Category Archives: Technology and arts

Supportive Grids, or, “There’s No Ego in a Leko”

Posted on July 27, 2015 by lindaessig

At a recent participant parent event at Rising Youth Theatre, a terrific young company for which I serve as board secretary, one of the parents, who happens to also be a work colleague, noted that our discussion of the company’s … Continue reading →

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Art Not Automated

Posted on February 27, 2015 by lindaessig

Until a few weeks ago, I would pay a student worker in a kiosk adjacent to the parking ramp where I have a meeting each Friday and have a ticket validated before returning to my car and exiting the garage. … Continue reading →

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Art. Science. Data

Posted on February 6, 2015 by lindaessig

“All data is interesting,” a colleague said to me earlier in the week. “No,” I replied, “I don’t think so.” Not only is not all data interesting, not all data is relevant. There are piles of data being collected about … Continue reading →

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On Blogging

Posted on August 22, 2014 by lindaessig

Wrote every blogger ever, “It’s been a while since I posted something here.” I have always avoided starting a blog post that way because it’s basically a social media dead-end. Put another way, as the dated cliché goes, “if you … Continue reading →

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The Ouroboros Last: Good Business Practices and the Arts

Posted on March 19, 2014 by lindaessig

I was honored to be invited to deliver the keynote remarks at the UW-Madison Bolz Center’s Arts Business Research Symposium March 13-14.  I previewed those remarks here and have posted the full text serially over the last several days. The talk was originally titled … Continue reading →

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Community Fellowship

Posted on December 27, 2013 by lindaessig

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk writes a beautiful passage among many beautiful passages in his novel The Museum of Innocence that explains why the small screen, be it television, computer, or smart phone, will never replace the shared experience of being part … Continue reading →

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Lifelong Learning at STP+A

Posted on October 28, 2013 by lindaessig

I have just returned from my first STP+A conference.  STP+A stands for Social Theory, Politics, and Arts – an itinerant conference loosely connected to the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, but without any other fixed institutional affiliation.  I … Continue reading →

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“Arts Groups Struggle to Stay Relevant”

Posted on August 20, 2013 by lindaessig

“Arts Groups Struggle to Stay Relevant,” is the title of a recent column by Kerry Lengel, theatre critic for the Arizona Republic.  In it, he summarizes the challenges facing the arts and culture community of the region due to significant … Continue reading →

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Millennial? No, Boomer

Posted on May 11, 2013 by lindaessig

A survey from Pew Research came across my twitter feed. It is designed to measure “How Millennial Are You?” Pew’s report is titled “Confident. Connected. Open to Change.” These are, apparently, the defining characteristics of the millennial generation, those who … Continue reading →

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Authenticity?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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