Back when I was working for the American Music Center, one of the most common and maddening riddles that would come up with respect to our members was “what does it mean to be a professional composer?” The normal sense of “professional” implies earning one’s living from one’s work in that field; but only aRead More
Around the horn
And now for our semi-regular trip around the blogosphere: So this is what I’m up against in the philanthropy job market? How very, very sad. It’s hard to tell whether the writer of the column (who prefers to remain anonymous) is just feeling sour grapes or actually speaking truth to power, but I’m inclined toRead More
On the culture clash between business school and me
I should have known the very first weekend. We were all gathered in a huge hockey rink in late August. As part of orientation, the school had hired a team of consultants to come in and train us in the physical embodiment of leadership—in other words, how to act (and feel) the part of aRead More
Newspapers and Symphony Orchestras
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a Stanford case on the San Francisco Symphony for my Nonprofits class. The project was timely, given the recent release of the controversial Flanagan report (pdf) commissioned by the Mellon Foundation that studied the economic environment of symphony orchestras. The Flanagan report has gotten a lot ofRead More
late-April update
Some news and notes from Createquity land here. First, as I mentioned a few posts back, I gave a presentation at school on April 2 about economic development and the arts. I’m happy to email the slides to anyone who’s interested, but basically the takeaways are as follows: 1. Artists can be a driver forRead More
Liveblogging the Yale SOM Arts & Culture Conference, Part 2
Back here in A60 for the second Arts & Culture Club panel on intellectual property. The panelists include Gigi Sohn, President of Public Knowledge; Jeffrey Cunard, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP; and Robin Batteau, an independent singer/songwriter/producer. The discussion is moderated by Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq., Director of Education for Volunteer Lawyers forRead More
Liveblogging the Yale SOM Arts & Culture Conference
Hello everyone, I’m experimenting with a new format today: liveblogging! I’m here in room A60 at the Yale School of Management where the Arts & Culture Club is holding its first ever “Issues in the Arts” conference. The first panel is moderated by Assistant to the Provost at Yale University Jack Meyers and tackles theRead More
Room for Creativity in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend Room for Creativity: A Community Roundtable on Real Estate Strategies in the Arts (pdf). The event was co-produced by the very smart people at Center for Performance Research (CPR) and Fractured Atlas, and took place at a new gallery space called Greenbelt. Greenbelt itself is something ofRead More
3/8ths.
My apologies for the dearth of updates recently. I’ve been busy hunting after internship interviews and donations for the 2008 SOM Internship Fund Auction, while finishing up classes for the third of eight half-semester sessions at Yale. Instead of a single long post this time, I’ll go with a Daily Kos-style “open thread” with anRead More
She Didn’t Mean to Do It.
“She Didn’t Mean to Do It” will be premiered by C4 on Saturday, June 7 in New York City. More details when they come. Should be a great concert.