A new $5 million program of regional arts giving by PNC Foundation is to be announced today, doubling the foundation’s commitment to the visual and performing arts in the region. PNC Foundation, the charitable arm of PNC Financial Services, plans … Continue reading
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Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
Bob Goldfarb eJP Blog It’s hardly news that philanthropists are reconsidering their priorities in the face of the economy’s woes. The move to provide for basic needs, for example, is a natural and laudable response to the jump in unemployment. … Continue reading
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Photo: Matt Rourke Arts and cultural organizations are often dismissed as a frivolity, the first to go when the budget ax swings even as supporters tout them as powerful economic engines that employ workers and support … Continue reading
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
Brad Howe, “Canaries in the Sunset,” 2009, aluminum, stainless steel and polyurethane Selling fine art to fund a good cause isn’t new. A local art sale initiative, however, is giving the concept an unusual and highly profitable spin. How about … Continue reading
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
Seeking clout in numbers, Battery Dance Company and 11 other Downtown-based small- and medium-size arts organizations recently banded together. Calling themselves the Lower Manhattan Arts Leadership Group, they are sharing their financial and audience numbers for the first time, hoping … Continue reading
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
The Art Institute of Chicago raises admission by 50% to $18. The Seattle Art Museum is promoting a “Pay What You Can” admission.
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
Senate investigators estimate that Americans who hide assets in offshore bank accounts are failing to pay about $100 billion a year in taxes. In good times, that’s grossly unfair and bad for the country. In times like these, it should … Continue reading
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Tommer
Photographs by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre.
Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tommer
With the economy in free- fall and unemployment taking off, it’s no wonder college students these days are clamoring to study … music? Yes, music. As in symphony, opera and jazz. Applications are soaring at music schools across the country, … Continue reading
Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tommer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6_EKPrMVI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0] Williamsburg artist James Kalm pays tribute to the Williamsburg arts community and take on the current recession at the same time. James and Kate came up with this conceptual performance piece titled The James Kalm Artists Economic Stimulus Grant.