Next month, the Class of 2029 will be picking classes at Duke for the first time. They will be the first to navigate Duke’s new curriculum for the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to streamlining and simplifying the core requirements, the new core has broken the Arts, Literature and Performance (ALP) requirement…

The sculptor Robert Therrien had a deep connection with the Broad museum. He was among the first L.A. artists that founders Eli and Edythe Broad began collecting almost half a century ago, and the museum holds 18 of his works in its collection. Those pieces, along with more than 100 others, will go on view…

It’s a Very Special Episode of RacketCast! No guests this week. Instead, three of Racket’s four co-owner/editors—Jay Boller, Em Cassel, and Keith Harris—will share the origin story of our local news, arts, and culture publication, which’ll turn four this summer. All it takes? Four laid-off schmucks with a combined $4,000, plenty of Covid-era unemployment insurance,…

The National Endowment for the Arts has cut over $345,000 in funding from North Texas arts groups in recent weeks, but there may be a glimmer of hope. As the Texas Legislature’s most recent session comes to a close, state lawmakers are expected to raise the Texas Commission on the Arts’ budget for the next…

renzo piano returns to greece with cultural center in piraeus KYKLOS is a center for art and culture, set to rise in the port city of Piraeus, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Commissioned by the Dinos and Lia Martinos Foundation (DLMF), the project adds to the Italian architect’s growing presence in Greece, including…

“Haptic & Hue” is a deeply researched, beautifully written, edited, and produced podcast about textiles and the people who make them. No ads, no cheesy banter, no up-tempo Muzak. Rather, it’s fascinating, in-depth stories on subjects you had no idea would grab you. British host Jo Andrews, a hand-weaver herself, conceived the idea in 2020.…

Arts and culture charities are being urged to apply for a share of a £85m fund set up by the government for repairs and upgrades. The Creative Foundations Fund has been set up to help charities and other arts organisations carry out improvements Building repairs, replacing outdated systems, improving energy efficiency and access are funding…

Jeffrey Brown: It’s the first time the Oceania collection will have its own dedicated space, part of a broader multiyear $70 million renovation of the Met’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Originally, the wing, home to the museum’s collections of art from the ancient Americas, Africa, and Oceania, presented the works together under what the Met…