AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoArts & Community: Montréal’s iconic BELGO building has been bought by Avenir Immobilier, with a promise to protect the site’s long-running role for galleries, artist-run spaces, and contemporary culture. Public Art & Memory: Chicago artists Sam Kirk and Dorian Sylvain created a basketball-court mural for the Obama Presidential Center—built from remote sketches and digitized for installation. Music & Nightlife Policy: The UK Night Time Industries Association urged the government to recognize nightclubs as cultural institutions, warning closures are accelerating. AI in Film & Creativity: Kazakhstan’s Astana AI Film Festival says it has already drawn 300+ submissions from 50 countries, while Golden Apricot’s GAIFF Pro launches an AI filmmaking workshop with Lumiverse. Culture in Crisis: Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups asked G7 leaders to act on Gaza, pushing for ceasefire enforcement and reconstruction. Arts Spotlight: David Hockney, the pool-and-portrait modern art giant, has died at 88. Wellbeing Through the Arts: New research at Sentara is studying whether music and art therapy can improve pediatric cancer experiences and outcomes.
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