News around the Arts World

Board on Higher Education and Workforce of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) releases a report recommending that humanities, arts, crafts, and design (HACD) practices be integrated with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) in college and post-graduate curricula

http://blogs.sciencemag.org/books/2018/07/02/science-and-the-arts-essay/

Francois Clemmons - From Mozart to Mister Rogers

A winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in 1968, trailblazer, and regular on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood:

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624394657/fran-ois-clemmons-from-mozart-to-mister-rogers

50 States Initiative - Art inspiring civic dialogue

https://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/art-in-the-news/the-“50-states-initiative”-utilizes-public-art-to-bolster-civic-engagement

National Portrait Gallery in London to feature Michael Jackson-inspired art

https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/michael-jackson-npg-london-1310123

Musicians as superior "task-switchers"

https://psmag.com/social-justice/musicians-better-multitaskers-canada-mental-task-92982