The Kennedy Center
I just read a thought provoking article by Michael Kaiser (President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Nonprofit Turn-around Guru). There’s a healthy debate in the comments section of the article too, but I have to say, I agree whole-heartedly with what Mr. Kaiser has to say. I think he hit the nail right on the head in identifying the real issue. Read the whole article here.
American arts organizations are threatened, but it is not the economy that poses the largest threat. It is the decision-making of boards and staffs in response to economic challenges that has much greater long-term implications for the health of our arts ecology.