Relationships and Public Policy
by Karen Gahl-Mills
I had an interesting conversation with a smart colleague today, on the topic of the role of cultural organizations in civic affairs. We were talking about the current, polarized state of public discourse and what role, if any, arts organizations should play by bringing residents together to celebrate differences and share views. He asked something simple yet profound – “Yeah, but what if I just want to run my ballet company and dance? Can’t I just do that?” … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-04-26
Lookback: on being out of touch with pop culture
From 2006: I took a look yesterday at a list of the twelve top-grossing movies in North America. I’d heard of four of them: I read the novel on which Thank You for Smoking is … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-04-26
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