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> > If this page doesn't display properly in your email, go to: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/a4acp/issues/2009-01-07-email.html > www.AmericansForTheArts.org/CulturalPolicy Forward to a Friend > > JANUARY 7, 2009 A Weekly E-Publication of Americans for the Arts > > NEWS FROM THE SECTOR > Access and Equity > > Culture and Communities > > Education and the Creative Workforce > > International Relations and Culture > > Creativity and the Law > > Public Investment in Culture and Creativity > > Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Business Partnerships > > ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY > Policy-relevant reports, conferences, and more from the cultural > community > > > > > Arts Advocacy Day > March 30-31, 2009 > Washington, DC > > The 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy > March 30, 2009 > Washington, DC > > Renewable Resources The Arts in Sustainable Communities > Americans for the Arts 2009 Annual Convention > June 17–20, 2009 > Seattle, WA > > > > > > Now available in the Online Store > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you being counted? > Since 2004, Americans for the Arts has used Dun & Bradstreet numbers > to produce the Creative Industries report to understand the > importance of the arts to the nation's economy. Make sure you have a > free D&B number -- and that it is coded as an arts-related business. > Click here for more information. > > > > Send This to a Friend > > Search Back Issues > > Printer-Friendly Newsletter > > Manage Your Subscriptions > > > > News from the Sector > > ACCESS AND EQUITY > To view other recent "Access and Equity" items, please click here. > > > Arts groups offer deals for furloughed state employees > Baltimore Sun (MD), 1/5/2009 > "Today, Maryland Citizens for the Arts, an advocacy group that has > been active for more than 25 years, announced that several > organizations have joined an effort to support the 67,000 state > employees who are facing furloughs as part of a budget-balancing > move. The employees will be able to obtain various deals, including > free or discounted tickets, from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, > CenterStage, Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum and others." > http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2009/01/arts_groups_offer_deals_for_fu.html > > > Economic Stimulus Bill May Drive U.S. Broadband > InternetNews.com, 1/6/2009 > "The 111th Congress convenes today, and its first order of business > is clear: sending an economic stimulus bill to President-elect > Obama's desk within two weeks of his inauguration. . . . Observers > expect provisions to spur broadband adoption to be included in the > stimulus package. . . . Part of the impetus for increasing broadband > deployment is the growing sense that the United States is falling > behind. A prominent report in fall found that the nation had slipped > to 15th place in per capita broadband adoption, down from fourth > place in 2001." > http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3794486/ > Economic+Stimulus+Bill+May+Drive+US+Broadband.htm > > > Live Nation takes on Ticketmaster > Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) - Boston Globe, 12/31/2008 > Live music promoter Live Nation "has ended its longstanding > relationship with Ticketmaster and is launching its own in-house > ticketing service. . . . What's in it for fans? Now that Live Nation > and Ticketmaster are rivals, some have floated the possibility that > competition will drive ticket prices and extraneous service charges > down." > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/394220_tickets01.html > > > New L.A. parking rules cause unrest in theater district > Los Angeles Times, 1/5/2009 > Parking is already tight in Los Angeles' theater district. "Now > owners are worried that a recent move by the city to increase meter > operating hours will make the situation worse. . . . [T]he changes > require motorists in popular entertainment centers to pay $1 an hour > until midnight on Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on > Sundays. And you can't just feed the meter when your time expires; > you must move the car to another space." > http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-park5-2009jan05,0,732577.story > > > Obama to Expand Internet Access > TV Technology, 1/5/2009 > "Two key Obama priorities are network neutrality on the Internet and > a greater diversity of media ownership. They will be coupled with > his major public works program, which will greatly expand broadband > access for all Americans." > http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/72354 > BACK TO TOP > > > CULTURE AND COMMUNITIES > To view other recent "Culture and Communities" items, please click > here. > > > > Arts plan shuns any new Broadway-style theater in Utah > ABC 4 (Salt Lake City, UT), 12/17/2008 > "A 300-thousand dollar study was released Tuesday giving direction > to Salt County in arts funding. The Cultural Facilities Master Plan > says, at this time, Salt Lake County should not contribute funds to > a large Broadway-style theater. . . . The highest