A new report, Using Technology to Build a Healthy, Sustainable Jazz Environment, which includes case studies of some of the projects supported through the Jazz.NEXT program as well as observations on its outcomes has been published by the MidAtlantic Arts Foundation. The report examines six grantees that are representative of the program:
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Posted on March 26, 2013 by Steve
From Jane O'Brien at BBC News Magazine:
A new report from a National Academies workshop on the arts and ageing warns that the number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease will more than double by 2050 to 13.2 million, from about 5.1 million today. The direct cost of their care will soar to $1.1tn (£730bn) from $172bn over the same period. The report looks at various ways the arts may address some of the symptoms of such chronic diseases, as well as the need for more research.
Posted on March 25, 2013 by Tommer
Resources from the SNAAP conference, 3 Million Stories, are posted on the conference website, and a brief summary by Steven Tepper is posted on Barry's Blog.
Posted on March 21, 2013 by Steve
From Randy Kennedy writing for The New York Times:
As the commercial art world in America rides a boom unlike any it has ever experienced, another kind of art world growing rapidly in its shadows is beginning to assert itself. And art institutions around the country are grappling with how to bring it within museum walls and make the case that it can be appreciated along with paintings, sculpture and other more tangible works.
Posted on March 21, 2013 by Steve
From Open Culture:
What entered the public domain in the US in 2013? It’s not a long answer, because the answer is… nothing.
Now here’s a question that yields a longer answer. What books would have entered the public domain if we were still operating under reasonable, pre-1978 copyright laws? Here’s a little list that comes from Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain.
Posted on March 21, 2013 by Steve
From Erinn Roos-Brown, writing for the ArtsFwd blog:
I recently attended the Innovations: Intersection of Art and Science symposium hosted by Wesleyan University, which explored collaborations between artists and scientists and the effects on scientific research, teaching and artmaking practices.
Posted on March 19, 2013 by Steve
From Scott Cunningham, founder of the O, Miami festival, writing for Knight Arts blog:
Three years ago, I and a group of friends started to dream up what a lot of people considered impossible: a festival that would bring poetry to all 2.6 million residents of Greater Miami. At that time, Miami’s cultural scene was exploding. Art Basel was in full force, and we wanted to do a festival that was the opposite of the “pipe-and-blazer” readings that most people associate with poetry. We wanted to do a festival that reflected Miami’s diversity and personality.
Posted on March 19, 2013 by Steve
Springboard for the Arts is getting the jump on the individual health insurance requirements that go into effect on January 1, 2014 as part of the continuing implementation of the Affordable Care Act. A crash course info page is now available with preliminary information.
The individual health insurance requirement is a complex thing to understand, so the best way to prepare for the upcoming changes is to get familiar with them today! Below are three things to know about the requirement and how artists’ access to health insurance is expanding in 2014.
Posted on March 18, 2013 by Steve
Animating Democracy has a new Funder Portrait by Ann McQueen that profiles the East Bay Community Foundation from Oakland, CA. The portrait includes an audio interview with Diane Sanchez, Director of Community Investment at the East Bay Community Foundation as well as a report, “Weaving Artists into Community Fabric,” that investigates the foundation's arts grantmaking programs:
In the arts, East Bay’s grantmaking is entirely donor supported. Three separate funds—the Open Circle Foundation, a supporting organization; Macpherson Fund for Small Arts Organizations, an endowment; and the East Bay Fund for Artists, a funder initiative and field of interest fund — together distribute close to $250,000 annually through separate grant making rounds.
Posted on March 13, 2013 by Steve
Robert Lynch writes for Huffington Post:
With immigration reform at the forefront of political life and the ongoing discussion about equity in our workplaces and military, I was pleased to participate in a recent gathering in Detroit called SphinxCon, which took a look at diversity in our lives and in the arts. It couldn't have come at a more important time in our national consciousness. Regardless of specific demographic numbers or predicted change, every community right now holds within itself an extraordinary amount of difference, diversity and smaller sub-communities that make up the whole. And we are more fortunate for it.