For the [very] few who are interested in how major new cultural facilities are financed and funded, there are interesting conversations on-going in Madison, Wisconsin. The Overture Center for the Arts — half done now, to be completed in April 2006 — is attempting to regain its financial footing after a good idea met a […]
Archives for August 2005
RERUN WEEK: The problem with purpose
August 8 – 12, 2005, is ‘rerun week’ at The Artful Manager. While I’m on vacation, enjoy some favorite entries from the past. So I get this pizza pan as a gift…I’m pro-pizza, to be sure. But when reading the promotional copy on the pizza pan, I find this: Sensible and sublime, practical and whimsical, […]
RERUN WEEK: Reintegrating our organizations and ourselves
August 8 – 12, 2005, is ‘rerun week’ at The Artful Manager. While I’m on vacation, enjoy some favorite entries from the past. Choreographer/dancer Liz Lerman has always provided a broad and engaging perspective at any professional conference I’ve seen her present. A friend (thanks Becky) recently forwarded this 2001 keynote address she gave to […]
RERUN WEEK: The Box
August 8 – 12, 2005, is ‘rerun week’ at The Artful Manager. While I’m on vacation, enjoy some favorite entries from the past. Sometimes when we try to talk our way out of a problem, we end up reinforcing the problem…or even making it worse. Such is the case with ‘the box,’ that clever phrase […]
RERUN WEEK: Comfortable being out of balance
August 8 – 12, 2005, is ‘rerun week’ at The Artful Manager. While I’m on vacation, enjoy some favorite entries from the past. PBS ran a great series on contemporary art a while back, art:21, that was rich with metaphor and insight into the creative process…the process we managers are supposed to be supporting, nurturing, […]
More on the professional-grade amateur
I wrote a few weeks back about the rise of amateur culture, and the possible coming boom in creative content produced by non-professionals. Bob Baker’s extended discussion of the trend led me to this report by Demos on The Pro-Am Revolution, subtitled ”how enthusiasts are changing our economy and society.” The report offers a fascinating […]
Art as the ‘last cartel’
A fun article in this month’s Wired magazine explores the life and work of Bansky, a self-described ”art terrorist” who, among other accomplishments, snuck his works into four of New York’s major museums in a single day. Says Bansky: ”Art’s the last of the great cartels….A handful of people make it, a handful buy it, […]
Do movies matter beyond the gossip they fuel?
Neal Gabler had a provocative but flawed commentary in the LA Times on Sunday, built on the premise that we’re now more infatuated with the backstory of entertainment (personal trials, break-ups, star behavior) than we are with the entertainment itself. Says Gabler: Movies, television and DVDs are attracting fewer patrons because people, especially young people, […]
Understanding teens on-line
A new study from the ever-interesting Pew Internet & American Life Project explores the emerging behaviors and perspectives of teens on-line (lots of media coverage available, on ClickZ or through AP feeds…the full report is available on-line, as well). As you might expect, a large majority of teens use the Internet (87 percent, up from […]