I am sure by now that you've come across this, as it has already been posted to all sorts of blogs and appeared in the news. But hey, this is August, the dog days of summer, so maybe you've missed it.It is perhaps one of the most original takes on the arts in America, making the case for the arts as service to the nation, thereby establishing a relevance above and beyond what … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow on Arts and Arts Education
Now is the Time to Regulate Teaching Artists
Or is it?Okay, I was intentionally provocative in my title. Not just in using the term "regulate," but in using the declarative form rather than the interrogative. Should we start regulating teaching artists? Do you like that better?In the past two weeks I have had two different conversations with members of the New York State Board of Regents involving the matter of teaching … [Read more...] about Now is the Time to Regulate Teaching Artists
My Dinner with Merce and its Connection to Cultural Policy
I wanted to end this very hot. humid, and WET New York summer week by recalling a swell dinner I had once with Merce Cunningham and Laura Kuhn, Director of The Cage Trust.I won't recount what the obits and testaments said very well about Merce as a truly giant, emblematic figure of modern dance and creativity in American during the 20th and early 21st centuries. I have … [Read more...] about My Dinner with Merce and its Connection to Cultural Policy
NY Times Editorial Recognizes the Truth and the Need
They tell you not to sweat the "small stuff; it's all small stuff."You tell me: is this small or large? One sentence in today's New York Times editorial on the selection of David Steiner as the new NYS Commissioner of Education:"And as a former director of arts education at the National Endowment for the Arts, he is also well suited to deal with what is widely seen as a lack of … [Read more...] about NY Times Editorial Recognizes the Truth and the Need
David Steiner, former Director of Arts Ed at the NEA to become NYS Commissioner of Education
David Steiner, whom some of you will remember as the Director of Arts Education at the National Endowment for the Arts (he was Sarah Cunningham's predecessor), is set to be announced as the new Commissioner of Education in New York State. The Board of Regents is expected to announce this today.Steiner is presently Dean of Hunter College's School of Education. … [Read more...] about David Steiner, former Director of Arts Ed at the NEA to become NYS Commissioner of Education