“So what exactly does an arts consultant do?” If I had a nickel for every time I heard that I probably wouldn’t have to be a consultant. That’s not a compliant mind you, but it is a reality for just about everyone in this field, administrator and artist alike. Consequently, it pays to have an elevator speech handy and the fine folks at The Harvard Business School have you covered…
Month: May 2011
It's A Hit
A short post today as I’m under the weather but I wanted to point out that since it was launched a few weeks ago, Adaptistration Jobs has been a huge hit. Traffic has been steadily strong and according to the metrics, that’s due in part to a very strong showing via Twitter referrals (@AdaptiJobs)…
More Than Just Musically Bankrupt
Bill Eddins posted a fascinating article on 5/13/2011 over at Sticks and Drones that examines the potential domino effect impact of the Philadelphia Orchestra bankruptcy on all sorts of commonly found written agreements in the business…
Now Is The Spring Of Our Discontent
It seems that a number of folks throughout the culture blogging community are taking issue with what could perhaps best be described as the Chicken Little Think Tank, or the group of voices within the field that seem determined to convince all of us that resistance is futile. Apparently, these efforts have pushed some over the edge of discontent to the point where they are not just resisting, but pulling some …
A Letter To Tony Woodcock
Dear Tony,
I watched your appearance as a panelist on the WQXR American Orchestras: Endangered Species? program on 5/4/2011 and became concerned with what came across as a very aggressive and unproductive posture toward orchestra musicians and the basic system of collective representation not to mention the greater field as a whole…