Six months earlier, faced with the reality of closing Patrick’s Cabaret within the year, I had a great deal of difficulty finding resources to help me do it well. Even discussing a closure is taboo, so there is little documentation of best practices. This is the account of an organization at the end of its lifecycle, and how we embraced its final act and staged a beautiful end to its story.
Category: issues
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Our Personal Data Is Being Weaponized Against Us
Referring to the misuse of “deeply personal” data, he said it was being “weaponised against us with military efficiency. We shouldn’t sugar-coat the consequences,” he added. “This is surveillance.” The strongly-worded speech presented a striking defence of user privacy rights from a tech firm’s chief executive.
Orange County Arts Center Remakes Plaza Open To Community. One Year Later: Is It Working?
The Julianne and George Argyros Plaza opened on Oct. 28, 2017, with 11 hours of pomp, partying, speeches, music and a dance company that defied gravity on a wall high above the crowd. Helped in part by a gift from the Argyros family, the Segerstrom Center’s rather drab and empty public plaza was transformed into an attractive and inviting outdoor space with an imposing stage, plenty of seating, a dramatic fountain and many other amenities, all planned to send a message: “linger here for a while.”
Study: Almost One-Third Of UK High School Students Don’t Know Who Shakespeare Was
Researchers gave 1,000 pupils a list of 13 names, including Alesha Dixon and Neville Chamberlain, and asked which were playwrights. Seven out of ten managed to pick William Shakespeare from the list.
Michael Bloomberg Is Giving $100 Million To Small And Midsize Arts Nonprofits
“Administrated as a branch of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ American Cities initiative, [the Arts Innovation and Management program] grew from Bloomberg’s belief that small and midsize cultural organizations have been vastly under-appreciated in terms of their impact on metropolitan communities and economies.”
It’s Tricky To Talk About Celebrities Who Die Young, But It’s Important
Spencr Kornhaber: “The reasons not to speak ill of the dead are easily understood: They can’t defend themselves, and their loved ones are already in pain. … [Yet,] in each recent shocking celebrity death there are, plausibly, lessons — about mental health, substance use, social media, domestic violence, and other things — that might help curb the darker trends in American life. Can those lessons be heard and discussed without causing offense?”
Florida Cut Its Arts Funding By 90%. Here’s How Arts Groups In Tampa Bay Are Coping
No major organizations have shut down, though programming has been seriously cut back, as Andrew Meacham reports. Local governments are chipping in what little they can, and philanthropists have stepped up as a stopgap, but long-term survival is a real question.
Melbourne International Arts Festival Breaks Box Office Record
“More than 100,000 people bought tickets to events during the 19-day festival, with the average “core audience” member attending three or four shows.” Total box office revenue was more than A$3.5 million.
New York City Allocates $198 Million To Culture Spending – Largest Ever
977 cultural organizations throughout New York City will benefit from the $43.9 million in grants. In 2014, the DCLA provided $31.3 million for cultural programs — 2019 represents a 40% increase.
St. Louis Re-Prioritizes Arts Funding To Civic Engagement
The report, titled “Arts &: A Creative Vision for St. Louis,” is all about the ampersand—the “and” generated by every arts experience, which people don’t always stop to consider. The plan is to prioritize grants for arts organizations and projects that help strengthen the overall fabric of civic life.