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Waxing Theoretical Part 6: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!
This is the sixth and final installment in my blog series on the theories that underly arguments against — and in today’s installment for – government funding for the arts. I look today with some skepticism at the creative industries … Continue reading
Waxing Theoretical Part 5: Neoliberalism and the market
This is the fifth post in my series on the theoretical bases for arguments against – and in the next section for – government funding for the arts. In this installment I look at neoliberalism, that branch of market-loving political … Continue reading
Power plays
I’m taking a break from my (not particularly popular) series on the theoretical underpinnings of arguments opposed to government funding for the arts to comment on the recent line-item veto by Kansas Governor Brownback of funding for that state’s arts … Continue reading
Waxing Theoretical Part 4: The neocons
This is the fourth in my series exploring the roots of arguments that oppose government funding for the arts. It is excerpted from a longer exploratory essay on the topic and is essentially a thought exercise. My goal is to … Continue reading
Waxing Theoretical Part 3: The art of separation
This is the third in a series of posts exploring the roots of arguments that oppose government funding for the arts. It is excerpted from a longer exploratory essay on the topic and is essentially a thought exercise. My goal … Continue reading
Waxing Theoretical Part 2: Small “el” liberalism
This is the second in a series of blog posts in which I draw from an essay I’ve been working on to unpack some of the arguments that are made against government funding for the arts. We are seeing this … Continue reading
Waxing Theoretical
I’ve been away from my blog for a while, mainly due to the death of my father, but also because I’ve been working on several essays and other projects (you can expect a third edition of “Lighting and the Design … Continue reading
Is Crepe-hanging Premature?
What a way to start the week!* Intiman Theatre in Seattle cancelled the remainder of its 2011 season to “pause, plan, and prepare for strong seasons in 2012 and beyond” and Philadelphia orchestra filed for bankruptcy protection. A week earlier, … Continue reading
Teresa Rebeck’s $50K
I am really pleased that the University of Delaware was able to commission Teresa Rebeck to write a play specifically for its professional REP Company and PTTP students. But as today’s article in the NY Times makes clear, that commission … 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
Creative Infrastructure 