Institutional Turmoil and Budget Cuts Hit US Arts Sector
Buffalo AKG Art Museum director Janne Sirén is stepping down three months after a six-figure home loan to him became public. A whistleblower at Palm Springs Art Museum alleges shuffled funds and a forced-out director. Louisville Ballet CEO Leslie Smart departs on better terms after raising $18.5 million to pull the company back from post-COVID extinction. Boston's mayor proposes cutting the city arts budget by 27 percent. Hampshire College is selling its campus to pay down $25 million in debt. Chicago arts presenters are lobbying Illinois lawmakers to outlaw speculative 'ghost tickets' for seats that may never materialize. Oxford's new Schwarzman Centre, a humanities hub with a 500-seat hall, black-box theater, and museum of historic instruments, opens. An article in Diacritical measures the non-profit arts sector against commercial culture.
Key facts
- Janne Sirén steps down as director of Buffalo AKG Art Museum
- Sirén's departure follows public disclosure of a six-figure home loan from the museum
- Palm Springs Art Museum whistleblower alleges shuffled funds and forced-out director
- Louisville Ballet CEO Leslie Smart departs after raising $18.5 million in fundraising
- Boston mayor proposes 27 percent cut to city arts budget
- Hampshire College selling campus to pay off $25 million debt
- Chicago arts presenters seek to outlaw 'ghost tickets' in Illinois
- Oxford's Schwarzman Centre opens with 500-seat hall, black-box theater, and museum of historic instruments
Entities
Artists
- Janne Sirén
- Leslie Smart
Institutions
- Buffalo AKG Art Museum
- Palm Springs Art Museum
- Louisville Ballet
- Hampshire College
- Schwarzman Centre
- University of Oxford
- ArtsJournal
- ARTnews
- Louisville Courier Journal
- Boston Art Review
- MassLive
- WBEZ
- The Guardian
- Diacritical
Locations
- Buffalo
- New York
- Palm Springs
- California
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- Chicago
- Illinois
- Oxford
- United Kingdom