Understanding the Changing Arts Environment: An Economy in Recession

Monday, October 13, 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Sycamore, M2/International Ballroom Level

Organized by Marian Godfrey, Pew Charitable Trusts, and John E. McGuirk, James Irvine Foundation. Presented by Marian Godfrey; John McGuirk; Bill Ivey, director, Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University; and Tom Kaiden, chief operating officer, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.

Presenters and participants will report and discuss the proceedings of the pre-conference Understanding the Changing Arts Environment: Putting Recent Research to Work for You with a focus on the current economy and ways funders can rethink our program policies and strategies to support our constituent arts organizations during this recession.

Suggested Links:

Los Angeles Times: Arts fundraising shifts gears in a perilous economy