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Paul Vallely writes in the Guardian: “Apparently, sales of baked beans rise during a recession. It’s not just to do with the fact that beans on toast is cheap. It’s also a search after something reassuring from our childhood days. … Continue reading →

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-BZfFakpzc&hl=en&fs=1] Composer Johannes Kreidler, took graphs of market data on major corporations and similar statistics from the war in Iraq and mashed them up into music of a sort using Songsmith®. See the video here.

“Most of the discussion of the Bernard Madoff scandal has focused on the impoverished zillionaires who are now mere millionaires. Yet much of the money invested by Mr. Madoff was money destined for charities, and so the losers will include … Continue reading →

The Seattle Times reports on the ArtFund Poll, making the leap from non-profit’s responses on their expectations to present them as fact. The responses to the question, “Have you revised your attendance expectations” are reported in the past tense as, … Continue reading →

Like millions of Americans, many legislators still view our country’s commercial engine through a bifurcated lens. They believe that for-profit businesses drive the economy and create wealth, while not-for-profit organizations simply make grants, collect donations, and provide services. However, in … Continue reading →

Tyler Green on Arts Journal: “When it comes to the coordination of scientific research between the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense Department, or the impact of stem cell research on American policy and state and federal budgeting, there’s … Continue reading →

David Smith (Senior lecturer in American history at Baylor University) in the Wall Street Journal: But despite the severity of the troubles facing arts institutions, they’re nothing new. Nor is the call for a cabinet-level office for the arts. In … Continue reading →

Comments of John Rockwell on the National Arts Journalism blog: “…the likelihood of this country shifting over to a major public financing model for the arts, as opposed to our current private philanthropy with tax deductions, seems improbable any time … Continue reading →

William R. Ferris (former NEH Chair) in the New York Times: “Over the years, America has developed an impressive array of federal cultural programs—in addition to the endowments for the arts and the humanities. These include the Corporation for Public … Continue reading →

Tim Smith in the Baltimore Sun: “It’s easy to imagine a cabinet post that oversees the NEA and other exisiting (sic) cultural organizations in the government and that uses the office to push for a renassiance (sic) of arts education … Continue reading →