Both the NEA and the NEH have new official leaders this month: Jane Chu, head of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, will be the 11th chair of the NEA; William “Bro” Adams, formerly president of Colby College, will be the 10th chair of the NEH. Respected internal acting chairsRead More
[Createquity Reruns] Looking Beyond Our Borders for National Arts Education Policies
(Talia Gibas week at Createquity concludes with Talia’s capstone article for the Createquity Fellowship in January 2013, a look at arts education policies across six continents. This is easily one of the most ambitious articles ever written for Createquity, involving tons of original research and compiling piles of useful information into one place. It mayRead 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] 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.
[Createquity Reruns] Creative Placemaking Has an Outcomes Problem
(Welcome to Createquity’s summer rerun programming! Over the next few months, we’re reaching into the archives to pull out some of the best articles and most underrated gems we’ve published since 2007. This week, we’re focusing on creative placemaking! The article below was the opening shot in a debate about the emerging practice of usingRead More
From Inquiry to Action: It’s Time to Take Createquity to the Next Level
We’re building upon everything we’ve learned over the past seven years to tackle the hard questions that matter.
What’s Next for State-Designated Cultural Districts?
Rethinking incentives to better support and sustain artists, businesses and residents where it matters.
Nationalism and government support of the arts
Looking beyond our borders shows how other countries handle limited budgets, growing or diminished international stature, and the desire to be competitive.
Around the horn: memorial edition
Note to folks going to the annual Americans for the Arts Convention in Nashville – Ian and Talia will both be present, and presenting: Talia at Making Arts Education More Equitable and Available to Everyone and the Lightning Workshops during the Arts Education Preconference; and Ian at Creating a Culture of Learning at Your OrganizationRead More
Late spring public arts funding update
FEDERAL Jane Chu is inching towards nomination as the next NEA Chair, as the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve her candidacy with “no controversy.” Over the past few years, Republicans appear to be content to let the NEA languish in level-funding purgatory rather than continue to whip up theRead More
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