It used to be that I would write about every conference I went to, which was an exhausting experience. One of the nice things about the proliferation of blogs as a medium is that there are now plenty of recaps available, and I don’t need to be the sole source of such information anymore. SoRead More
Well, well…
Two weeks ago, I noted the increasing pressure on state arts agencies, and in the process took two national arts service organizations (the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and Americans for the Arts) to task for not providing a single, easy-to-find place on their websites where concerned arts advocates could go to get theRead More
The marketing arms race
(cross-posted from the Arts Marketing Blog Salon on ArtsBlog) In my last post, I talked about one reason that arts marketers are becoming increasingly important to the cultural ecosystem. Here, I’m going to talk about another – though I’m warning you, this one is going to be a bit of a downer. ArtsJournal’s Doug McLennan has writtenRead More
Arts participation and the bottom of the pyramid
(Originally posted at ArtsBlog for the Arts Marketing Blog Salon, a weeklong conversation taking place between October 5-12.) I have to admit it’s a little strange to be part of this excellent blog team on the subject of arts marketing. I’ve never pretended to be any kind of expert on the practice of marketing; though I’ve done aRead More
Four Days in Charm City
Whew! I am not sure why seemingly every single arts service organization feels compelled to schedule their annual conferences in June, but it sure makes for a lively travel schedule for schlubs like me. This time around, I was in Baltimore for the Americans for the Arts Half-Century Summit, a much-hyped event indeed. I hadRead More
Some news about me; and two events to check out next month
First, some fun news: remember that 20UNDER40 anthology we all heard about last summer, the one that got all those submissions? Well, one of those submissions was mine — and, all these many months later, it’s been selected as one of the chapters! Co-authored with Daniel Reid, who studied arts philanthropy with me in myRead More
Around the horn: Johnny Weir edition
It is indeed state budget time, and AFTA’s Tim Mikulski has a helpful round-up of some of the early arts advocacy fights on the horizon for this year. So far, Rhode Island’s 58% cut is looming largest, but Louisiana is close behind as Gov. Jindal wants to halve the state’s Department of Culture, Recreation, andRead More
Around the horn: Arthur C. Clarke edition
It seems this is the week in which I realize I have been under a rock on a number of fronts. I don’t know what happened, but all of the sudden Crain’s New York is an essential source for creative economy news in the five boroughs. Here, Amanda Fung sews together a story about artsRead More
In which my moniker is capitaliz’d
I’m happy to report that I’ve been elected to the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Council, a national volunteer advisory committee, for a term beginning next month and ending in 2012. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Americans for the Arts and everybody associated with the Emerging Leader Program in the past year, andRead More
Around the horn: California dreamin’ edition
Rocco Landesman responded slowly and clearly last week to the inquiry into the infamous NEA conference call on the part of GOP Senators, saying “I am unaware of the use of any taxpayer dollars for the…conference call or related activity,” and debunking a number of other myths while striking a conciliatory tone. The Senators’ response?Read More