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I had this provocative post all planned out today, one in which I said (insincerely, I should add) that you Grantmakers should just stop giving money to large institutions. The plan was to use a bit of a rhetorical post … Continue reading →

(3-24-2011) Inaugural Talk Back blogger Isaac Butler's latest engaging post is titled "Let's Talk About Demand, Baby." A snippet:

In the face of this wondrous success, many in the funding sector (including the current chair of the NEA and the RAND corporation) have indicated that the time may have come for us to focus not on increasing supply and capacity but increasing demand.

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It seems fairly obvious as you survey the field that we create + display/perform more art than people actually want to go see.  Or, to put it more nicely, as a sector, funders, artists and arts organizations have done an … Continue reading →

I’m betting most of you are on the NEA’s e-mail list, but just in case you aren’t, I just received word of three new studies going live. They’ve actually been on the site since February, but I guess the word … Continue reading →

(3-22-2011) In an exhibition review for The Smart Set, Jennifer Fisher Wilson outlines the history of physician-artist collaborations, showcasing the many ways that artists have made important contributions to the field of medicine—from documenting specimens and procedures in the days before photography to a contemporary program at Yale University that teaches observation skills designed to fine-tune patient diagnosis.

For some interesting talking points on arts and health, read the full article here.

(3-22-2011) Ian David Moss of Fractured Atlas posts today on the NEA's Art Works blog:

The conversation we should be having is not about reducing supply. Instead it is about defining the responsibilities of cultural institutions to provide stewardship for a world in which supply of creative content is exploding and will never shrink. In this era of infinite choice, there is a desperate need for guidance as to how we should allocate the precious few hours that we have to experience something that will feed our souls, make us think differently, or incur a hearty laugh.

(March 21, 2011) - The President and CEO of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), Sandra Gibson, announced today that she will step down at the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2011) after eleven years at the helm of the nation's leading service organization for the performing arts presenting field. Gibson has served the Association since 2000 and is the fourth chief executive of the organization since its founding in 1957.

Last year, I hosted a blogging roundtable about the recent new play sector study Outrageous Fortune (you can pick yourself up a copy here, if you haven’t already). Outrageous Fortune documents the problems and disconnects of the new play ecosystem … Continue reading →

(3-21-2011) Be sure to check out the new GIA Talk Back series. It begins today with Isaac Butler at blogs.giarts.org/2011-talkback. If you use RSS to get new content delivered to your news feed, you can subscribe to the 2011 Talk Back series at blogs.giarts.org/2011-talkback/feed/.

Hello all, Just thought I would leave a quick post to make sure everything is up and running smoothly and also kill the proverbial second bird by telling you a little bit about myself beyond my bio. I’ve worked in … Continue reading →