CANE Newsletter #4: Short and Sweet (5/30/2025)
Summary
In this newsletter, you can expect to learn about:
What We’ve been Up To;
Coming Soon;
(Outside) May News;
And how you can help us!
What We’ve Been Up To…
Here’s a list of everything we have accomplished since the last newsletter:
Held our first official twitch Stream (thanks to ALL who showed up!);
Created an E-Board application;
Researched new crowdfunding sites;
Closed and reviewed E-Board applications;
Sent out updates to all applicants for E-Board applicants (thanks to ALL who applied!);
Created content for our social media;
Created graphics and images for our new crowdfunding, Indiegogo (more info to come later);
Finalized other small purchases like a PO Box;
Began work on our website;
Started planning out events towards the end of the year;
And started the beginning of our legal journey!
Coming Soon!
Beginning of June- Board applicants interviews
June 29th - New board members appointed!
Beginning of July - NEW crowdfunding plan
Beginning of September - FULL schedule for the the reset of the year
Please be patient with us while we figure out a new path forward after some unexpected difficulties! If you have any questions, please email us at infocreateartnewengland@gmail.com.
(Outside) May Art News
(AKA not written by CANE)
May 2025 Jobs & Opportunities by Jeffrey Lyons Filiault
Here are opportunities for this month; check them out and pass them along to your colleagues…READ MORE.
Why Does Thomas J. Price’s Monumental Statue of a Black Woman in Times Square Make People So Mad? By Alex Greenberger
On X, viral posts have labeled Thomas J. Price’s sculpture Grounded in the Stars (2023), a 12-foot-tall statue of a Black woman now on view in Times Square, a sign of a “very sick society” and a harbinger of the “death of civilization.” …READ MORE.
Germany Settles Century-Long Restitution Dispute Over Royal Property by Angelica Villa
A nearly century-long legal battle over royal property has ended, as Germany’s federal government and the states of Berlin and Brandenburg reached a settlement with the descendants of a German noble family over ownership of 27,000 artworks…READ MORE.
Koyo Kouoh, Curator of 2026 Venice Biennale, Dies Suddenly at 57 by Daniel Cassady, Alex Greenberger
Koyo Kouoh, the celebrated Cameroonian-born curator behind some of the most significant exhibitions of African contemporary art in recent decades, has died unexpectedly at the age of 57…READ MORE.
A Polite Parisian Exhibition Sanitizes Artemesia Gentileschi’s Proto-Feminist Rage by Wilson Tarbox
Born in Rome in 1593, Artemisia was the eldest of four children and the only daughter in a household headed by the painter Orazio Gentileschi…READ MORE.
SFMOMA Cuts Nearly 30 Staffers Citing Financial Challenges by Angelica Villa
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has cut 29 positions, constituting nearly 8 percent of the workforce, a decision that has drawn criticism from union representatives amid ongoing contract negotiations. Of those affected, 26 are members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 29, which represents a range of museum staffers…READ MORE.
The ChatGPT Studio Ghibli Trend Weaponizes ‘Harmlessness’ to Manufacture Consent by Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
In late March, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company’s flagship AI platform, ChatGPT, could produce high-quality images under its new version GPT-4o. Within hours, a Seattle software engineer used the new capabilities to transform a family photo into the style of Studio Ghibli films like Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away…READ MORE.
Two New Art History Whodunit Novels Look to Paintings for Clues by Emily Cox
Giorgio Vasari had the misfortune to be born a second-rate painter in a time and place where when run-of-the-mill talent just wouldn’t cut it. Toss a florin and you’d hit Michelangelo’s David, or Raphael’s Madonna…READ MORE.
How You Can Help Us:
Share our social media with anyone you think might benefit from this.
Encourage artists to fill out our membership interest form and join this newsletter (link)
Engage with us on social media.
Join our upcoming Twitch streams.
Tell us what you’d like from us and how we can improve.
Got suggestions or think we’ve missed something important?? Email us at infocreateartnewengland@gmail.com
Thanks for reading friends! Until next time,
Your Friends at the CANE Executive Board.
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Creative Artists of New England (CANE) is a (prospective) non-profit dedicated to building a community of artists within the states of New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). We are also dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to upcoming and current artists, as well as give opportunities for growth, artistically, financially, and environmentally.
