Writing and Publishing
The Children of Gutenberg: publishing in the digital age
At a recent conference in New York City, Google brought together more than 300 book publishers and authors from all…
An Actor's Business: Location Matters
On January 8, 2007, Canadian actors went on strike in a dispute over how they should be paid for performances…
The Collectors: Museums and the ethics of acquisition
A former curator at the Getty Museum is on trial in Italy for receiving stolen antiquities; governments of Italy and…
The Keepers: Origins of the museum movement in America
Collecting in early modern times has its roots in Europe, in the courts of Renaissance princes and churchmen. Americans come…
Taking Off
The concept behind Sky Orchestra was inspired by a research trip to Tunisia in 2002. I was staying in a…
Travelers voices
We know that one way an ethnic group holds onto its heritage is to preserve its art, even as it…
Guilding Arts Ed
As public schools across the nation discontinue art, music, theatre, and dance programs due to budgetary constrictions, a glimmer of…
Premature adulation -- The Weiss Scandal
Theater critic Hedy Weiss sparked outrage in September with a review of works in development the best in the business…
Cultural Diplomacy? Too little too late?
Many pundits have argued that the Bush administration squandered the global goodwill expressed toward the U.S. in the months following…
No young artist left behind?
Should parents have to choose between math and music for their kids? Should we be asking families to study science…