Weekend Reading: September 23 Edition

Around Ohio

• It Looks Like It’s Open in Clintonville hosts a release party for Nix Comics on Saturday.
• Sunday afternoon brings another Olde Towne Art Walk.
• And also another Friendship Flea to Global Gallery.
• Banksyland is now a thing in Columbus.
• The Cleveland Museum of Art has a new board chair. The institution also unveiled a new strategic plan to be more audience-centered.
• An ancient dancing horse statue held by the Cincinnati Art Museum underwent scientific analysis.
• Looking ahead to next weekend, Columbus Dance Theatre hosts Dancers Making Dances 2022.
• She Burns Bright returns to Franklinton for a one-night event Friday.
• Next Saturday, the Arts & College Prepatory Academy celebrates its 20th anniversary with Chalkfest.

Around the Globe

• Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Here’s an update on George Lucas’s long-delayed museum of narrative art, including recent acquisitions.
• IFC Films President Arianna Bocco made a case for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to change its approach to International Feature Film nominations.
• Filmmakers like Alex Gibney and Joe Berlinger talked about how streaming services have impacted their field.
• Documentary filmmaker Chris Smith reflected on how, 20 years later, he relates to his subject in American Movie more than ever.
• There’s a new list featuring some of Martin Scorsese’s favorite films, and old standbys like Duel in the Sun and Citizen Kane are joined by modern horror hits like Pearl and Midsommar.
• Classic screen star Marlene Dietrich became a case study in adopting a persona.
• Prosthetic artists such as Kazu Hiro discussed their craft.
• The Guardian declared that Brad Pitt isn’t a bad sculptor.
• In a fresh take on interactive exhibitions, a Berlin museum hosting a show inspired by the centenary of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu will give visitors a chance to donate blood.
• Here’s a report on the intrigue surrounding efforts to authenticate an alleged Lucien Freud painting.
• Psychiatrists are now prescribing museum visits for anxiety and burnout.
• Some arts centers are getting into property development for long-term stability.
• Cauleen Smith and Vanessa German won the Heinz Award for the Arts.
• Senga Nengudi was named the 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate.
• Choreographer and visual artist Ralph Lemmon won the Whitney Biennial’s Bucksbaum Award.
• The finalists for the National Book Awards were announced.
• Choreographers Kyle Abraham and Dianne McIntyre are among the recipients of the 2022 Dance Magazine Awards.
• An education program in New York is merging dance training and science learning.
• Last but not least, a happy new year to all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah from everyone at the Wex.