{"id":26451,"date":"2023-10-17T17:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/what-were-reading-cultural-policy-and-the-collective\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:01:15","slug":"what-were-reading-cultural-policy-and-the-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/what-were-reading-cultural-policy-and-the-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"What We’re Reading: Cultural Policy and the Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"
From National Performance Network: During NPN\u2019s annual Board of Directors meeting this month, Caitlin Strokosch<\/a>, NPN\u2019s President and CEO, shared reflections on three key topics shaping our organization\u2019s operations:\u00a0<\/p>\n the financial crisis in the performing arts sector At a recent Performing Arts Alliance<\/a> gathering, organization leaders discussed the field\u2019s crisis\u2013while some face economic challenges, others are attracting new audiences and sustained funding. Conversations in Minneapolis, led by Pangea World Theater<\/a>, prompted us to rethink and reorient ourselves around collective, community sustainability. We questioned how large, white organizations may define being in a state of \u201ccrisis\u201d when faced with conditions that smaller organizations of color have always experienced. We considered if quickly proposed solutions might exacerbate inequities and how viewing arts spaces as interdependent with neighborhood wellbeing affects our assessment of organizational sustainability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nthe state of intermediaries and arts service organizations
\nand culture wars\u2019 impact on artists, arts organizations, and our communities<\/p>\n