Tag: arts funding
Two Cities Getting Arts and Culture Right: Kansas City
This red-state city in the heartland offers best practices and innovation in arts and culture.
Sackler, Altria, MacArthur: Ethical Quicksand in Big Philanthropy
Is our collective conscience bothered before we accept the gift or after the public outcry?
Will Chicago’s New Mayor Support the City’s Artists?
The current mayor of Second City may know his pas de basque from his brisé, but the next mayor has to know what its artists need.
Another Crash, Another Arts Funding Downward Spiral?
We're not being alarmist. The signs are already there.
Five Reasons We Should Pay Attention to Egypt
A certain country has a lot to teach us about #NotMyPresident, blackface, revolution and mummies.
Arts Nonprofits: Fiscal Responsibility Is Not a Mission
Your mission is not a slogan. Your mission is not an ad campaign.
Diversity and the Arts: Can the US Escape Whiteism?
What we do about the one is related to what we do about the other.
LIC Artists Pledge to Resist Amazon Art Washing
Cuomo, de Blasio and Amazon betrayed the cultural communities of Queens. An artist collective says no.
Screen or Stage, Tyne Daly Finds Arts Essential to Democracy
The Emmy- and Tony-winner has choice thoughts on men and #MeToo, too.
Athens Burns Bright: Cultural Industry Tour Set For 2019
US arts producers can now rediscover Greece -- post-crisis, and very much on the rise.
Fundraising for the Arts: What’s Broken, How We Fix It
Who is likely to make a significant impact? Let's give them a first-class experience.
Jeff Bezos $2B Pledge: Just Another Amazon Promotion?
Nonprofits already know there's nothing to Amazon Smile about.
The Dry History of Arts Funding As Juicy Downtown Theater
"One is never going to get all of America on board with any one issue -- let alone the public funding of arts."
Casanova, the Museum Exhibit? Casa-I-Don’t-Think-So
Curators, I propose a new kind of exhibit for your museum. (Hint: it doesn't honor the womanzier!)
NEA Acting Chair Mary Anne Carter Replies to CFR Open Letter
"It is my mission...to expand access to the arts everywhere throughout the nation."
An Open Letter to Acting NEA Chair Mary Anne Carter
As you launch into your new role, here are five things for you to do.
Why Time Is Still Ripe for the Fresh Fruit Festival
An act of defiance for 16 years and counting, we need festivals like "Fresh Fruit" now more than ever.
10 Nominees for Trump’s Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
There's a deep, eclectic bench ready to lead the agency.
Set in Japan, Okada Drama Haunts NYC Theatergoers
The Play Company's latest production examines the quest for normalcy after a devastating tsunami.
“To Be a Rumor”: A Collective Homage to Sam Miller
Remembering a great, illusive, sly, curious, brilliant thought leader and champion of the arts.