I'm very pleased to introduce our latest ArtsJourna blog. It's called Flyover, an ironic reference to the geographic location from whence the blog hails. Most of the chatter about the arts in America comes from the big cities, since that's where most of the art is made and shown. But there are many who prefer living in small town America, and not only is there some great art made there, but also some great writing about it. Four such writers - who met as winners of this year's NEA arts journalism fellowship in theatre in Los Angeles - have … [Read more...]
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Our culture is undergoing profound changes. Our expectations for what culture can (or should) do for us are changing. Relationships between those who make and distribute culture and those who consume it are changing. And our definitions of what artists are, how they work, and how we access them and their work are changing. So... 
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Great article, Doug, and further valid argument for changing the conversation. This is, I believe, exactly what Chairman Landesman...Steven Miller on The Party of Can’t And Won’t (So Let’s Change The Conversation)
Doug has written and easy piece - what's his suggestion to change the stupid argument from the right against the...william osborneq on The Party of Can’t And Won’t (So Let’s Change The Conversation)
Wrong box. I meant the link Mark Gerth gave.william osborneq on The Party of Can’t And Won’t (So Let’s Change The Conversation)
The link is about the financial troubles of the San Francisco Opera. A few comparisons help contextualize the situation....