Chloe Bailey

Cut it out

Posted by Chloe Bailey on April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized

It seems that through this whole semester, the most popular solution to the economic recession is to just chop away the “fat.”  But wait, now organizations are starting to cut away at the good stuff, the “meat” so to speak from their performance season.  This “when in doubt, cut it out” philosophy has been the […]

Pay cuts at the Guthrie

Posted by Chloe Bailey on March 26, 2009 in Uncategorized

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/onstage/41838967.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
So the economic situation has obviously been a problem for most non-profits. We all know that, but in this article from artsjournal, the way the Guthrie is handling it is not unlike some major for profit corporations.  The director of the Guthrie theatre, Joe Dowling has made a plan to 10% from their 28 million […]

Unemployed artists in financial crisis

Posted by Chloe Bailey on March 5, 2009 in Uncategorized

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/03/artists-are-los.html
 This article is again on how the economic crisis is hitting the arts world in more negative ways than most.  According to the National Endowment for the Arts, unemployment rates among artists are rising faster than unemployment rates of other professions.  As a result many artists leave their jobs in search of something else to avoid […]

Arts Orgs looking to Michael Kaiser,…not a government bailout.

Posted by Chloe Bailey on February 19, 2009 in Uncategorized

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123500002830817227.html
 This is the most interesting thing I have read in a long time, especially since last year our arts management class took a field trip to D.C and the Kennedy center to speak with some of its execs. 
Michael Kaiser, the “turnaround king” in the arts world, has offered free consultation to arts organizations that are […]

broadway has it bad too

Posted by Chloe Bailey on February 5, 2009 in Uncategorized

I am always interested in broadway, so whenever I see an article about broadway I feel inclined to comment.  However this one is very relevant as it has to do with the economic problems that the arts (all arts, not just non-profits) are having due to current money issues.  I feel that if ever there […]