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No Comment: US Arts Funding vs CA Gov Race
Some things leave us speechless and this bite of Twitter wisdom is one of them. There are no words for this ridiculousness though it really does put things into perspective. For information on the...
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Required Reading
Jon Jackson is moving from LA to New York, but unlike other transplants, he's decided to bid the city of Los Angeles farewell with a few giant billboards. (image via Lord Jim's Flickstream) This...
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The Inequality in US Arts Funding
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has published a report that spotlights arts funding and has this to say: Each year, foundations award about $2.3 billion to the arts, but the...
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A Grassroots Arts Organizer in Philly Responds to “Inequality in Arts...
We often get messages and responses to our posts but occasionally some really stand out. The following was in response to the inequality in US arts funding post from Tuesday and it comes from someone...
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The Myth of Government Funding for New York Museums
Will Brand at Art Fag City has responded to the idea that Occupy Museums is misguided. He focuses on another blogger’s take on the topic, rather than ours, but nonetheless I wanted to address one topic...
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US House Votes to Cut NEA Funding 6%
Today, according to the Americans for the Arts, the US House of Representatives passed the final budget agreement for 2012, which cuts funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by 6%. The...
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Mitt Romney Wants to Cut Already Measly Funding For the Arts
Today’s shocker: A Republican Who Wants to Cut Arts Funding! GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has penned an Op-Ed for the USA Today newspaper in which he says he would “eliminate every government...
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Obama Differentiates Himself from Romney on NEA Funding, Wants Increase
Two weeks ago, we pointed out that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was proposing severe cuts in the budget of the federally funded National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Now, this week...
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Sign of the Times: Kickstarter Expects to Raise More Money for the Arts than NEA
“One of the company’s three co-founders, Yancey Strickler, said that Kickstarter is on track to distribue over $150 million dollars to its users’ projects in 2012, or more than entire fiscal year 2012...
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O Arts Donors Where Art Thou?
Yesterday’s news that President Obama has finally expressed his support for gay marriage was great but much of the commentary around the decision has focused on the fact that many of his major donors...
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Bucking the Trend, Illinois Cuts Arts Funding
CHICAGO — On June 30, 2012, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a state budget that includes a 9.4% cut to funding for the Illinois Arts Council. This was less than feared, but it will undoubtedly have...
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South Carolina Arts Commission Facing Hatchet
A photo shoot to save the South Carolina arts on the steps of State House (image via ireport.cnn.com) South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley eliminated the entire budget of her state’s Arts Commission in...
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Michigan Stats Suggest Every $1 Invested in the Arts Yields $51 for Economy
The arts community in Michigan is still elated that the .2 mill passed in three large Detroit-area counties. Yesterday’s voter booth success definitely helps to ensure a more financially secure...
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Met Museum Estimates Their Summer Shows “Stimulated” NYC to the Tune of $781M
The economic argument is being used increasingly by arts institutions as they assert their role as economic engines, and New York’s Metropolitan Museum is at the forefront of trumpeting its power in...
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Why is Romney Picking on Big Bird?
Yesterday’s US Presidential debate highlighted Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s ridiculous plan to cut the budget of the much-loved public television channel, PBS. The topic shouldn’t be new to...
View ArticleJust the Facts: 2012 US Presidential Candidates Arts Positions
Posted Americans for the Arts Action Fund on November 2, 2012 (h/t @vajiajia & @museumnerd) Barack Obama Joe Biden Democratic Nominees Mitt Romney Paul Ryan Republican Nominees Candidate...
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The Post-Election State of Arts Funding
The Americans for the Arts Action Fund President and CEO Robert L. Lynch has issued a statement today regarding last night’s election results and we found the whole thing — packed full of interesting...
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Michigan Is Finding That the Arts Is a Growth Industry, Even During the...
Michigan statistics via creativestatemi.artservemichigan.org (click to enlarge) Last summer, we reported that ArtsServe Michigan had releases statistics that suggest every $1 invested in the arts in...
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Portland’s New $35 Arts Tax Begins
The Portland Art Museum (Image via wikipedia.org) Though the National Endowment for the Arts seems under constant threat of being gutted, one city initiative is putting arts funding at the forefront of...
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Obama Proposes Arts Increases in 2014 Budget
Erika Harrsch, “Currency Kites” (2012), mixed media on nylon ripstop spinnaker nylon with carbon and fiberglass rods, each approx. 45″ x 25″ (click to enlarge) (image via kasiakaygallery.com) With the...
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