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Entering Cultural Communities
Rutgers University Press 2008; US$ 21.00Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from among the wealthy and well educated, but for many decades now they have revised their goals as they seek to broaden their audiences. Today, museums, orchestras, dance companies, theaters, and community cultural centers try to involve a variety of people in the arts. They strive to attract a more... more...
Federalizing the Muse
The University of North Carolina Press 2004; US$ 69.95The National Endowment for the Arts is often accused of embodying a liberal agenda within the American government. In Federalizing the Muse , Donna Binkiewicz assesses the leadership and goals of Presidents Kennedy through Carter, as well as Congress and the National Council on the Arts, drawing a picture of the major players who created national... more...
Patronizing the Arts
Princeton University Press 2008; US$ 24.95What is the role of the arts in American culture? Is art an essential element? If so, how should we support it? Today, as in the past, artists need the funding, approval, and friendship of patrons whether they are individuals, corporations, governments, or nonprofit foundations. But as Patronizing the Arts shows, these relationships can be problematic,... more...
Cultural Planning
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 71.95Using an historic and contemporary analysis, Cultural Planning examines how and why the cultures have been planned and the extent to which cultural amenities have been considered in town planning. From its ancient roots in the cities of classical Athenian, Roman and Byzantium empires, to the European Renaissance, public culture shows both an historic... more...
The Heritage Game
OUP Oxford 2008; US$ 64.99A notable feature in cultural life is the growing demand to preserve and promote public access to historical buildings and sites, and artistic treasures of the past. Governments are increasingly involved in financing and regulating private attempts to meet this growing demand as well as extending their own provision of these treasures in state and... more...
Culture Works
University of Minnesota Press 2001; US$ 70.50This book offers readers a number of ways to link cultural experience to political economy?to become aware of the ways in which political and economic realities and decisions determine the outlines of spaces and activities in everyday life. Unsettling and provocative, Culture Works shows how particular economies and power relations work in familiar... more...
The Visual Artist's Guide to
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 1.44Part of the Visual Artist's Guide series, this classic guide provides information about the issues relevant to visual artists today. It covers a range of groups and organizations that serve as resources for any visual artist. more...






