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Newly updated in Spring 2012   PDF of Useful Quotes for Arts Advocates Advocacy Tip: A quote from an elected official representing your district or your community’s mayor, or a local business leader can be a smart, effecti...more

So you're an artist.  You finally emerged after years of artistic exploration and honing of your craft (perhaps saddled with some major debt after one or more residencies at institutions of higher learning).  You're starting to have some su...more

The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) just announced that the Guidelines and Application Form for Round VI of the Investing in Artists grants program for Performing Arts and Media Arts are now available for download at www.cciarts.org/funding.&nbs...more

Last week the Theater Communications Group convened it's 49th annual National Theater Conference in downtown Chicago.  One of the main themes of the conference was the concept of the "Creative Ecology."  The term was confusing to ...more

Art21 Blog recently posted a fascinating article by Mark Allen, Founder of Machine Project in Los Angeles.  In his write-up, he discusses Machine's recent "Artist In Residency" collaboration with UCLA's Hammer Museum in which they are ...more

Ebonie C. Pittman, Arts Program Associate for The Wallace Foundation, studies the recruitment, retention, and career and professional development of people of color in middle- and senior-level management positions in New York City-based dance compani...more

TCG Recently announced the Round 3 recipients of the MetLife/TCG A-ha! Think It, Do It Grant.  If you're unfamiliar with the program, it's mission is to fund creative thinking and action that  is outside of the business-as-usual operations ...more

"Why Most Corporate Diversity Programs Are Wrong-Headed" Forbes Feb. 21 2011 By Glenn Llopis "The Immigrant's Perspective" "The goal of most corporate diversity programs is simple: to increase the percentages of ...more

"Diversity and Inclusion in an Uncertain World" By Deborah Levine - Editor Diversity of the Workplace Friday, 22 July 2011 "The field of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is in the process of evaluating and redefining itse...more

"Increasing Your Share of a Culturally Diverse Audience" by Leah Smiley, Founder and Executive Director, The Society for Diversity Franchising World June Edition International Franchise Association "Diversity is not about rac...more