“Alan Ayckbourn has written more than 70 plays, which makes him something like the Joyce Carol Oates of British theater. ‘If you didn’t write so much, they’d realize you were quite good,’ the director Peter Hall once told him wryly. But productivity has never really hurt Mr. Ayckbourn, who turned 70 on Easter Sunday and whose works are performed, seemingly continuously, across Britain and beyond.”
Tag: 04.22.09
For Native Artists, A New Foundation To Aid Their Work
“Even as arts groups around the country are cutting back because of declining endowments and donations, a new foundation to support the work of American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native artists is being established with an initial $10 million from the Ford Foundation. Called the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, the organization … says it will be the first permanently endowed national foundation of its kind.”
Touted Facebook Fundraising App Fails To Rake In $$$
“It seems foolproof: nonprofits using the power of the Internet to raise money through a clever Facebook application. … But it turns out that approach doesn’t always work. The Facebook application Causes, hugely popular among nonprofit organizations seeking to raise money online, has been largely ineffective in its first two years, trailing direct mail, fundraising events and other more traditional methods of soliciting contributions.”
Can NY City Opera Step Away From The Abyss?
“Lest you think [New York City Opera’s] disastrous financial situation reflects a melting economy, the damage has been largely self- inflicted. A clueless board led by Susan Baker has squandered the company’s endowment and ruined its good name. To top it off, a strike is possible. … Expecting artists to pay for the mistakes of a wealthy board is something Beverly Sills might call chutzpah. Remember her?”