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Jerome Foundation works to close the Hope Gap

Jerome Foundation announces an unprecedented increase in grantmaking this year, helping their grantees persevere and innovate in challenging times.

We cannot quantify the richness of a nation’s literary life

In the English-speaking world, is there a decline in our literacy and in how people live with literature? For the past while there has been a debate on whether we are losing our literary culture – James Marriott thinks we are at the “dawn of the post-literate society” and has a forthcoming book that extends the argument. I’ll write up a...

Visions of ‘Ground Zero’ That Fell by the Wayside

I have seen the future and it is B-I-G. It is also tall, fantastical, memorial, ecological, symbolical, cultural, commercial, skyward, subterranean, park-like, Lego-like and — what seems most certain — futuristic, as in a long way off.

Afa Dworkin talks about the key events celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Sphinx Organization

Afa Dworkin, President & Artistic Director of the The Sphinx Organization, shares the three keystone events of their milestone 30th Anniversary.

Myles & Waldman Stalwart Performance Poets Together Again

They go back a long way to the 1970s in New York, most notably to their participation in, and leadership of, The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Neil Barclay talks about preparing the next generation of C-Suite leaders in the arts

Neil Barclay, President & CEO of the Wright Museum, talks about the critical process of preparing the next generation of leaders for C-Suite roles.

Artists Bring a Narrative to Life: We the People

We wanted to celebrate our nation, because 2026 is our 250th birthday, and also, it feels necessary in this moment. But how would we do it in a moment when celebrating living in the USA feels political, feels fraught with potential pitfalls? What could we do to bring people together across perceived differences? What would

Culture: The Real Costs of Being Real

It’s getting difficult to trust what (or who) is real in the age of AI.

Marquise Lindsey-Bradley shares strategic approaches to engaging young audiences

Marquise Lindsey-Bradley, Marketing & Engagement Director of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, shares their strategic approach to engaging young audiences.

American Classical Music at 250 — Take Seven: Another Boston Symphony Perspective on the “Malaise” Afflicting Orchestras

James Orleans The most frequent public respondent to my recent blogs about the long brewing crises now afflicting America’s

American Classical Music at 250, Take Six — The Ford Foundation’s Misguided Philanthropy

Since filing a New York Times piece on the perilous state of American classical music 250 years since the nation’s

Michael Bobbitt shares the unique strategies behind leading a national arts service organization

Michael Bobbitt, President & CEO of Opera America, shares the unique strategies behind leading an international service organization in the arts.

The Personal Brand Generation

Last week I learned that Arizona State University had launched a new degree program, a Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation, which can be taken either online or in-person: Do you dream of monetizing your video channel or making social media your career? Arizona State University’s online Bachelor of Arts in content creation prepares you to become a strategic storyteller who...

American Classical Music at 250 — Take Five: The Disconnect Between Scholars and Orchestras

https://youtube.com/watch?v=PocpiBx3hfk&version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent Beginning with my “New York Times” piece on July 4, this is the fifth in a series of

Jova Lynne shares the benefits of a co-directorship model in cultural organizations

Jova Lynne, Co-Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, shares the benefits of the co-directorship model and immersion in the artist creative process.

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