https://youtube.com/watch?v=QiQLyMtBErU&feature=oembed Video by Mathew Pimental At the precise moment that US President Donald Trump was accusing South African

If anybody had said to me that the shaggy "mimeo revolution" of little magazines begun in the 1960s would be the subject of an exhibition as elegant as this one, and in as venerable a setting, I wouldn't have believed it. During that period I played a small part in what was happening as an editor of a little mag myself. I thought we were participants in a rebellion more than a revolution.

My introduction of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at New England Conservatory’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday May 18, 2025. She received an honorary degree. Michelle Wu...

Why do we continue to accept bad advocacy for the nonprofit arts sector? ...

Reuben Kebede, 1st Violinist of the Ivalas Quartet (Caramoor’s String Quartet-in-Residence 22-23) shares the importance of diverse repertoire and the driving vision of the ensemble.

I’m just trying to help save the nonprofit arts industry from its own worst impulses. Where’s my utility belt, Alfred?! ...

Prelude, from The Onion: Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport Now then. A few days ago, my son googled “Franz Kafka Airport” and...

Jyoti Gupta, Faculty Fellow at the Curb Center of Vanderbilt Univ, shares the unique community of practice they have developed for Nashville’s arts leaders.

The current issue of the “New York Review of Books” carries my review of the Metropolitan Opera’s current “Aida” – a new

Sorry, it was hard to hear you above the din of civil destruction. ...

Plenty of studies, some of them published by the Arts Endowment, have shown how arts participation in early childhood appears to awaken greater social skills...

At Indiana University each spring there is an arts festival in honor of Kurt Vonnegut, Granfalloon. This year’s theme is his novel Cat’s Cradle, which is...

Marc Scorca, CEO of Opera America, talks about the critical role of AI in the arts and the future of the industry in a changing political landscape.

Where’s Elon Musk, the DOGE watchdog, when we really need some “Government Efficiency”? There’s nothing efficient about the proposed creation

Privilege, in a nutshell, from a liberal, non-Christian, ostensibly White guy. For the ...

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.

The Freakonomics series on the economics of live theatre continues with this third and final episode, in which I talk about its value –...

Last Thursday’s episode of Call Time with Katie Birenboim, featuring actor and choreographer Aigner Mizzelle, marked the 100th episode of the show — in some form or another. Longtime listeners, friends, or fans might remember that a different version of Call Time, then known as “Theatre Book Club,” started under the auspices of Berkshire Theatre […]

You need to find a way to justify your worth to your community — and at the same time, prepare ...

Karen Ewald, Executive Director of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, talks about leadership during adversity including the Lahaina fires.