The Art Gallery of NSW is hosting live coverage of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prize winners, three of Australia's most prestigious art awards. The $100,000 Archibald Prize for portraiture was first awarded in 1921, and winners will be announced from noon today.
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/archibald-prize-live-results-2025-blog-updates-portrait-prize-wynne-sulman-packing-room-winners-art-gallery-of-nsw-start-time-20250509-p5lxv7.htmlBroadway Licensing Global (BLG) has merged with Concord, a leading theatrical licensing company, to create one of the largest collections of authors and rightsholders worldwide. The combined catalog includes 150 titles and 400 authors from BLG's existing collection, as well as new relationships created through the merger. Sean Patrick Flahaven, Chief Theatricals Executive of Concord, expressed his excitement about partnering with BLG to support authors and producers. Dan Markley, COO of BLG, praised the partnership, saying it will ensure best-in-class practices for decades to come, protecting the interests of playwrights like Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams.
https://deadline.com/2025/05/concord-theatricals-broadway-licensing-global-1236390674/Piper Rovsek, a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts, was honored as Dance Artist of the Year at the Orange County Artist of the Year Awards Celebration held at Memorial Hall on Chapman University's campus in Orange. Susan Brooker, artistic director at the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School, praised Rovsek's talent during the event.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/05/08/artist-of-the-year-winners-take-center-stage-at-chapman-university/Roshmah, a University of New South Wales graduate from Sydney, Australia, founded KE Ceramics with her husband's financial support. She named the company after Circular Quay in Sydney, but simplified it to KE for easier pronunciation. Initially, she worked from home in Subang Jaya, Selangor, before moving to Ipoh, Perak, where she had more space and family support. The business started slowly, with her teenage brother-in-law as her first employee, and grew as she pivoted to tiles due to increased demand. KE Ceramics now operates a gallery and studio in Ipoh, producing handmade ceramic pieces in small batches, including custom orders for museums and airport shops.
https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2025/05/09/malaysian-woman-forsakes-job-in-europe-to-carry-on-her-mother039s-30yo-ceramic-businessThe art market is shifting towards more diverse and fashion-forward tastes, with dealers at Tefaf Maastricht reporting changes in consumer preferences. The London Art Fair has seen success, reaching its 30th anniversary while maintaining attendance levels. In celebration of Frieze's 20th edition, the fair partnered with prominent artists such as Tracey Emin and Alvaro Barrington to create a unique anniversary event. Meanwhile, at Art Basel 2023, clients were willing to spend heavily on art pieces, including a $22.5m Bourgeois spider and a $2.5m Richter sculpture, despite concerns about market slowdowns.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/08/buzz-in-new-yorks-art-trade-during-frieze-week-masks-uncertaintiesAt Frieze New York 2025, several commercial galleries reported strong sales. White Cube sold a Tracey Emin painting for $1m, while Karma sold works by Gertrude Abercrombie and Richard Mayhew for $350,000 each. Pace sold Adam Pendleton's works between $165,000 and $425,000, with Nara Roesler selling Tomie Ohtake's oil painting for $350,000. Tina Kim Gallery sold a work by Lee ShinJa for $200,000 and PACITA ABAD's textile work for $150,000. Goodman Gallery sold Carrie Mae Weems' work for $100,000 to a European institution.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/07/frieze-vip-day-defined-by-dealers-resilienceNick Offerman and Megan Mullally will perform together for the first time in Australia at Vivid Sydney 2025, presenting "Unscripted & Unfiltered" at the International Convention Centre Sydney on June 14, marking the closing event of the festival's 23-day celebration.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nick-offerman-and-megan-mullally-bring-unscripted-and-unfiltered-chaos-to-vivid-sydney-302449315.htmlThe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has announced layoffs due to financial challenges caused by a $5 million structural deficit exacerbated by post-pandemic drops in tourism. The museum cited changes in attitudes towards social gathering and cultural engagement as lasting effects of the pandemic. Despite receiving significant funding from Google for a Ruth Asawa retrospective, SFMOMA is working to eliminate its deficit and adapt to the "changed environment". Other museums in San Francisco, including the Asian Art Museum and the de Young, were also considering layoffs due to a city mandate to reduce expenses by 15%.
https://hyperallergic.com/1010916/san-francisco-museum-of-modern-art-lays-off-29-workers/Usher performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5 and fed his girlfriend, presumably Anderson .Paak's wife, Teyana Taylor, a maraschino cherry during her performance. He later posted a screenshot of her dad's reaction to the gesture on Instagram, which was a single word: "?
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