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Michael Rushton on pricing the arts

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November 26, 2025 by Michael Rushton Leave a Comment

To anyone who has posted in the comments lately: my old email address has returned to dust, and I did not realize that notifications to me about comments were be sent to that old address. I have updated it, and will be better about approving and responding to your thoughts. Sorry!

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Michael Rushton

Michael Rushton taught in the Arts Administration programs at Indiana University, and lives in Bloomington. An economist by training, he has published widely on such topics as public funding of the … MORE

About For What It’s Worth

What’s the price? Everything has one; admission, subscriptions, memberships, special exhibitions, box seats, refreshments, souvenirs, and on and on – a full menu. What the price is matters. Generally, nonprofit arts organizations in the US receive about half of their revenue as “earned income,” and … [Read More...]

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  • Michael Rushton on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “Thank you antonio. Yes, some Arts Admin masters do go on to get a PhD, but in my experience it…” Nov 26, 12:10
  • Michael Rushton on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “One of the reasons I have opposed guaranteed-income-for-artists programs is that they represent simply throwing in the towel when it…” Nov 26, 12:04
  • Heather Beasley on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “From the Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c)3 : “The exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3) are charitable, religious, educational,…” Nov 26, 06:56
  • antonio c. cuyler on What should we teach future arts administrators and where should we teach it?: “I wondered what you thought about Joanna’s post, Michael. Thank you for sharing your perspective. But your statement, “It is…” Nov 25, 19:35
  • Gary Steuer on We Don’t Need an Alt Cultural Policy: “I have to say I disagree with your assessment and support Brett’s thinking. Being a place-based funder at the local…” Nov 14, 11:01
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