How U.S. States Could Fund Repertory Resident Theatres
Though much talk has surrounded possible federal funding, let’s imagine a world based in repertory theatre and funding from the state level.
All Stories About Arts funding
Letters to the Editor: Time Stopper, Funding Caution
A stage manager’s stopwatch keeps a COVID vigil, and a reader expresses skepticism about arts funding as a panacea.
MAP Fund Trims Red Tape for 2021 Grant Applications
The live performance grantmaker has opened this cycle to a low-maintenance lottery of previous grantees, finalists, and semifinalists.
Three on the Aisle: Arts Workers, Works of Art
This week the critics talk to the grass-roots campaign Be An Arts Hero and discuss shows they’ve seen, including last week’s Democratic convention.
An Open Letter to the Senators of the 116th Congress: Fund the Arts
The arts are not a luxury but a huge economic engine for America’s cities and towns, and a reflection of our national culture. They deserve your unstinting support.
Artists of the World, Unite!
As we face another Depression, can we dream of a new Federal Theatre Project? Any such hope begins with political organizing onstage and off.
Let’s Go Vital, Not Viral
How many people could have been helped if they’d been exposed to theatre?
Where’s Our Share?
A healthy economy may be one pretext for renewed fundraising appeals—but then again, so could an unpredictable new tax regime.
How to Fight for Arts Funding? Lessons from NYC’s Lean Years
The new book ‘Drop Dead’ puts a debate we’re still having—between art for art’s sake and art for the common good—into stark relief.
Beyond the Culture Wars: A Conversation
A discussion on why the arts should be publicly funded.
