REOPENINGS, NFT ART, + APOLLO GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
Arts INDUSTRY
The Cleveland Institute of Music announced this week that conductor Carlos Kalmar will the new principal conductor and leading the orchestral and conducting programs at the venerable institution.
The National Gallery of Art is reopening with a fascinating rebrand and reimagined mission. This story provides great food-for-thought for all arts administrators!
Arts organizations are beginning to open, but with that are questions about how institutions will function within a new cultural landscape. This NYT article explores philanthropy and California’s arts institutions.
BEYOND THE ARTS
NFT art continues to be in the news. This illuminating WSJ story explores the origins of the medium. WARNING: cute kitty pictures included.
The Apollo program computing systems were (and continue to be) marvels of engineering, coding, and systems implementation. This deep-dive article explores the program’s computing and telemetry systems and provides a thrilling account of the hack that salved Apollo 14’s lunar landing.