MEDIUM
By Devon Smith
Arts organizations are already dying. In Detroit, in New York City, in the UK. From operas to art galleries. This is no longer an urban versus rural debate. A nonprofit versus for profit debate. A “one discipline is dying” but “others are inexplicably thriving” debate. This is a simple acknowledgement that the industry represented by the people and organizations in this room, is in decline. And I think that not only should we allow it, we should encourage it. Tracked by their 990s, over the past 20 years, 40% of arts organizations have perished. But they are being replaced even faster. For every arts org that survived between 1990 — 2010, 2.6 more were born (NEA Research Art Works).Instead of, “Do we allow failing organizations to die?” what if we were asking, “How do we save ONLY those organizations who are succeeding?” [link]
Sunday 6 July 2014
Agree or Disagree: We Should Let Some Arts Organizations Die?
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