Tag Archives: Technology and arts
Authenticity?
I interviewed lighting designer Allen Hahn recently about his curatorial approach to the lighting designs in the US National Exhibit at last summer’s Prague Quadrennial of Scenography. He explained that the curatorial team identified a trend toward “authenticity” in the … Continue reading
Can’t Stop Thinkin’ about Tomorrow
I always enjoy it when my brother’s Psychology Today blog intersects with the themes here at Creative Infrastructure. His topic this week is “the future,” or rather the nostalgia he feels for the way we used to imagine the future … Continue reading
Takeaways
Last week, the p.a.v.e program in arts entrepreneurship hosted its second bi-annual symposium, “Creating Infrastructure for Creativity and Innovation.” The interactive format allowed for many different levels of participation by symposium attendees. Although not an exhaustive list or description, here … Continue reading
Dream + Action = ?
There has been a lively online conversation over the past twelve days since Rocco Landesman’s comments about the supply/demand equation for arts organizations. I’ve read economic arguments from both the left and the right, a reminder of the dearth of … Continue reading
Half Full or Half Empty
NEA research director Suyin Iyengar posted an interesting report today. It’s really a “report on a report” by the Arts Council England about online engagement with arts and culture. The report indicates that 53% of people online “used the … Continue reading
My Head in the Cloud
There’s a fabulous grad student working with me on the logistics of the upcoming p.a.v.e. symposium on entrepreneurship and the arts. He has experience organizing festivals and events and so I trust his judgment about the value of using cloud … Continue reading
Realignment
Today, I was re-viewing Ben Cameron’s* fabulous TEDTalk of last fall because I’m requiring my arts entrepreneurship students to see it. Cameron makes several important points, among them (and forgive the paraphrasing) that the arts are in a period of … Continue reading
On “Antiques Roadshow”
I caught a few minutes of “Antiques Roadshow” the other night. Whenever I land on “Antiques Roadshow,” I’m reminded of an old episode of Frasier in which Frasier and his dad are arguing over what to watch on TV, not … Continue reading
Howard Gardner’s “Disciplined Mind,” or How to Teach Fishing
I recently posted on the entrepreneurthearts blog connecting entrepreneurial habits of mind with Michael Kaiser’s New Year’s resolutions. In the few days since, I not only launched this blog, but delved a bit deeper into Howard Gardner’s Five Minds for … Continue reading
First thoughts on arts, technology and education
You’re likely to read a lot on this site about an arts entrepreneurship symposium that the program I work with, p.a.v.e., is hosting April 1-2. But before that event happens, I’ve accepted an invitation from Southwestern University to participate in its … Continue reading
