Monthly Archives: August 2012

In Praise of Cafe Culture

Posted on August 22, 2012 by lindaessig

David Dower and I recently discussed infrastructure for the arts in a Friday phone call.  David made the point, with which I agree, that the internet is a kind of digital arts infrastructure that makes traditional bricks and mortar less … Continue reading →

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Personal Ethics

Posted on August 10, 2012 by lindaessig

In my recent “Friday Phone Call” with David Dower, all about infrastructure for the arts, I shared that infrastructure has three meanings or three components: the physical bricks and mortar infrastructure of buildings and studios and light boards; the organizational … Continue reading →

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Means and Ends

Posted on August 3, 2012 by lindaessig

It is Immanuel Kant who wrote that people should never be treated as the means to an end but only as ends in themselves. I think about this in relation to arts policy quite a lot. All too often, art … Continue reading →

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