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[Createquity Reruns] Beyond Gamification: Alternative Models for Games in Arts Organizations

(Our weeklong celebration of Createquity’s Jackie Hasa concludes with the second installment of Jackie’s analysis of the role of games in the arts. This entry explains why so-called “gamification” is weak tea when it comes to exploring the true potential of interactivity, and offers a number of suggestions for how arts organizations can make betterRead More

[Createquity Reruns] Games and the Arts in the 21st Century: An Introduction

(Jackie Hasa week at Createquity continues with the first entry in Jackie’s two-part series on games and the arts, likewise dating from Jackie’s time as a Createquity Fellow in the spring of 2012. Enjoy! -IDM) The idea of using games as a new way to engage audiences has gained immense traction in the last 5Read More

[Createquity Reruns] Parklets: Coming Soon to a City Near You

(Last week may have been tax policy week at Createquity, but it doubled as John Carnwath week, as both of the articles he’s written for the site were featured. So this week we’re following suit with three articles by Jackie Hasa, who likewise joined the Createquity editorial team in June. This one was Jackie’s firstRead More

[Createquity Reruns] The Bottom Line on Film Tax Credits

(Tax policy week at Createquity concludes with our most popular article thus far in 2014, John Carnwath’s investigation of the value of tax credits for film and television. Are they worth the hassle? Maybe, but probably not to the extent that lawmakers in New Jersey, California, and Austin think. -IDM) About a year ago theRead More

[Createquity Reruns] The Deduction for Charitable Contributions: The Sacred Cow of the Tax Code?

(Tax policy week continues at Createquity with this doozy of an analysis from editorial-board-member-to-be John Carnwath from April 2013. Believe it or not, thanks to some stellar performance in Google search rankings, an article about tax policy is now Createquity’s most-read blog post of all time! And for good reason, as John’s article expands beyondRead More

[Createquity Reruns] Federal arts funding: a trace ingredient in the sausage factory of government spending

(Following a brief hiatus, our summer rerun programming returns this week with an homage to that wonkiest of topics – tax policy! In this post from June 2011, Createquity Fellow Aaron Andersen breaks down how the arts fit into the federal budget and puts them in context with tax breaks offered to other specialRead More

We’re Fixing Up the Place

Now that you’ve all helped us reach our Indiegogo campaign goal (thanks again!), it’s time to start putting that money to good work. We just returned from our staff retreat (more updates coming soon for those on the “Early Warning” list), and now we’re beginning the search for someone to help us redesign createquity.com. It’sRead More

Thank you!

All I can say is WOW. In the last 40+ hours of our campaign, more than $4,000 came in from 33 donors to put us over the top and then some. In the end, we blew past our goal, raising $11,430 (counting an employer match that was not included in the Indiegogo totals). Thank youRead More

[Createquity Reruns] Solving the Underpants Gnomes Problem: Towards an Evidence-Based Arts Policy

Ian David Moss recaps his talk at the University of Chicago’s Cultural Policy Center in which he discussed obstacles to and solutions for effective arts research.

Last Chance to Take Createquity to the Next Level!

Createquity readers, tomorrow is the final day in our Indiegogo funding campaign. Thanks to your generous contributions, as of this writing we have raised $7,385 from 93 funders toward our $10,000 goal. It’s been truly humbling to witness the number of people who care enough about high-quality information and analysis in the arts to contribute.Read More

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