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- City's New Arts 'czar' Rules a Tottering Empire
- Arts Institutions Face Financial Distress
- Rahm Emanuel's Role as Pointe Man Means New Respect for Boys & Ballet
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by Daniel J. Wakin
compiled by Dave Itzkoff
November 21, 2008
New York Times
The Paul Taylor Dance Company is moving to the Lower East Side. The company, which has lost its lease on its SoHo home of 20 years, said it had found new quarters in a Grand Street auditorium that belongs to the East River Houses, a cooperative complex.
Artist Community added as New Funding Category at NEA
In a letter to colleagues on November 12, 2008, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman, Dana Gioia, announced a new funding category for Artist Communities. He states "...on October 31st the NEA’s National Council on the Arts approved the creation of a new field designation for Artist Communities...Beginning this January, standing proudly along the fields of Music, Dance, Theater, Opera, Visual Arts, and Literature will be the new, and distinct, designation of Artist Communities.
National Endowment for the Arts Issues Research Note on Women Artists: 1990 to 2005
Gender pay gap persists among full-time working artists
A new National Endowment for the Arts research note shows that women are making gains in traditionally male artist occupations, but still earn less than male artists. Women Artists: 1990-2005 takes a closer look at female artist employment trends that were previously mentioned in the May 2008 NEA report Artists in the Workforce: 1990-2005.
City's New Arts 'czar' Rules a Tottering Empire
by Stephan Salisbury
November 30, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer
'If anyone wants to refer to me as czar," said Gary Steuer, gesturing toward one of his flaking office walls, "they can look at the peeling paint."
The city's new arts czar chuckled in a hearty, if mildly wistful, way.
Just six weeks into his job in the newly constituted and robustly labeled Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Steuer maintains a sense of humor in the face of metastasizing challenges.
Arts Institutions Face Financial Distress
November 19, 2008
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Facing financial disaster, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art is seeking large cash gifts from donors, according to the museum’s director, Jeremy Strick, who is not ruling out the possibility of sharing the museum’s collection of nearly 6,000 artworks or merging with another institution, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Rahm Emanuel's Role as Pointe Man Means New Respect for Boys & Ballet
by Joe Dziemianowicz
November 17, 2008
New York Daily News
Belly up the barres, boys. It's a perfect time to take the leap and don those tights - or maybe that's vice versa.
With the flurry of attention for the ballet history of congressman Rahm Emanuel (President-elect Obama's pick for White House chief of staff), it's suddenly become a lot cooler to be a guy who knows his way around toeshoes, turnouts and tights.
Nonprofit IT Staffing: Staffing Levels, Recruiting, Retention, and Outsourcing
Staffing Information Technology is frequently a challenge for nonprofit organizations. Financial resources are typically limited, and hiring managers often feel overwhelmed and under-educated when it comes to IT. Determining where IT should fit into the organization, how many IT staff people are needed, and what those people should be spending their time doing can be difficult decisions.
Financial Crisis will Kill Nonprofits
Cuts in government spending and dwindling donations provide a double whammy for many agencies.
November 19, 2008
Crain's new york business.com
At least 100,000 nonprofits nationwide will be forced to close their doors in the next two years as a result of the financial crisis, according to Paul Light, professor of public service at New York University.
The dire prediction was made Wednesday at a forum on the impact of the crisis on nonprofits and social service delivery in New York City.
The financial crisis is already resulting in a steep drop in funding for these organizations, forcing them to cut their budgets, and eliminate staff and programs.
