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A glimpse inside the Obama arts policy Bill Ivey shares insights from the transition process, and dampens our enthusiasm about big changes in the arts in national governance....
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Of boards, bungles, and the two-headed beast Milwaukee's Skylight Opera Theatre's restructure shows a challenge for artistic leadership, and a disconnect in board process....
Amateur vs. professional Our efforts to define the difference are clouding the more essential question....
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In the Fluff Section: Arts News About Women The Guardian ghettoizes its own coverage of the pathetic stats on women in theater, film and television....
The fewer, the older New arts participation statistics from the NEA cast a gloomy shadow....
Is Working For Free A Threat Or An Opportunity? Google wants illustrators and artists to work for free in designing skins for its new Chrome browser. Sometimes the opportunity is worth much more than the money. On the other hand...
Do jazz crashes preceded jazz rise? Broken institutions clear way for musical purity, rebirth, bloggers bet...
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Clap and be damned Toward more and better applause....
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The Global War on Texting What the Americans could learn from the Chinese....
JazzTimes' "unsecured creditors": writers, photogs When publications "suspend," can they shrug off debts unpaid?...
Multiple personalities Your arts organization already has many voices on-line, are they aligned?...
Peace in the Galleries and the Concert Hall On Art as an Antidote to Constant Distractions...
Rallying To Save Arts Education Part 2 Its important to know when a a government proposal isn't just rumor...
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Domino effect: JVC Jazz Fests' failure hurts Jazz Times? Stop the presses: Without profitable program books, a print publication is hard-pressed...