Tag Archives: cultural policy
Spiraling Up
I went to a talk by my visiting colleague Nan Ellin recently. Nan is an urbanist and visionary, as well as well-respected scholar. She was talking about her new book, “Good Urbanism.” Her thesis is a simple one: in order … Continue reading
From Reformation to Aggregation
Two years ago, when Ben Cameron of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation delivered the keynote address at the Second Biennial Pave Symposium on Entrepreneurship and the Arts, and in his Ted talk of 2010, he spoke of the arts being … Continue reading
Michelle Obama’s Bully Pulpit
“every day through engagement in the arts, our children learn to open their imaginations to dream just a little bigger and to strive every day to reach those dreams.” The numbers aren’t in yet, but it is estimated that a … Continue reading
Diversity, Equality, Bus Lanes, and Arts
I had the opportunity to hear urban theorist and former mayor of Bogotá Enrique Peñalosa speak this week about his vision for more sustainable and egalitarian cities. He is a public transportation and urban greenspace evangelist. One of the basic … Continue reading
Reading List in Progress
Many thanks to those of you who responded here or via email to my query, “What to Read?” With just seven sessions, it is especially challenging to decide what to read in a short one-credit course focused on arts policy … Continue reading
Culture Quilt
Great Arts Blogger Challenge – 1 Spring For Music has initiated the “Great Arts Blogger Challenge,” and while I don’t go in much for contests, I do enjoy a challenge (and my kids encouraged me to participate). The prompt for … Continue reading
There’s Something Happening Here – 1
What it is ain’t exactly clear, but there seems to be a growing questioning of the status quo, or rather the stati quos. Perhaps it’s a response to shrinking arts funding, declining audience numbers, exponentially growing means of distribution, or … Continue reading
Shifting the Level of Analysis
Adrian Ellis wrote a thoughtful and well-reasoned essay for the Grantmakers in the Arts website recently on supply and demand issues in the nonprofit arts sector. His essay provides enough fodder to feed several months of blog posts, and I … Continue reading
Guest post: Jaime’s Love Note to Arizona
*A Love Note for My Home State, On Its Birthday* Dear Arizona, A few days ago I drove to Globe to give a presentation at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. I left my Phoenix home around 9 on … Continue reading
