There is no yardstick for the arts’ ability to educate, inspire and promote empathy, says Colin Dabkowski, warning against the trend for reducing it to an economic percentage.
At this point, I can almost write the stories with my eyes closed:
According to a new report from (insert name of government agency or nonprofit here), arts and cultural organizations contributed (insert astoundingly high dollar figure here) to the (local/national/global) economy last year.
The recent barrage of cultural economic impact studies, increasingly employed as weapons against politicians who would de-fund arts nonprofits, is in many ways heartening. It shows evidence of historically cloutless arts groups learning to speak the language of politics and business, the better to prove what worthwhile investments they are... Keep reading on The Buffalo News
At this point, I can almost write the stories with my eyes closed:
According to a new report from (insert name of government agency or nonprofit here), arts and cultural organizations contributed (insert astoundingly high dollar figure here) to the (local/national/global) economy last year.
The recent barrage of cultural economic impact studies, increasingly employed as weapons against politicians who would de-fund arts nonprofits, is in many ways heartening. It shows evidence of historically cloutless arts groups learning to speak the language of politics and business, the better to prove what worthwhile investments they are... Keep reading on The Buffalo News