Berlin’s Billion-Dollar Arts – Can The City Afford them?

With almost a billion euros in annual arts subsidies, Berlin has transformed itself into one of the world’s major meccas for the arts. But tight budgets and a shrinking number of alternative venues have pitted established institutions against the avant-garde and threaten the city’s lucrative status as Europe’s self-proclaimed “art capital.”

NEA Study: Arts Education Boosts Student Test Scores

“At-risk teenagers or young adults with a history of intensive arts experiences show achievement levels closer to, and in some cases exceeding, the levels shown by the general population studied, These findings suggest that in-school or extracurricular programs offering deep arts involvement may help to narrow the gap in achievement levels among youth.”

Detroit Institute Of Art Proposes County Tax To Help Support It

“The DIA is seeking the millage to cope with debilitating annual operating gaps of roughly $10 million-$12 million. Despite raising hundreds of millions dollars during the last decade, the museum has never been able to adequately replace state funding, which amounted to 70% of its budget until cuts began in the early 1990s. Where the DIA once received $16 million in annual state funding, it received zero this year, while also facing the impact of the recession and increasing fatigue among its donors.”