AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPublic Art: New graffiti-style murals by Michael Corr brighten the approach to Glasgow Central, linking city landmarks with a flowing River Clyde motif. On Stage: Hans Zimmer’s film scores are being performed by a 67-piece ensemble in Glasgow, while comedy-and-circus show Stamptown heads to Dublin’s 3Olympia on October 15. Arts Funding: Ireland’s Arts Council welcomed Budget 2027’s €34.4 million for a full year of artist income support. Music & Activism: Lorde wore a “Free Palestine” jacket at Austin City Limits and called out Robert Kraft over his role in Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour. Creative Tech: Google’s new Playground lets users build and share browser games using text prompts. AI’s cultural impact is also in focus: ChatGPT-generated cartoons falsely carried real New Yorker cartoonists’ signatures, and a federal appeals court rejected an AI firm’s fair-use defense for training on copyrighted legal headnotes.
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