Around the horn: Deepwater Horizon edition

Well, hello! Been a while since the last link round-up, hasn’t it? The bad news continues for New York City arts organizations, as they are looking at a double whammy this year: steep cuts proposed in both state and local funding. So far, prognosticators’ assertions that 2010 would be “even worse” are looking prescient, despiteRead More

A Statistic that Every Arts Advocate Should Know

When asked what career they would choose if finances were not a concern, a plurality of Harvard seniors chose the arts, with 16 percent indicating it as their “dream” field. Similarly large numbers of students chose public service (12.5) and education (12), while finance and consulting trailed with five percent each. This is from lastRead More

Advocating for the arts in RI

Last Wednesday, I took a couple of hours out of my work day to stop by a hearing at the Rhode Island State House on proposed cuts to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA). Rhode Island’s Republican Governor, Don Carcieri, proposed the elimination of RISCA’s discretionary grants budget, the provision requiring thatRead More

New Blogs!

As with last time, a number of the blogs that Createquity links to have recently changed addresses. This time, it’s mostly philanthropy-oriented sources that are the culprit. Here’s a brief round-up for those who may be unwittingly be missing out on the action: The blog of Springboard for the Arts, Springblog, has moved. Here isRead More

Sometimes all you have to do to is ask

So last week, I tried a little experiment. I’ve been wondering for a while what to do about my weekly series “Around the Horn.” It’s the only thing I write for Createquity that’s on a timed schedule (every Monday), and as I’ve cut back my level of writing somewhat due to my new job, IRead More

Want to work with me this summer or fall?

My employer, Fractured Atlas, is hiring cultural and technology research interns. We’re looking for a few individuals with a background or interest in the arts who are prepared to merge for-profit business acumen with non-profit ideals. These interns will work under the guidance of the senior staff to craft comprehensive business plans and software development functional specificationRead More

Around the horn: cliffhanger edition

Thank you to everyone who filled out the Createquity satisfaction survey last week. I’m still going through the results, but will have a wrap-up for you soon as well as a summary of what I’ve decided to do with what I’ve learned. In the meantime, it’s one more week of business as usual for AroundRead More

Flashback: Drum Cells

Since a lot of people taking the survey didn’t know what the “Flashback series” was, here’s a little refresher: every so often, I like to post an audio clip here to remind people (and myself, I suppose) that I once was and may be again a composer of musical compositions and impresario of artistic endeavors.Read More

Do you want this guy on your filmmaking grant panel?

I think you do. Per the New York Times, a grocery store clerk in Austin has watched more movies than you ever will: But Mr. Bourland, 58, has spent nearly a decade on a monumental task that he hopes will make his a name to remember in the world of movies. He has ranked theRead More

Createquity satisfaction survey

So, in case you missed it because you’re a skimmer (I know your type!), buried in the last post I announced a survey of Createquity readers. Some twenty-five people have filled it out already, and I am immensely grateful for their feedback. Would you do me a favor and join them? Feedburner tells me IRead More