February 18, 2009
Six articles in two weeks…
Posted by Lindsey Lowe on February 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
Are dance companies in a more vulnerable place in this economy? Over the past two weeks, six articles have been published about various professional ballet companies either cancelling the remainder of their performance season, scaling back larger productions for smaller performances, closing offices for a week here and there, or most disturbing, closing indefinitely. These […]
“And the Hook Brings You Back”: Technology for a Younger Generation in the Arts*
Posted by Meredith Hull on February 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
In times of financial crisis, it has been a proven successful tactic to “reinvent the wheel.” Just days after Black Monday in 1929, the
Museum of
Modern Art opened with an exhibit focused on “living artists.” Instead of consistently looking backwards to “modern,” but nevertheless older French artists, the
Museum of
Modern Art chose to represent living American artists […]
New Philosophy: If You Give, You Will Get
Posted by amy szerlong on February 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
Although asking for money in a time of financial crisis seems somewhat paradoxical, a recent article in The Boston Globe shows that there is hope in the realm of philanthropy. On Monday The Globe reported that Boston-based foundation, the Eos Foundation, is starting a trend in the area of “counter-cyclical giving.”
The Eos […]
From failure to transformation, ‘Four Futures’ sums up today’s (harsh) reality
Posted by Sue Robinson on February 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
The current issue of The Nonprofit Quarterly, a magazine written for and to the nonprofit sector, puts forth a question that is at the heart of today’s funding crisis. Author Paul Light wrote: “When boiled down to its fundamentals, the question is whether nonprofits are ‘owned’ by their institutional funders (governmenal and philanthropic) or whether a broader […]