“Guilt, denial, shame, anger, and fear are just a few of the emotions that permeate discussions of the topic,” whether it’s treated in histories or works of fiction. “Then there is history’s cruel irony … the vast majority [of slaves] could neither read nor write. … The voices that we would most like to hear – the voices that we most need to hear – are [largely] silent.”
Category: issues
How Blockbuster Mentality Works
“What you get when you put all your resources behind a product, is you get everyone to join in. If you are championing a product, your salespeople will follow and say: Wow, this is really going to be great; we need to support this too. Your retailers are going to join in and say: This is going to be the greatest book that anyone has ever seen, or this is going to be the biggest movie of the season … If you swing for the fences, lots of people will come and support you.”
Oh My! What’s Happened To Arts Criticism?
“The avid consumer of arts writing has never had it better and it’s not just a matter of volume. Access and interactivity has empowered readers, albeit at a cost.”
Challenge: We Shouldn’t Rely On Schools To Educate In Arts. The Cultural Sector Must Do It
“Instead of asking schools to sort it out for us so that they deliver pupils who have a proper cultural education, we must have a complete overhaul of how we deliver cultural education through our own cultural bodies.”
Oh No! Study Finds Link Between Abuse And Creativity
Recently published research from South Korea finds a link between on-the-job creativity and a moderate level of “abusive supervision.”
Ireland Cuts Arts Budget Yet Again, This Time By 7%
The government’s announced budget for 2014 marks the sixth consecutive year of reductions in arts spending, which has fallen by one-third since 2008.
There Is Now Culture In Beverly Hills: A New Performing Arts Center
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, which held a grand opening gala last week, consists of two adjoining buildings on a corner of Santa Monica Boulevard: the old WPA-era Beverly Hills Post Office, now renovated, and the new 500-seat Bram Goldsmith Theater.”
New Software To Help Arts Groups Track Their Customers
“The software, called Artful.ly, creates a profile of each fan listing past attendance, donations and other details. These can help arts groups communicate better with their patrons, boosting the chances that they will entice them back.”
New Theatre Caps Brooklyn Arts District Makeover
“The city has poured some $100 million into the area surrounding the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and in the process has created a district that not only provides space for artists but also acts as an engine of economic development.”
Should America’s Top Public Universities Go Private?
“Across the country, a small but growing number of public universities are … looking to cut deals with state lawmakers that scale back direct oversight, often in return for less funding or for meeting certain performance targets.”