priority would be > several regional cultural centers modeled after the Rose Wagner > Center." > http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top%20stories/story/Arts-plan-shuns-any-new- > Broadway-style-theater-in/QUPEzxqq_0iVf6IdIkuXZA.cspx > > > L.A. muralist campaigns for his 'Resurrection' > Los Angeles Times, 1/5/2009 > In Los Angeles, Ernesto de la Loza labors to restore his mural > "Resurrection of the Green Planet." Of the 40 murals he has painted, > only eight still exist. A program called Neighborhood Pride > "commissioned 105 murals throughout the city. Of those, 60% have > been damaged, estimates Judy Baca, an artist and co-founder of > SPARC. . . . In fact, Los Angeles was once considered the mural > capital of the country, if not the world. In recent years, though, > that honor has been usurped by Philadelphia, which invests $3 > million a year in public art. While Philadelphia's streets teem with > kaleidoscopic color, Los Angeles’ streets are fading like a dying > rainbow." > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/01/lozano-mural-ne.html > > > Los Angeles Kicks Off First Annual Arts Month > ARTINFO, 1/7/2009 > "Mayor Antonio Villairagosa announced this week that January 2009 is > the first annual L.A. Arts Month, reports the Los Angeles Times blog > Culture Monster. . . . Villairagosa called L.A. 'the Venice of the > 21st century,' adding that it is the 'creative capital of America,' > where some 900,000 are employed in creative jobs and the arts > generate '$100 billion in revenue for the area each year.'" > http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29979/los-angeles-kicks-off-first-annual-arts-month/ > > > The ka-ching of culture > Colorado Business Journal, 12/31/2008 > "The CBCA [Colorado Business Committee for the Arts] 2008 Economic > Activity Study of Denver Metro Culture, conducted biennially, > measures the economic impact of arts and culture in the Denver metro > area. Beyond the nearly $1.7 billion in activity reported in 2007, > the study also states that more than 16.4 million Coloradans and > other visitors attended cultural events in 2007, and that tourism at > arts, cultural and scientific institutions generated $331 > million. . . . The critical number, however, is the one that shows > the amount of 'new money' infused into Colorado’s economy: $392 > million, says Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro > Denver Economic Development Corp." > http://www.cobizmag.com/articles.asp?id=2495 > BACK TO TOP > > > EDUCATION AND THE CREATIVE WORKFORCE > To view other recent "Education and the Creative Workforce" items, > please click here. > > > > A School Revitalized Through the Arts > Principal, Jan/Feb 2009 > In "Principal," the magazine of the National Association of > Elementary School Principals, Mississippi principal Roma Morris > draws on personal experience to explain "how to make the transition > to an arts-integrated curriculum." > http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2009/J-F_p18.pdf > > > Arts Education and the Whole Child > Principal, Jan/Feb 2009 > In "Principal," the magazine of the National Association of > Elementary School Principals, Hal Nelson, an assistant > superintendent in Sarasota County, Florida, describes how "[h]igh- > quality arts programs can contribute to the intellectual, physical, > and emotional well-being of children." > http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2009/J-F_p14.pdf > > > Arts groups try to rally support for school funding > Los Angeles Times, 12/22/2008 > "Los Angeles schoolchildren learning drama from a professional actor > or ballet from a skilled dancer might lose their teachers next > semester if the Los Angeles Unified School District continues to > freeze funding for programs employing outside contractors. District > officials say the freeze will hold at least until the California > Legislature reconvenes in mid-January. . . . Though standard art and > music classes taught by LAUSD teachers are scheduled to continue > uninterrupted, students will miss the opportunity to learn from > working professionals." > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2008/12/arts-groups-try.html > > > Masterpieces in the Hallways > Principal, Jan/Feb 2009 > In "Principal," the magazine of the National Association of > Elementary School Principals, principal Philip Downs and teacher > Erin Patton-McFarren argue that "[d]ecorating school walls with > great art can impact the entire curriculum." > http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2009/J-F_p22.pdf > > > More schools getting in tune with mariachi > Associated Press, 1/5/2009 > "With soaring dropout rates among Hispanic students, mariachi > education programs, long popular in parts of South Texas and > California, are springing up in schools across the country to help > keep the nation's largest and fastest-growing ethnic group > academically engaged." > http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gh-BPSHCjEnd0-RefNJx3gr7dVtQD95GU3IO0 > > > Using Interdisciplinary Arts Education to Enhance Learning > Principal, Jan/Feb 2009 > In the January/February 2009 issue of "Principal," the magazine of > the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Maureen > Reilly Lorimer "presents strategies and benefits related to using > interdisciplinary arts education as a foundation for presenting the > visual and performing arts as integral components in educating the > whole child." > http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2009/J-F_p08.pdf > BACK TO TOP > > > INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CULTURE > To view other recent "International Relations and Culture" items, > please click here. > > > > Murder, mayhem and museums > BBC News, 01/0609 > "While Iraq struggles to return to peaceful normality, the British > have been working to restore some of the country's pride in its past > - with a museum." > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7813489.stm > > BACK TO TOP > > > CREATIVITY AND THE LAW > To view other recent "Creativity and the Law" items, please click > here. > > > > Beatles violinist seeks help over copyright > San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - Bloomberg News, 1/2/2009 > "Patrick Halling is fighting to keep the few pence he earns every > time the Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby' airs on the radio. The Beatles > song was released in 1966 and under European Union law will enter > the public domain in 2016, meaning Halling's violin-led string > background on the song will lose its copyright protection and > royalties will end. . . . Halling is among about 40,000 artists in > the United Kingdom who rely on music royalties to get by. They're > pushing lawmakers to change the rules and extend the paydays, > setting up a showdown with those who pay the fees for using music as > part of their business: radio stations, Internet sites, cafes and > even hairdressers." > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/02/BU5G150HJE.DTL > > > FCC head drops filtering from free broadband plan > Washington Post - AP, 12/31/2008 > "Before he steps down as chairman of the Federal Communications > Commission, Kevin Martin still hopes to win approval for his plan to > auction off a slice of the airwaves for a free nationwide wireless > broadband network. So to increase the chances that his proposal will > win the support of his fellow commissioners, Martin said this week > that he has removed one especially contested element: a requirement > that the provider of the wireless network filter Internet content to > block any material deemed inappropriate for children. . . . [T]he > filtering proposal raised concerns among free-speech advocates on > the left and right, who question how to determine what constitutes > appropriate Internet content and how effective content filters truly > are." > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/31/AR2008123101863.html > > > Music industry eases tactics in fighting piracy > Reuters UK, 1/6/2009 > "The Recording Industry Association of America's decision not to > pursue new lawsuits against online file-sharers marks a fundamental > shift in the music business's battle against piracy, from one > focused on enforcement to one emphasizing education. But as it makes > this tactical adjustment, the industry and its representative trade > group face new challenges. It will have to drop the largely go-it- > alone nature of its recent court battles in favor of a more > cooperative approach that will require the participation of cable > companies, telecommunications carriers and even public officials and > legislators." > http://uk.reuters.com/article/autoNews/idUKTRE5050NR20090106 > > > Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post > CNet News.com, 1/6/2009 > "As president-elect, one of Obama's first tech-related decisions has > been to select the Recording Industry Association of America's > favorite lawyer to be the third in command at the Justice > Department. And Obama's pick as deputy attorney general, the second > most senior position, is the lawyer who oversaw the defense of the > Copyright Term Extension Act--the same law that Lessig and his > allies unsuccessfully sued to overturn." > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10133425-38.html > > > Popeye the Sailor copyright free 70 years after Elzie Segar's death > The Times (UK), 12/30/2008 > As of January 1, Popeye the Sailor is in the public domain in the > U.K. "The Segar drawings are out of copyright, so anyone could put > those on T-shirts, posters and cards and create a thriving > business. . . . [Artist Elzie] Segar's premature death, aged 43, > means that Popeye is an early test case for cartoon characters. The > earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons will not fall into the US public > domain until at least 2023 after the Disney corporation successfully > lobbied Congress for a copyright extension." > http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/kids_tv/article5415854.ece > > > Roger Ebert: Two Thumbs Up…for a Movie You’re Unlikely to See > New York Times, 12/27/2008 > Independent film "Sita Sings The Blues" has garnered rave reviews at > festivals around the world, but is being kept from commercial > release by "$220,000 that music publishers are demanding." A fan of > the film, also chagrinned by the music licensing dilemma, [film > critic Roger] Ebert opined