“Yesterday, the $2-million Audain Emerging Artists Acquisition Fund was officially announced – an endowment that will allow the Vancouver Art Gallery to purchase work by emerging artists in perpetuity. It’s the largest fund of its kind in [Canada.]”
Tag: 09.28.08
ART’s Exciting But Inexperienced New Chief
The new artistic director of Boston’s American Repertory Theatre wants the company to become known for a willingness to think outside the theatrical box. But “can Diane Paulus, with very little administrative experience, rise to handle a position that is just as much about managing resources, fund-raising, and navigating elite university politics as it is about putting on a really, really good show?”
Rethinking The Traditional Season
Performing arts groups love to make a splash with season-opening galas and big-name guests early in the fall, but how do you sustain the public’s interest once the flourishes subside? “Increasingly, the season schedule itself is being re-imagined… The idea is to accelerate momentum by concentrating listener interest.”
Columbus Symphony Not Out Of The Woods Yet
“Although musicians and patrons are expressing relief that the near-death experience is over, opinions vary on where the orchestra goes from here… Without a tangible increase in community and corporate support, ‘We’ve only succeeded in rousing a sick patient with a shot of adrenaline.'”