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Sackler Donations Are Back… And No, That’s Not Good News I get that this is a 43-year-old reference. But it ...

Randy Cohen shares the importance of numbers and storytelling when advocating for the arts

Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research at Americans for the Arts, shares the power of sharing the impact of both stories and numbers in advocating for the arts.

Can the Arts Fortify State Economies in Times of Financial Crisis? Yes, Apparently

Little over three years ago, after nearly a full year of COVID-19 in the United States, the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) published a research report on “the arts and culture sector’s contributions to economic recovery.” Doug Noonan, an economics professor at Indiana University Indianapolis, had authored the report, using data from the U.S. Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account...

On the high price of West End tickets

The Guardian has a new editorial up about how the price of a theatre ticket in London is too darn high. I imagine it would be possible to write a similar piece about theatre in any big North American city as well. But it makes some questionable claims and assumptions, so, here we go… “Theatre’s in a perilous state. My wife went...

How Subsidy for Big Tech Wrecked the Arts (and Journalism)

Companies like Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, Spotify, Apple and Google have subsidized what they offer (super-cheap or free content, faster service and better accessibility) to capture audience and attention in ways that have played havoc with culture producers and artists everywhere, whether or not they create on any of these platforms.

Harlem Renaissance Renegade: Metropolitan Museum’s Over-Hyped, Underachieving “Blockbuster”

In this DEIA-oriented era, I may incur censure by mildly disparaging The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism—an exhibition that, before

Making a Living as a Writer Was Never Easy, But …

When I was a salaried reporter, I did pretty well over the course of more than two decades at three major metro dailies in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. It always helped to get freelance work, however.

Nonprofit Arts Leaders: One Final Note About the Upcoming War

…until, of course, the catalyst event happens, at which point you’ll probably think to yourself, “How did Alan know?” Your ...

IMPORTANT CORRECTION

I’ve deleted my last post, about what the Cleveland Plain Dealer printed as CIM’s response to the faculty vote of no confidence. It wasn’t CIM’s response at all, but instead a statement made in the past about another situation, which the Plain Dealer highlighted as if it was CIM’s response now. They’ve now removed it, but I think using it in...

Donna Collins talks about the importance of arts advocacy

Donna Collins, Executive Director of the Ohio Arts Council and Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, talks about the importance of arts advocacy and its impact on our communities.

5 reasons declining media coverage of the arts isn’t the problem

Arts coverage in mainstream has been in decline for decades. It's not what's to blame for the current audience crisis. Out of date marketing practices are the reason. But arts organizations can take action that can bolster audiences, mission, and re-engage staff at the same time.

Carl Weissner Letter to Sinclair Beiles On the Hitlerology of ‘the Biggest Rat of Them All’

I’ve come to the conclusion that my computer is great at hiding things from me. What prompted me to think about this is a letter I came across that I didn’t know I had, because it had never turned up before. My great good luck is that I found it by accident, and greater still is that anything written by Carl Weissner is a delight to read. The recipient of the letter (if in fact Carl ever mailed it) was Sinclair Beiles, himself a writer of no small humor. (Fans of William Burroughs will recognize the reference to one of his notorious fictional characters).

Today in dynamic pricing

I have a chapter on dynamic pricing in my old book. In a nutshell: dynamic pricing is where the seller adjusts the current price upwards or downwards based upon the most recent information on market conditions. This is not the same as a cinema having discount Tuesdays, since it will offer that each week as a result of known...

War Is Coming. You ready?

This is not a metaphor. Real war. In the nonprofit arts sector, it will force you to act. It’s coming ...

Andrés Cárdenes talks about music’s impact on our humanity

Andrés Cárdenes, Violinist & Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at Lynn University Conservatory of Music, talks about the ability of music to connect us to our shared humanity.

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