On Thursday May 21st, 2009, the University of California Press in association with CORE: and Ovation TV hosted a panel discussion to consider the issues documented in Bill Ivey’s book, Arts Inc. Gaynor Stachan-Chun, Senior Vice President of Marketing at … Continue reading
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by Janet
Having served on the board of directors of Americans for the Arts during the 90s, I looked forward to seeing many friends and colleagues in Seattle. I was not disappointed. The arts community came to the glorious northwest in solid numbers to debate, share, learn and drink a little Seattle coffee. They came from all corners of the arts world – from private foundations to local and state arts agencies, from community activists to politically savvy advocacy leaders. There were artists and directors of theatres, dance companies, and consultants.
Posted on June 22, 2009 by Tommer
Over at The Artful Manager, Andrew Taylor discusses two recent cases where regional organization’s boards have dismissed artistic directors in efforts to cut expenses and ensure survival of the organization. Read More
Posted on June 22, 2009 by Tommer
Only months after the arrest of Shepard Fairey, the Obama “Hope” poster artist who’s battling the Associated Press over copyright issues, another guerilla artist is facing charges – this time for creating a hitchhiking “monster” out of stolen orange traffic … Continue reading
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Tommer
Enduring Vision Award Winner Kevin Locke. (Photo courtesy of Ixtlan Artists Group) The Bush Foundation on Monday announced $1 million in awards to individual artists in the region, including three $100,000 recipients of its Enduring Vision Award, designed to propel … Continue reading
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Tommer
The James Irvine Foundation will award $3.35 this year in the form of innovation grants, which CEO James Canales characterizes as “risk capital” to spur a strategic rethinking of the way these organizations deliver art. The grants grew out of … Continue reading
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Tommer
New data out today from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, may make America’s arts instructors kind of blue: In the past decade or so, middle-schoolers have made little progress in how much they … Continue reading
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Tommer
The Low-profit Limited Liability Company (or L3C), is intended for companies that put their missions before profits. The structure lets them qualify for “program-related investments” from foundations—loans or investments that further a foundation’s goals and also may yield financial returns. … Continue reading
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Tommer
Two separate national surveys gauging youth and adult participation in the arts reported yesterday that visits to art museums are declining. A study of nearly 4,000 eighth-grade students, part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, found dwindling field trips … Continue reading
Posted on June 16, 2009 by Tommer
Nonprofit TechSoup.org received the 2008 ArtsTech Award from Carnegie Mellon University in recognition of product donations enabling the Arts to save over $100 million in expenses to date. TechSoup.org is a 501(c)3 making software donations to nonprofits from 35 major … Continue reading