NEA Announces New Research on Artists in the Workforce

by Laurie Baskin December 20, 2011 Advocacy

This fall, the NEA announced new research regarding the status of artists in the American workforce.  Artists and Arts Workers in the United States offers the first combined analysis of artists and industries, state and metro employment rates, and new demographic information such as age, education levels, income, ethnicity, and other social characteristics. Among the [...]

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The Chuanju Western

by Liza Bielby December 19, 2011 Global Connections
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(Wen Jinzhen combines chuanju and the iconic American west. Photo: Eleni Zaharopoulos) When we landed in Shanghai, we could finally see the moon – a strange sight after four weeks in cloudy Chengdu. Other differences between the two cities are immediately apparent. Chengdu is a provincial capital, a boiling pot in a geographic basin filled with [...]

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Teresa’s Weekly Update: Revolutionary World Edition

by Teresa Eyring December 19, 2011 Weekly Update
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“It is a revolutionary world we live in, and this generation at home and around the world has had thrust upon it a greater burden of responsibility than any generation that has ever lived.” -Robert F. Kennedy As we approach the end of 2011, we look back at a year full of revolutionary tides and [...]

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Congo Project: Where We Started

by Kate Sutton-Johnson December 16, 2011 Global Connections
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(Photo by Kate Sutton-Johnson | Women Villagers of Sibiti) I’m still reeling a bit from my experience in Africa.  In some ways, it was predictable and neatly wrapped in my Western stereotypes of African culture, art, economics, and politics.  Like a plastic red View Finder, the images clicked, clicked, clicked.  There were dusty bare feet [...]

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Congress Approves NEA and Arts Education FY12 Funding

by Laurie Baskin December 16, 2011 Advocacy
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On Friday, December 16, 2011, Congress approved a $146.255 million appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts for FY12. The FY11 NEA appropriation was $155 million and this $9 million cut, almost 6% from the year before, is the amount the President had requested for the Agency. Congress approved this budget deal as the [...]

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TCG/American Express Leadership Boot Camp

by Chris Shuff December 16, 2011 Events
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We are thrilled to announce the TCG/American Express Leadership Boot Camp. This workshop, developed and led by the Center for Creative Leadership, will take place on March 13-14 at CCL’s Greensboro, NC campus. Fifteen pairs of an established and emerging leader from TCG member theatres will be selected to participate in this workshop, which will [...]

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