Diana Aviv posts to her blog on the Independent Sector website five examples of artists leading society forward:
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Claudia Jacobs Associate Director, Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University writes for Huffington Post:
From by Susannah Schouweiler, writing for Knight Arts blog:
Scott Walters posts to the blog The Clyde Fitch Report:
Linda Essig reviews Arlene Goldbard's book, The Culture of Possibility for her blog, Creative Infrastructure:
From James Chute at UT San Diego:
Filner, before introducing Montgomery, outlined his vision for the arts, which he compared t o his vision for binationalism: “We want to infuse it into everything we do.” He said Montgomery was prepared to “ratchet things up,” and he expects her to join in his effort to have the arts and the arts commission assume a broader, more pronounced and important role in the life of the city.
The Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago has published the first issue of The Digest, its new online publication for the cultural sector. The Digest identifies important academic research that is often inaccessible — due to paywalls or jargon — and presents it in summary form for a broad audience of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. It's available online at http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/digest/.
From Allison Meier at Hyperallergic:
From David Itzkoff, writing for The New York Times:
From Philanthropy News Digest: