [...]
Covert Ops: blogger’s conspiracy theory has NEA funding individuals through artistic excellence awards
Real Clear Arts applauds what it sees as the NEA’s back-door efforts to get public money into the hands of individual artists through residency programs, after their direct grants fell victim to Jesse Helms and the culture wars of the 1990′s. NEA chief Rocco Landesman has said that he would like the agency to once [...]
Real Clear Arts likes Met museum’s photo contest, and you should, too!
Judith H. Dobrzynski’s Real Clear Arts blog on ArtsJournal discusses the results of a Metroplitan Museum of art photo contest: visitors were asked to take close-up snapshots of details of objects in the museum’s permanent collection then submit their favorites for jurying. The Met, contrary to many museums’ leery attitudes towards any photography in their [...]