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Fictional Foundation Fun, part II
So, yesterday we took a look at the $800 million Ortiz Foundation for the Arts (OFA), a hypothetical new organization focusing on promoting cultural vitality in New York City. After some discussion, we...
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Around the horn: It Gets Better edition
ART AND THE GOVERNMENT Weird, the very day that the Huffington Post published my “debate” with Carla Escoda about arts funding, the New York Times published a “Room for Debate” feature on a very...
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Cool jobs of the month
Program Associate, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation seeks a Program Associate in the Performing Arts Program. The position reports to the Program Officer and requires...
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Around the horn: Wayne LaPierre edition
ART AND THE GOVERNMENT The Detroit Institute of the Arts, having convinced residents in three counties to pass a property tax supporting the institution in exchange for free admission, is facing a...
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Join our team! Applications due November 7
Arts nerds, Last week, we launched the new Createquity.com to rave reviews, with an article introducing the new site to longtime readers, our definition of a healthy arts ecosystem, four months’ worth...
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The Turtles Shake Up the Digital Music Industry (and other October stories)
Flo & Eddie of the Turtles – by ShellyS, Creative Commons license In what could be a landmark case in the annals of digital music, a federal judge recently ruled that SiriusXM is liable for...
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Is the Cultural Sector Ready to Move Beyond Data for Data’s Sake?
A graphic from the Cultural Data Project report, “New Data Directions for the Cultural Landscape.” As any internet geek or high-priced consultant will be happy to tell you, we find ourselves today in...
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Detroit Institute of Arts Collection Rescued by “Grand Bargain” (and other...
The Detroit Institute of Arts’s Woodward entrance. (Image courtesy the Detroit Institute of Arts) After a two-year battle, a federal ruling to approve Detroit’s bankruptcy plan brought to an end the...
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The Top 10 Arts Policy Stories of 2014
The Diego Rivera Mural at the Detroit Institute of Arts – photo by Quick fix Each year, Createquity offers a list of the top ten arts policy stories of the past twelve months. You can read the previous...
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The Sony Hack: More Than Just The Interview (and other December stories)
Sony’s The Interview hits theaters – photo by Travis Wise The massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, purportedly by North Korean hackers, captured the popular imagination in December....
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One Size Fits All Does Not Fit “The Arts”
NEA Infographic: Why Do People Attend the Arts? If your events and exhibitions have seemed just a bit…emptier lately, you’re not alone. The National Endowment for the Arts’s Survey of Public...
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Est-ce Que Nous Sommes Tous Charlie? (and other January stories)
Marche Républicaine in Paris on January 11, 2015 – photo by flickr user Maya-Anaïs Yataghène On the morning of January 7, two masked gunmen – now known to be brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi – attacked...
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Update on Our Core Research Process (and How You Can Help)
Image by Nomadic Lass – Flickr Creative Commons license Since we launched the new Createquity at the end of October, the pace of new articles here has been a little…sporadic. In part that’s by design:...
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Landmark Victory for Proponents of Net Neutrality (and other February stories)
The Internet — photo by flickr user HD Zimmermann The protracted battle over net neutrality (covered by Createquity this last month, and in November, May, April, March, February, and January of last...
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A New Way to Think About Intrinsic vs. Instrumental Benefits of the Arts
For well over a decade now, advocates have fiercely contested whether the arts should be valued more for their ability to further non-arts goals, like public health or economic development, or for the...
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Introducing Createquity’s New Editorial Team Members
Last fall, after we announced an open call for new editorial team members alongside the relaunch of our website, we were overwhelmed by the largest and most enthusiastic response to any opportunity...
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Big Tech Wants a Piece of the Performing Arts Action (and other March stories)
Red — photo by flickr user André Hofmeister Income from streaming services eclipsed CD sales for the first time in 2014, and the fatcats have taken notice. This month, Apple, which spent $3 billion to...
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Wanna Build Bridges? Come Work with Us!
Createquity is pleased to announce an opening on our editorial team with a focus on alliance building. We are looking for a natural-born communicator with the time, energy, and smarts to join our merry...
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Some reminders
1. Applications for our editorial team opening with a focus on alliance building are due this Thursday, April 30 at 11:59pm in your time zone. Don’t be shy! 2. We’re publishing new stuff all the time...
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Why Don’t They Come?
SUMMARY: People with lower incomes and less education (low-SES) participate at lower rates in a huge range of activities, including not just classical music concerts and plays, but also less “elitist”...
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