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Making the Creative Turn: Is Using AI Cheating?

Throughout the digital age, Big Tech has promised us products that will make us more efficient and save time, which, it is assumed, is always an obvious good. It’s a cliché that tools shape the things we make. And through most of our history, better tools have helped us create better things. But what if this isn’t always true?

Camille Delaney-McNeil talks about using innovation to impact community

Camille Delaney-McNeil, Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Beckmen YOLA Center, shares their innovative approach to bring transformative impact to their community.

Steff Signer: Cabinet Music XI

Concept & Music: Steff Signer * Photography: Mario Baronchelli * Acrostic Poetry: Florian Vetsch * Cornet Introduction: Markus Breuss * Poetry Recitation: Jaswant Hanspal

“A Service to the Nation” — The University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra Tours South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with United States President Donald Trump My most recent More than Music

Erin Harkey shares the critical role the arts play in society

Erin Harkey, CEO of Americans for the Arts, shares the critical role that the arts play in society and actions everyone can take to advocate for their public support.

Opera Philadelphia, $11 tickets, and a predictable outcome

Opera Philadelphia's $11 ticket prices produced what we expect: increased attendance and more diverse audience. But audience perceptions about price aren't fixed.

SUMMER RERUN: The Con Is On – Raising Emergency Money at the Expense of Everyone Else Is Not a Heroic Act

Especially when you leave the premises just before the devastation and claim victory ...

Stephanie Shonekan talks about the value of the arts in a modern world

Stephanie Shonekan, Ethnomusicologist and Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, talks about the value of arts and humanities in a modern world.

How to Talk About a Terminated NEA Project

...it’s not just about the amount of money in the grant—people will care because of the impact on your community!

Johann Zietsman shares leadership strategies to address censorship in the arts

Johann Zietsman, President & CEO of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, shares leadership strategies to address censorship in the arts.

Kennedy Center audiences vote with their feet. What happens next?

Kennedy Center subscription sales are in free fall. How much danger does that put the Center in?

SUMMER RERUN: What Would a Post-NEA (Arts) America Look Like?

An all-too-prescient post from January 2025 begs you to answer the question: if WHEN the NEA’s funding is eliminated, how ...

PaviElle French shares the inspiration behind her SOVEREIGN Suite

PaviElle French, Emmy Award-winning Artist & Composer, talks about the ethos and inspiration behind her SOVEREIGN Suite.

“Aida” in South Africa: a Sonic Earthquake

Photo: Oscar O’Ryan Never in an opera house have I thrilled to such a sonic earthquake as the wall of

Just a Reminder — June 30 Is Only Meaningful to You

Also: clearing the decks for an important announcement in August No one cares ...

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