on his blog: "Don’t the copyright owners > realize they are contributing to the destruction of their property > by removing it from knowledge?" > http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2008/12/27/27gigaom- > roger-ebert-two-thumbs-upfor-a-movie-youre-unlike-14907.html > BACK TO TOP > > > PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN CULTURE AND CREATIVITY > To view other recent "Public Investment in Culture and Creativity" > items, please click here. > > > > Artists and teachers struggle with Kaine's budget cuts > C-ville: Charlottesville News & Arts, January 6-12 2009 > "[A]s part of Governor Tim Kaine’s October 9 budget cuts, state > funds for [Virginia Commission for the Arts] were reduced by 15 > percent, and the Virginia Arts Foundation fund has been > frozen. . . . 'VCA is the only state agency that provides direct > operating grants to organizations,' explained Maggie Guggenheimer, > executive director of Piedmont Council for the Arts, who called the > Commission’s grants the 'bread and butter for over 200 arts > organizations.'" > http://c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064431134&ShowArticle_ID=11800201090476959 > > > No artist left behind > San Francisco Bay Guardian, 12/24/2008 > "Spearheaded by San Franciscans with spirited and creative allies > all across America, a National Campaign to Hire Artists to Work in > Schools has been formed. The effort has caught on like wildfire > among artists, arts advocates, and arts educators." > http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7732&catid=4&volume_id=398& > issue_id=411&volume_num=43&issue_num=13 > > > No Bailout for the Arts? > Washington Post, 12/29/2008 > Michael Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the > Performing Arts, writes about the "perfect storm" that is weakening > "our nation's arts ecology." He pleas, "We need an emergency grant > for arts organizations in America, and we need legislation that > allows unusual access to endowments. Washington must encourage > foundations to increase their spending rates during this crisis, and > we need immediate tax breaks for corporate giving." > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/28/AR2008122801274.html > > > Obama’s pledges for the arts > The Art Newspaper, 1/7/2009 > During the election, Barack Obama shared detailed plans for > supporting the arts, including "an 'Artist Corps' of young artists > to promote art in schools and low-income communities, increased > funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), health care > for artists, and allowing artists to deduct the market value of any > works they donate to museums or public institutions." Since the > election, Mr. Obama "has announced a three-person advisory team > dedicated to reviewing the two main agencies responsible for > providing government grants to arts and culture projects, the NEA > and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). . . . But some > groups think Mr Obama can do more. A coalition of arts > organisations . . . submitted a report to Obama’s office > recommending further measures to improve government support of the > arts. Among the suggestions—such as increasing the NEA’s annual > budget to $319.2m, expanding international cultural exchange, and > reinstating an arts curriculum in schools—is the important idea of > appointing a senior-level official in the White House that would be > responsible for overseeing the administration’s entire arts and > cultural policy." > http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=16703 > > > Put Culture in the Cabinet > New York Times, 12/27/2008 > William R. Ferris, a former chairman of the National Endowment for > the Humanities, suggest that "the president should create a cabinet- > level position — a secretary of culture — to provide more cohesive > leadership for these impressive programs and to assure that they > receive the recognition and financing they deserve." He also > suggests that "leaders of our cultural institutions should all have > renewable 10-year appointments" to "allow each agency to develop > long-term agendas in coordination with the secretary of culture in > each administration." > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/opinion/27ferris.html > > > Study: Small tax return from NM film incentives > Forbes - AP, 1/2/2009 > "A study showing New Mexico gets only 14 cents back in taxes for > every dollar that it gives the film industry is raising questions > about a popular incentive program. . . . The Richardson > administration is critical of the study, saying it wasn't a > definitive analysis. [Eric Witt, the governor's entertainment > adviser] complained it was too narrowly focused - not taking into > consideration, for example, spending by projects that didn't qualify > for the rebate, the money spent building film studios, and the > revenue from out-of-state crew members who have to pay income tax > here. The administration has hired Ernst & Young to do another > study, which should be ready before the January legislative session." > http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/02/ap5875186.html > > > WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF THE ARTS? > artnet, 