Corporate sponsorship and business involvement in the visual arts have become increasingly common features of our cultural lives. From Absolut Vodka's sponsorship of art shows to ABN-AMRO Bank's branding of Van Gogh's self-portrait to advertise its credit cards, we have borne wi…
Even though a majority of Americans claim to support public funding of the arts, state government spending on the arts is minimal--and may be losing ground relative to other types of state expenditures. Moreover, most state arts agencies, or SAAs, have not succeeded in convincin…
State government spending on the arts is minimal-and may be losing ground relative to other state expenditures. The authors examine efforts made by state arts agencies, or SAAs, to address a changing political and fiscal environment and present their findings on the risks and re…
Even though a majority of Americans claim to support public funding of the arts, state government spending on the arts is minimal--and may be losing ground relative to other types of state expenditures. Moreover, most state arts agencies, or SAAs, have not succeeded in convincin…
After decades of authoritarianism, a wave of political change and unrest began to sweep across the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011. Successful democratic transitions will not be easy and will require change in multiple spheres. This report focuses on one sphere whose …
Artists and the Arab uprisings
by Schwartz, Lowell, Kaye, Dalia Dassa, Martini, Jeffrey
Artists and the Arab uprisings
by Kaye, Dalia Dassa, Martini, Jeffrey, Schwartz, Lowell H.
Artists and the Arab uprisings
by Kaye, Dalia Dassa, Martini, Jeffrey, Schwartz, Lowell H.
Artists and the Arab Uprisings
by Schwartz, Lowell, Kaye, Dalia Dassa, Martini, Jeffrey
Regional artists can play a positive role in shaping public debate and supporting democratic transition in the Middle East. This report explores the challenges artists have faced since the Arab uprisings, U.S. government programs to support arts in the region, and the wide array…