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Dog Days

January 27, 2009 by dsmith

For too many years the non-profit arts have related to government as a source of money and aggravation. The founding days of the NEA are gone forever and the glory years of state arts agencies doling out cash are behind us, so let's not settle for aggravation. … [Read more...] about Dog Days

Dalouge Smith

January 27, 2009 by dsmith

is President & CEO of San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory and serves as Chairman of the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition. … [Read more...] about Dalouge Smith

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Dalouge Smith

is President & CEO of San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory (SDYS) where he has overseen development of its vision to “make music education accessible and affordable for all students.” In pursuit of this vision, Dalouge has transformed SDYS from being solely a program provider into a change agent for restoring and strengthening music education in schools. SDYS has expanded its work to include measurement, partnerships, community awareness, and community action. In September 2012, SDYS … MORE about Dalouge Smith

Dog Days

Welcome to Dog Days 2.0. While I was away from this blog for three years, I was discovering entirely new forms of advocacy. I found creating programs where none existed can build community demand for more. I found adding value to the goals of others brings them to value yours. I found public officials want to make the arts one of their choices, they just need help making it happen. I found that being ready with a project is the first step to securing support for it. Advocating for the arts … MORE about Dog Days

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