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Patronage of the arts

  • Art in Publicby Lambert Zuidervaart

    Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 24.00

    Presents a vigorous case for the arts, arguing for their crucial political, cultural and economic contributions to civil society. more...

  • The Artist's Guide to Grant Writingby Gigi Rosenberg

    Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 16.99

    The Artist?s Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone, this comprehensive guide includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips... more...

  • Arts, Inc.by Bill Ivey

    University of California Press 2010; US$ 21.95

    In this impassioned and persuasive book, Bill Ivey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, assesses the current state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. Even as he celebrates our ever-emerging culture and the way it enriches our lives here at home while spreading the dream of democracy around the world, he points... more...

  • Arts Moneyby Joan Jeffri

    University of Minnesota Press 1985; US$ 60.00

    A guide to fiscal solvency for nonprofit arts organizations, which covers fundraising, alternative organizational structures, tax exemption, earned income, grants and gifts, cooperative efforts to save money, and the impact of technology. more...

  • Arts and Culture in the Metropolisby Kevin F. McCarthy; Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje; Jennifer L. Novak

    RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95

    The nonprofit arts currently face an environment that challenges the way the arts have grown and raises the prospect of future consolidation. Cognizant of these problems, William Penn Foundation and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance asked RAND to examine the condition of Philadelphia's arts and culture sector and recommend actions to ensure... more...

  • The Arts and State Governmentsby Julia Lowell

    RAND Corporation 2006; US$ 9.95

    State government spending on the arts is minimal?and may be losing ground relative to other state expenditures. The authors examine efforts made by state arts agencies to address a changing political and fiscal environment and present their findings on the risks and rewards of bringing the arts and politics closer together. This volume is the second... more...

  • Cultivating Demand for the Artsby Laura Zakaras; Julia F. Lowell

    RAND Corporation 2008; US$ 9.95

    Examines what it means to cultivate demand for the arts, why it is important to do so, how it can be done though broad-based arts learning, and what state arts agencies and other policymakers in both the arts and education can do to make it happen. more...

  • Cultural Planningby Graeme Evans

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 71.95

    Using 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...

  • Culture Incorporatedby Mark W. Rectanus

    University of Minnesota Press 2002; US$ 70.50

    In Culture Incorporated, Mark W. Rectanus calls for full disclosure of corporate involvement in cultural events and examines how corporations, art institutions, and foundations are reshaping the cultural terrain. In turn, he also shows how that ground is destabilized by artists subverting these same institutions to create a heightened awareness of... more...

  • Culture Worksby Richard Maxwell

    University of Minnesota Press 2001; US$ 70.50

    This 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...