As money gets tighter, American arts organizations are rethinking their operations. “To survive, cultural establishments nationwide are pooling resources, taking artistic risks, and stepping up outreach – rethinking everything from fundraising tactics to show times to get people back to the box office. In a time of financial famine, the arts are getting creative. ‘These organizations are like farm animals in the 1930s dust belt. They have less and less to sustain them’.”