With elections only a few days away, Americans for the Arts released their official analysis of the presidential candidates’ arts policy positions. This guide is made available along with their 2012 Congressional Arts Report Card.
Year: 2012
Examining the Minnesota Orchestra Redline Agreement Part 2
This installment of our ongoing examination of the Minnesota Orchestra Redline Agreement (MORA) will focus on proposed changes to Individual Contracts. All things considered, Individual Contracts are a mystery to just about everyone outside of those directly involved. Consequently, let’s change that by shedding some light on how all of this works then jump into examining the related MORA propositions.
Things That Make You Go Buh?!? The Huffington Post
It’s been more than a year since the last episode in this series, but given the wackiness that is the season of discontent, it was bound to happen. However, the source material for this installment doesn’t come from an orchestra stewing in a labor dispute; instead, it’s the newest leader in lowest common denominator tabloidesque cultural commentary: The Huffington Post (THP).
Hoping For The Best For Those In The Storm Path
Watching the news follow the path of Hurricane Sandy last night with reports of fires in hospitals, record flooding, and millions without power made me think back to the floods in Houston back in 2001 and how much damage that caused at the Houston Symphony and other Houston area arts groups.
Labor Disputes, Arts & Voting, Plus Lists
Last Sunday’s SoundNotion.tv program was a great deal of fun; as always, thanks to David, Nate, Sam, and Patrick for having me on. The program covered a number of topics, with the lions’ share on the show’s primary theme of the recent rash of labor disputes. But I was struck by how much interest there was among the hosts on the topic of voting and the arts.