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A new publication from the Wallace Foundation. In the midst of hard economic times, it is clearly more challenging for arts organizations to take the long view and continue to devote time and effort to building new audiences. But this … Continue reading →

If you are looking for a sign of how strapped the University of California, Los Angeles, is for cash, consider that its arts and architecture school may resort to holding a bake sale to raise money. California’s severe financial crisis … Continue reading →

Here’s a wonderful essay…. When it comes to ambulatory life-forms, the developmental timeline is shorter, but the same principle pertains: it is a good idea for human beings to pay attention to systems and solutions that have evolved over time … Continue reading →

Robin Pogrebin in the New York Times ” Now that the Broadway producer Rocco Landesman is officially chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts — he was confirmed on Friday — his straight-talking style, Missouri roots and affinity for … Continue reading →

Ian Moss on Createquity 8-6-09 As is rather par for the course for Fox, the network has trouble getting even the most basic facts in its story right. First, these programs are not actually funded with taxpayer dollars at all … Continue reading →

In Act One of their administration – the well-lit, heavily reviewed and widely watched opening months – Barrack and Michelle Obama have positioned themselves actively in the arts. For the country, and especially for those of us interested in culture, … Continue reading →

Patrice Walker Powell announced today: Joan Shigekawa, the NEA’s new Senior Deputy Chairman, comes to the NEA with an extraordinary background in the arts. She has most recently served as Associated Director for Foundation Initiatives at the Rockefeller Foundation where … Continue reading →

Karen Brooks Hopkins, BAM president, channels Aretha and chats with Rocco Landesman…and makes an articulate case for a needed change in how the arts are percieved. Read More

“Should museums be able to use contracts to create a copyright-like control of public images? Maureen Whalen, lawyer for the J. Paul Getty Trust, has suggested that just because a museum has centuries-old paintings in its physical possession that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Sigh….. Talk about a stimulus package. The National Endowment for the Arts may be spending some of the money it received from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund nude simulated-sex dances, Saturday night “pervert” revues and the airing of … Continue reading →