Category Archives: arts infrastructure

Prague, Vienna, and artistic production

Posted on June 24, 2011 by lindaessig

In the car today, my son asked, “how much art does an artist usually make?”  We had returned less than 48 hours previously from a ten-day trip to Prague and Vienna, during which my children were exposed to more creative … Continue reading →

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Waxing Theoretical Part 6: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Waxing Theoretical Part 4: The neocons

Posted on May 27, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Waxing Theoretical Part 3: The art of separation

Posted on May 16, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Waxing Theoretical

Posted on April 29, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Is Crepe-hanging Premature?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Teresa Rebeck’s $50K

Posted on April 14, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Takeaways

Posted on April 10, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Please Don’t Blame (only) the Artists

Posted on March 20, 2011 by lindaessig

A tweet from 20Under40 called my attention to an open letter from the “Creative Arts Think Tank,” a “loose collection of [New York-based] contemporary performance stakeholders” about improving the business ecosystem for the contemporary performing arts.  There’s a lot to … Continue reading →

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A Broken String

Posted on March 12, 2011 by lindaessig

The Bead Museum in Glendale AZ shut its doors today.  It did so, according to a posting on the AZ Commission on the Arts website, because of significant decrease in contributed income over the last several years due to the … Continue reading →

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