Current News
The latest news about preparedness, current crises, and issues related to readiness and recovery in the arts.
ArtsReady’s Upcoming Events
June
06/12 – 06/15 2014 ArtsReady at Americans for the Arts Annual Convention Nashville, TN.
May
05/25 – 05/31 2014 National Hurricane Preparedness Week Be Prepared Get A PLAN.
April
04/22 & 04/24 2014 ArtsReady Assessment Webinar 2:00 PM EST.
04/22 – 04/23 2014 ArtsReady at Louisiana Cultural Connection Baton Rouge, LA.
March
03/24 – 03/25 2014 ArtsReady at Arts Advocacy Day – hosted by Americans for the Arts Washington, D.C.
January
01/10 – 14/14 Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference – Featured Session: Prepare for the Worst!! Get ArtsReady! Monday 10am in the Regent Parlor; and Conference Exhibit at booth 55 in the Rhinelander Sat – Sun New York Hilton Midtown, New York, NY.
November
11/09/13 Woulda Coulda Shoulda? Not if you’re ArtsReady! – College of Charleston School of the Arts, Room 309 Charleston, SC.
October
10/17 – 20/13 National Alliance for Musical Theatre Fall 2013 Conference & NAMT 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals New York, NY.
September
09/09 – 12/13 Arts Midwest Conference Austin, TX.
09/23 – 26/13 Performing Arts Exchange Nashville, TN.
July
07/30/13 Born of Two Hurricanes: ArtsReady Helps Gird Against Disaster, Arts to Market Blog
07/30/13 Birch Creek on Stage: Last-minute emergency fixed, with a connection, Green Bay Press Gazette
07/25/13 Preparedness for Business Owners and Managers: Plan to Stay in Business, Avaya Blog
07/25/13 Linksomania: Replacing the Congress and emergency planning for Lollapalooza, WBEZ Chicago 91.5
07/23/13 The art of strategic crisis management, David Lacey’s IT Security Blog
07/23/13 Los Angeles Contemporary Art Museum’s Director to Leave, New York Times
07/22/13 Colorado Springs arts executive dies during Courage Classic bike tour, Denver Post
07/20/13 WIU performing arts center project waits on state funding, Journal Star
07/19/13 NY Art Dealer Indicated for Selling Fakes, Arts Journal
07/18/13 Crisis Management 101: “The Unfortunate Truth”, KPBS
07/15/13 Suspects sought in Brooksville’s Beacon Theaters fire prank, WTSP.com
07/05/13 Art under attack show to feature damaged Christ statue, BBC News
07/01/13 Cirque du Soleil Performer Killed in Fall, ABC News Blog
June
06/30/13 James Cameron sued by artist Roger Dean over Avatar, BBC News
06/29/13 Children’s Theatre still short of funding goal, The Tennesseean
06/28/13 City Of Santa Monica Adopts Emergency Landmarks Ordinance, Santa Monica Mirror
06/28/13 Arts Festival: Wind gust claims $25K in glass sculptures, Des Moines Register
06/28/13 Arts on the Park Selling Kentucky Avenue Building, The Ledger
06/27/13 Theater of the Stars In Need of Funds, 11Alive News
06/26/13 Less Is More At Newly Renovated Theater, NJJN
06/26/13 Whitney Revamps New Museum After Hurricane Sandy, The New York Times
06/25/13 How Alberta’s Arts Scene Is Grappling With The Flood and Devastation, The Globe and Mail
06/21/13 The First Step to Help Avoid Wildland Fire Disaster is Acting Wisely, United States Department of Agriculture Blog
06/20/13 HUD, NEA Partner to Promote Post-Sandy Resilience, Grantmakers in the Arts
06/20/13 Arts Council Gets Drawn Down, Statesman.com
06/16/13 ArtsReady Can Help Prepare Groups for Emergencies, The Northwest Florida Daily News
06/14/13 Pearl Police Stage Mass-casualty Drill at Theater, ClarionLedger
06/12/13 Arts Groups Warned They Face Total Loss of Funding, The Guardian UK
06/11/13 Feds Pursue Manhattan Art Dealer Suspected of Smuggling, Los Angeles Times
06/11/13 Ceiling Problems Shutter Theater for Emergency Repairs, Hermosa Beach Patch
06/11/13 States Address Disasters’ Staggering Costs, Per Charitable Trust
06/10/13 Theater Regrouping After Wall Collapses, Cumberland Times-News
06/10/13 Pittsburgh Arts Initiatives Create National Community Development Model, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
06/07/13 Master Chorale Performance to Support Red Cross Disaster Relief, UTC News
06/07/03 Tintoretto Painting Uncovered at London V&A Museum, BBC News
06/06/13 University of Iowa Museum Takes A Step Forward, Arts Journal Blogs
06/06/13 Schermerhorn Symphoney Center Foreclosure?, The Tennessean
06/05/13 Artists Break Into Egypt’s Culture Ministry Building, AhramOnline
6/3/13 Summer Newsletter from ArtsReady
May
05/31/13 Arts commission sidesteps axe, Hometownlife.com
05/30/13 Under Threat of Municipal Bankruptcy, the Detroit Institute of Arts Readies for a Fight, The Atlantic Cities
05/30/13 Arts Patrons Nationwide Alerted to Hacking, Los Angeles Times
05/23/13 Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+), May eNews
05/22/13 ArtsReady Alert: Post-Storm Recovery Tips
05/21/13 Responding to Yesterday’s Tragedy in Oklahoma, American’s for the Arts, ARTSBlog
05/21/13 Lawsuit Accuses New York and Lincoln Center of Limiting Access, The New York Times
05/20/13 Met Opera Dismantles Its Ballet in Buyouts, The New York Times
05/20/13 Timbuktu’s Literary Gems Face Decay in Fight for Survival, The Guardian
05/09/13 Storm Leaves Residue of Questions, The New York Times
05/07/13 Chef serves art salvaged from disaster, Glendale News Press
05/07/13 Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund Awards Nearly $4.2 Million in Grants, Foundation Center
05/04/13 FEMA denies final flood aid request for damaged UofI art museum, DesMoinesRegiser
05/03/13 Metropolitan Museum says it will return Cambodian statues, Los Angeles Times
05/1/13 The Boston Bombing and Collective Experience, NASAA Notes
05/01/13 MayDay Message From ArtsReady
