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There was an article in Forbes last month about the glut of empty museums in China. While many museums in the United States have larger collections than they can possibly display, storing th…
My summer vacation this year took me back to China. Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet with China arts administrators on this trip, though I did try to secure some introductions and arrange…
A couple weeks back, Slate had a long form article on people using beta-blockers to help with nervousness and stage fright. Just seeing the title, I immediately recalled a piece Drew McManus…
This will be the last retrospective post of the series covering the time I am on vacation. I should be back at the helm Monday, hopefully with pictures and thoughts to share. I am writing th…
Apparently I watched a lot of TED Talks in 2009 as this seemed to be recurring element in my retrospective posts these couple of weeks. However, this is one I have remembered clearly for the…
So 2009 was long before ArtsMidwest started their Creating Connection initiative and before I started my correspondence with Carter Gillies regarding the value of the arts, but I found a blo…
Over 9 years ago I wrote about a TED Talk given by Golan Levin where he was demonstrating technology that being used to generate images based on sound input. The things he was doing was fun …
I wrote last week about how small nuances that alter our perception of a situation can make a big difference. Back in 2009 I wrote another post along the same lines featuring a TED talk …
As I was looking back in the archives for content to post on while on vacation, I was surprised to see that I was writing back the dangers of the sentiment that "arts organizations should be…
I am going on vacation for a couple weeks so the blog will be featuring some interesting posts from the archives. Back in 2009 I wrote a lengthy article about a Mad Men episode where the ad …
Seth Godin had a post recently where he made the distinction between education and learning. The way he differentiated the two was that education is based in compliance and authority"you…
If you didn't happen to see it rolling around social media or on Artsjournal.com last week, Carolina Performing Arts' festival, The Commons, experimented with a new model of criticism. T…
Economist Alex Tabarrok recently made an interesting post on Baumol's cost disease. The concept usually explained by noting that since it doesn't take any less time to perform a string q…
Hat tip to Artsjournal.com who listed an article from The Conversation about how your phone can interrupt a concert experience. Author Christine Van Winkle discusses research she and her tea…
Seth Godin recently wrote a lengthy post on the subject of apologies. He addresses the issue of entities providing insufficient apologies but also the expectation of restitution which is…
All right. A little gripe time here. I have been nursing a sense of dissatisfaction for a couple weeks now but it sort of came to a head when I saw the title of Ceci Dadisman's recent post, …
There is often conversation about how people employed in arts and cultural pursuits overwork themselves (or are overworked) and are seeking to throttle things back to achieve a work-life bal…
A confluence of events and information made me realize that it might be time to revisit the subject of one of my favorite posts. Last week I was talking to one of my staff about who to inclu…
I recently wrote a piece for ArtsHacker about the emerging role of intimacy direction for productions on stage and screen. When I first read about intimacy direction a few years ago, it …
Big tip of the hat to Sarah Carleton for tweeting about research that proves what we long suspected " people are more likely to exploit the labor of those viewed as pursuing their passions. …
CityLab ran an article from The Atlantic today discussing how the availability of amenities like libraries and cafes within walking distance of your home bolstered civil society and personal…
There was an interesting video on Shanghaiist in the last week about a hotel whose architect designed three giant deities for the facade to combat rumors that the building was constructed on…
This is turning into a video heavy week with my posts. With all my talk about helping people recognize their capacity for creative expression, this seemed to be a ready made example. The BBC…
I saw an article on Gizmodo in the last couple weeks about scientists who designed 3,900 pound concrete structures that can be moved by a single person. As I read about cuts to arts in schoo…
I participated in a work session for the development of a cultural masterplan for the county today. My table was focused on ideas to attract creative professionals to the community. There wa…
