Theater

2002, 116 pages. Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Distributed by LarsonAllen Public Service Group, (612) 397-3301 or (888) 529-2648, psg@larsonallen.com, Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP

2003, 243 pages, $25.00, Simon & Schuster, business@simonandschuster.com

From stage to film, downtown to uptown, tap to post-modern to bravado ballet, crossing over has been a mark of choreographer Twyla Tharp's career. Likewise, her latest book spans multiple genres. Part workbook, part behind the scenes autobiography, part self-help manual, The Creative Habit has a single message: If you dream of living a creative life, get to work!

Ensembles are marked by a sustained commitment to collaboration..... The ensemble process allows for the development of a distinctive artistic vision and language unique to all artists involved.

— excerpt from the Flintridge Foundation theater mission

2002, 30 pages, Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley. To order a copy, contact Brendan Rawson, brendan@ci-sv.org or 408-283-8506

September 2001, 20 pages. The Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago.

2000, 47 pages. Council of Europe Publishing, Cultural Policies Research and Development Unit, (33) 03 88 41 25 81

2002, 71 pages. RMC Research Corporation in partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts. Available through the Center for Arts and Culture, Suite 500, 819 Seventy St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 202-783-4498.

A recent GIA survey asked members to identify the most difficult challenge in their grantmaking work. Responses indicate that a common difficulty is "making a case for the arts in very difficult times," or "not being able to forcefully articulate the 'intangible' benefits of the arts." Helping members make stronger cases for arts giving was identified as important GIA work by over 80 percent of respondents. At a recent gathering, arts funders in Los Angeles wondered, "Why do we seem unable to be articulate about the value of art?

I. Me, You, and Us: The Rise of Something New