But let’s tax poor people anyway and send the money to nonprofit arts organizations instead of direct aid to artists. The book has been unleashed…save yourselves (by buying it)! My new book, Scene Change: Why Today’s Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact is now on the shelves, be they internet shelves or real ones, in the UK … [Read more...] about Your Addiction to Artistic Vision Means Diddly-Squat to Your Community
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Artists Don’t Need Vanity-Led Arts Organizations to Make Your City Grow
Nonprofit arts organizations that refuse to tend to the un-served among us just bolster the elitism epithets, deservedly so. But artists can make the kind of magic that makes lives better for everyone, especially those who need help. I had a set-to recently with an arts administrator who didn’t believe that Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was applicable to the arts. I won’t … [Read more...] about Artists Don’t Need Vanity-Led Arts Organizations to Make Your City Grow
Yes, Arts Organizations CAN Show Charitable Impact
If they can do it, your nonprofit arts organization can do it. Nonprofit arts folks continue to balk at the idea of using their art as a tool rather than as the goal. And that’s their right, although it’s soon to be their downfall, as we’ve discussed in previous articles. We’ve tried to show them that by using their Willy Wonka-esque Golden Ticket, their nonprofit … [Read more...] about Yes, Arts Organizations CAN Show Charitable Impact
54 Percent and Nonprofit Arts Organizations
Sustainability is boring. It’s risk-averse. It asks you to improve your impact rather than win It’s a lousy way to run a ballclub. It’s the perfect way to run your arts organization. Back in October, just after the regular season ended for Major League Baseball (MLB) in the US, who said the following? “Nobody wants to hear the goal this year is, ‘We’re going to win 54 … [Read more...] about 54 Percent and Nonprofit Arts Organizations
Pulling at a Few Threads
Certitude has its drawbacks. Redemption might be a better idea. Especially for nonprofit arts folks. Happy New Year, 2024. May you be the year in which the fog lifts. May you be the year in which forgiveness and redemption replace cancellation and blacklisting. May you be the year in which grudges fade. And may you be the year in which disagreements don’t devolve into … [Read more...] about Pulling at a Few Threads