Category: issues

“Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Thursday it’s not too late to revive the stalled downtown performing arts center, but it won’t happen without eliminating what she called serious financial and management problems that have been hidden from the public.”

The Adelaide Fringe is now so large and mainstream that the term fringe seems faintly ridiculous. With 759 events in 325 venues across the small capital this year, it’s more an arts invasion than anything on the margins. It’s not a small, alternative event any more, it’s the biggest event in Adelaide and the biggest arts event in the country.”

“I do tell you frankly that I am worried about the latest target the government has set us – to slice another 50% from our running cuts over the coming three years. A cut of that size has to mean drastic change. It will seriously affect the scope and nature of the job we can do. It will mean a fundamental rethink.”

“At times, it appears that we forget that jobs in the arts are just that: jobs. While I believe that reasonable people can disagree as to the role of government funding and whether or not tax dollars should be spent on the arts, I find it frustrating how little we discuss the true economic impact of our cultural institutions.”

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“There are more questions than answers at this point, but most agree that a few salient issues will shape this transition: reevaluating the internal structures that non-profits use operationally; allowing technological innovation to streamline administrative tasks; and trusting that asking questions can lead to better answers and more support.”

“Gov. Rick Perry argued in his State of the State speech Tuesday that lawmakers should suspend funding for two state agencies – the Texas Commission on the Arts and the Texas Historical Commission – because they don’t provide ‘mission-critical’ services.”

“When it comes to gender and the Internet today, the more pertinent question isn’t whether more men or women are surfing the Net, but whether they’re surfing the Net differently.”

Enrique Fernandez said the orchestra is trying to go beyond a monolithic institutional voice and to embrace the dynamic possibilities for give-and-take offered by the web. “Online brings a whole new dimension to things. It’s an acknowledgment of that that prompted the orchestra to foster the discussion, to stimulate a community who goes to concerts and wants to write something about it.”

“According to the website of the Alliance of Artists Communities, an umbrella group, more than 800 artists colonies exist around the world ‘supporting today’s artist in the creation of new work essential to human progress — not as a luxury, not as a leisure activity, but as a vital and necessary force in society.’ According to the alliance, more than 15,000 artists are in residence at colonies annually.”