Tag Archives: arts policy

An Object of Value

Posted on March 16, 2011 by lindaessig

Tissot “La Mondaine” I flew across country and back last week for a conference, which afforded me the time to read a novel, something I don’t often get to do in the middle of a semester. I chose Steve Martin’s … 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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Publicly Financed Film Wins Best Picture Oscar!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by lindaessig

By the time you read this, you will likely already know that “The King’s Speech” won the Oscar for Best Picture.  What you may not know is that the film was, in part, publicly funded through the UK Film Council. … Continue reading →

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Individual Advocacy

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lindaessig

In his createquity blog, Ian David Moss wrote “of fostering a sense of shared responsibility among arts advocates in every state for what happens to the arts in every other state.” Of course we need to do so.  But, we … Continue reading →

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American Shame

Posted on February 19, 2011 by lindaessig

I was planning to write this week about a productive meeting I had Monday with Cindy Au of kickstarter.com and about how using kickstarter.com and other crowd-sourced financing options “teach” entrepreneurial habits of mind.  But with cuts to the NEA … Continue reading →

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Arts Policy: Oranges and Pomegranates

Posted on February 13, 2011 by lindaessig

The arts policy conversation was fueled last week by an announcement from the governor of Kansas that the state’s arts commission would cease to be a state agency and by Texas Governor Perry’s statement that the Texas arts commission was … Continue reading →

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Dream + Action = ?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lindaessig

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 →

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Jaime’s Elephant

Posted on February 3, 2011 by lindaessig

In the midst of the blogosphere’s reaction to Rocco Landesman’s remarks about supply and demand, Jaime Dempsey of the Arizona Commission on the Arts opened the door on an important issue for artists that is too often ignored.  With her … Continue reading →

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Dear Mr. Donenberg

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lindaessig

Dear Mr. Donenberg: Thank you for using my blog to offer your critique of Rocco Landesman and his recent comments about supply and demand.  I am not going to defend Mr. Landesman here; he’s a big boy and can do … Continue reading →

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Supply, Demand, and Rocco Landesman

Posted on January 29, 2011 by lindaessig

Robin Pogrebin reported in the Arts Beat column today and online yesterday on NEA chairman Rocco Landesman’s remarks at Arena stage earlier in the week.  He “addressed the problem of struggling theaters. “You can either increase demand or decrease supply,” … Continue reading →

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