1/6/2009 > "The transition team of President-elect Barack Obama is keeping a > firm hand on any appointment news, but the buzz in art-and-politics > precincts has the new administration seriously considering the idea > of an official White House Office of the Arts, overseeing all things > having to do with the arts and arts education. The new arts czar > wouldn’t be a cabinet-level position -- too complicated and too > limiting, say insiders -- but rather a liaison with the president > with real access to funds and power." > http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/news/artnetnews/artnetnews1-6-09.asp > > > Whose Rules Are These, Anyway? > New York Times, 12/24/2008 > The decision of New York's National Academy Museum to sell two > Hudson River School paintings for around $15 million has stirred > controversy and raised questions among experts: "Why . . . is it so > wrong for a museum to sell art from its collection to raise badly > needed funds? And now that many institutions are facing financial > hardship, should the ban on selling art to cover operating costs be > eased?" > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/arts/design/28fink.html > BACK TO TOP > > > PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM, AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS > To view other recent "Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Business > Partnerships" items, please click here. > > > > Corporate Giving Showed Small Gain In 2007, Report Says > Chronicle of Philanthropy, 12/18/2008 > "Giving by U.S. companies increased only slightly between 2006 and > 2007, to just under $11-billion in 2007, compared with $10.2-billion > the previous year, according to a new report by the Conference > Board, in New York. Most of the 197 companies included in the > survey, which took place between March and June of this year — > before the Wall Street collapse — said they did not anticipate > increasing their grant making in 2008. All types of organizations > saw an increase in corporate contributions in 2007, according to the > report, with the exception of environmental charities, which > recorded a drop of 4.4 percent." > http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=6592 > > > Despite tough times, retailers are giving more to charity > USA Today, 12/29/2008 > "[R]etailers have been pulling out all the stops to be charitable. > Turns out, it's a smart business move, along with a socially > responsible one. More than 75% of 1,100 consumers polled in August > said companies should still support social or environmental causes > and non-profit organizations during an economic downturn. . . . The > Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual report on corporate giving, out > in August, looked at charitable giving by the top 150 companies in > the Fortune 500. Of 11 retailers on the list that provided > information, Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Costco said they > planned to increase giving this year, and the others said theirs > would remain the same." > http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2008-12-23-retailers-charitable-giving_N.htm > > > Overall Climate for Nonprofit Fundraising Worst Since 1998, Report > Finds > Philanthropy News Digest, 12/22/2008 > "Nonprofit professionals reported the lowest level of confidence in > the fundraising climate in more than a decade, the latest edition of > the Philanthropic Giving Index (PGI) from the Center on Philanthropy > at Indiana University finds." > http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=238700014 > > > Recession Hits Arts Groups Especially Hard > Chronicle of Philanthropy, 1/2/2009 > "[A]s the economy worsens, philanthropy experts say arts groups > could have a harder and harder time competing for donations against > social-service groups. . . . As social-service needs become more > pressing during these tight economic times, many arts groups are > looking for ways new ways they can work with such groups." > http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/index.php?id=6692 > BACK TO TOP > > > > Announcements from the Community > > POLICY-RELEVANT REPORTS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE FROM THE CULTURAL > COMMUNITY > > American Academy of Arts and Sciences Launches Humanities Indicators > Prototype > Academy of Arts & Sciences > http://www.culturalcommons.org/announcedetail.cfm?ID=767 > > First Comprehensive US Government Report on Museum Public Finance > Reveals Complex Funding Patchwork > Institute of Museum and Library Services > http://www.culturalcommons.org/announcedetail.cfm?ID=769 > > > IMLS Publishes FY 2006 Public Libraries Survey Report > Institute of Museum and Library Services > http://www.culturalcommons.org/announcedetail.cfm?ID=770 > > > Barbara Ernst Prey Confirmed to Serve on National Council on the Arts > National Endowment for the Arts > http://www.culturalcommons.org/announcedetail.cfm?ID=771 > > > Call for Papers: 9th European Sociological Association Conference > ESA Research Network for the Sociology of the Arts > http://www.culturalcommons.org/announcedetail.cfm?ID=768 > > > Upcoming event: Traduttore Traditore? 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