Recent threats placed upon the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) have thrust the topic of deaccessioning once more into the popular spotlight. The DIA and its collection are owned by the City of Detroit, which has struggled financially for decades and was recently assigned a city emergency manager by the state’s governor Rick Snyder. InRead More
Announcing the Fall 2013 Createquity Writing Fellows
I’m pleased to announce two additions to the Createquity family! Jena and Lindsey will be contributing posts to the site through December as the newest Createquity Writing Fellows. Lindsey Cosgrove has been external affairs coordinator at the National Guild for Community Arts Education since September 2011. After earning a B.A. in Music at the University of MaryRead More
Applications for the Fall 2013 Createquity Writing Fellowship now open
I know, I know: you’ve been reading Createquity for a while now and you’ve been thinking, “is that the best you’ve got? I could write better blog posts in my sleep!” Well, hot shot, this is your chance to show us how it’s done! The Createquity Writing Fellowship was designed to continually bring new voicesRead More
Graduation Day
With a whirlwind of posts, the spring 2013 Createquity Writing Fellowship came to an end last week. For the first time since 2011, three writers plied their craft side by side for the full length of the term, providing a welcome diversity of perspectives and approaches. This round also saw some innovations compared to previousRead More
Culture and Community Revitalization: the Executive Summary
(This is a bite-sized version of the much longer piece Arts Policy Library: Culture and Community Revitalization.) The Social Impact of the Arts Project, based at the University of Pennsylvania, was founded in 1994 with the intent of studying the connection between the arts and community life. Over time, SIAP has established mechanisms to helpRead More
Arts Policy Library: Culture and Community Revitalization
(For a much briefer version of this analysis, please see the Executive Summary.) SUMMARY The Social Impact of the Arts Project, based at the University of Pennsylvania, was founded in 1994 with the intent of studying the connection between the arts and community life. After all, “if the arts and culture do, in fact, haveRead More
The Potential of Partnerships in Arts and Healthcare
Networking our way to better health in communities.
Arts Policy Library: Good & Plenty
Tyler Cowen presents a powerful idea in his 2006 book (reprised in 2010) Good & Plenty: The Creative Successes of American Arts Funding: arts policy is a battle between aesthetic and economic reasoning that can be settled by keeping the American system basically as it is. His sweeping argument draws on a deeply-researched history ofRead More
The Artistic Dividend – condensed version
(For the unabridged edition of this analysis, please read Arts Policy Library: The Artistic Dividend.) Ann Markusen and David King’s 2003 paper “The Artistic Dividend: The Arts’ Hidden Contributions to Regional Development” aims to reveal what economists typically miss when they measure the impact of the arts sector on regional economies. Summary Approach and MethodologyRead More
Arts Policy Library: The Artistic Dividend
(For a shorter edition of this analysis, please read the condensed version.) Ann Markusen and David King’s 2003 paper “The Artistic Dividend: The Arts’ Hidden Contributions to Regional Development” aims to reveal what economists typically miss when they measure the impact of the arts sector on regional economies. The authors describe the artistic dividend asRead More
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