FRIDAY PRESS REVIEW - August 23 2024
Here are some of the most interesting articles of the last weeks selected by The Consultancy Group:
PROCREATE’S ANTI-AI PLEDGE ATTRACTS PRAISE FROM DIGITAL CREATIVES
AI - Many Procreate users can breathe a sigh of relief now that the popular iPad illustration app has taken a definitive stance against generative AI. “We’re not going to be introducing any generative AI into our products,” Procreate CEO James Cuda said in a video posted to X. “I don’t like what’s happening to the industry, and I don’t like what it’s doing to artists.”... More HERE
WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE - ‘WE WANT THE WORLD’S MOST DISTINCTIVE WOMEN’S CLUB COMPETITION’
SPORT - The most powerful person in English women’s football takes a breath, scans the room and seems to pause for reflection. Nikki Doucet, the chief executive of the new company that is now running the top two women’s leagues in the country, has just been asked how it is going and the look in her eyes suggests there’s a lot she wants to say. “It’s a rollercoaster and it’s hard, but it’s fantastic. It’s so hard but it’s so great.” More HERE
THE ARMORY SHOW ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US OPEN FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
ART - The Armory Show announced that they will once again partner with the US Open Tennis Championships to present sculptures and installations on the grounds at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the event. The partnership is in its third consecutive year and represents part of the fourth iteration of The Armory Show’s public artworks project, Armory Off-Site. “We’re thrilled to again partner with the US Open to showcase artworks by artists of underrepresented backgrounds. Both The Armory Show and the US Open are defining parts of New York’s fall calendar...More HERE
