“This report introduces a framework – with examples drawn from arts and culture organizations – that strategically leverages organizational operations for community development. It is primarily a call to action for arts and culture organizations and their funders. We hope city leaders, community and economic development practitioners and the anchor field will also pick up the report – to change their perspective and start to consider arts and culture organizations as anchor institutions alongside hospitals, universities and corporations. ” – The Kresge Foundation and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
Two 23-Year-Olds Got Their Musical Produced On Broadway, And It Closed After Opening Night. Here’s Why It Wasn’t Really A Flop.
Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner’s Glory Days was a promising little show when it finished a successful run at metro DC’s (small) Signature Theatre, but the transfer to the Great White Way just didn’t work. Here’s the story of how the show’s creators handled its rise, fall, and surprising afterlife. – Topic