Recessionary Arts

Photos Tell Harsh Tale Of Foreclosure Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Marjorie Backman | Posted 05.18.2012

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Eleven months after Brandie Barbiere stopped paying the mortgage on her Milliken, Colo., home, her husband found out when he returned from work to see...

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Connecting The Dots

Ian David Moss | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Nea, Creative Placemaking, Research, Impact, Outcomes, Evaluation, Artplace, The Recessionary Arts, Recessionary Arts, Culture News

Much like South Park's Underpants Gnomes, arts projects may have a clear idea of what they're putting into the process and what they hope to get out of it, but a much vaguer sense of how they're going to get from Phase 1 to Phase 3.

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Arts In America

Jennifer Rivera | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Government Arts Funding, Opera, San Antonio Opera Bankruptcy, The Recessionary Arts, Secretary of Culture, Recessionary Arts, Arts Funding, San Antonio Opera, Culture News

Why am I home right now, attempting to be a writer instead of wailing my guts out somewhere in an opera? Well, I was supposed to have a gig this spring with San Antonio Opera. Except San Antonio Opera filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and no longer exists.

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After The Recession: Where Does Architecture Go From Here?

| Posted 04.18.2012

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By Vanessa Quirk (click here for original article) © Megan Jett You can get into Architecture for one of two reasons: good architecture or...

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In A City Full Of Show-Offs, Vegas' Arts Community Asks To Be Noticed

AP | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Las Vegas Arts, Las Vegas Broadway Shows, The Recessionary Arts, Vegas Arts Scene, Recessionary Arts, Vegas, Las Vegas, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Vegas Arts Community, Culture News

LAS VEGAS — It's a desert oasis that hangs its priciest paintings on casino walls, where neon signs are a point of a pride and theme hotels pay ...

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Opera House Closes Due To Economic Crisis

AP | CIARAN GILES | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Spain Economy, The Recessionary Arts, Spain Opera House, Spain Economic Crisis, Liceu Opera House, Gran Teatre De Liceu, Recessionary Arts, Opera, Liceu, Culture News

MADRID — Barcelona's renowned Liceu opera house says it must cancel shows and close its doors for two months because of the economic crisis hitt...

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PHOTOS: Exhibit Captures Faces Of Homelessness

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.31.2012

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This is the eleventh in an occasional series, The Recessionary Arts. Read more from the series here. "Not all homeless people are addicts," said Ga...

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Film Examines Life 'After The Factory' In Two Cities

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Detroit Lives, Lodz, Poland, Philip Lauri, After the Factory Film, Great Recession, Kickstarter, After the Factory, The Recessionary Arts, Topografie, The Farmer and the Philospher, Manufacturing, Recessionary Arts, Detroit Lodz, Detroit News

This is the tenth in an occasional series, The Recessionary Arts. Read more from the series here. The inspiration for Philip Lauri's new documentar...

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Can The Arts Survive Without Banks?

Carey Perloff | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Arts Funding Cuts, The Arts, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, The Recessionary Arts, Arts, Banks Funding Art, Recessionary Arts, Arts Funding, Arts Funding Banks, Occupy Movement, Corporate Funding for the Arts, Culture News

By supporting a local arts organization, a bank helps ensure the survival of a strong community ecosystem while at the same time raising its own profile in the business community. That's the equation. If we don't want to traffic in that equation, we shouldn't accept the support.

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Unemployment Is A Lifestyle For Actors, And Now Too Many Others

Brendan McMahon | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: The Recessionary Arts, Post College Unemployment, Job Market College Graduates, Unemployment Rate, Recessionary Arts, Actors Unemployment, College Graduates Jobs, College Graduates Unemployment, Culture News

Like most actors and many Americans, I'm unemployed. Right now, the country is running an 8.6 percent unemployment rate.

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75-Year-Old Theater Forced To Take 1-Year Hiatus

| Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Shorewood, Art in America, Shorewood Players Theater, Arts and the Recession, The Recessionary Arts, Theater, Recessionary Arts, Shorewood Players, Culture News

This is the eighth in an occasional series examining the recession's impact on culture, The Recessionary Arts. Read more from the series here. By A...

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Will We Have A 'Migrant Mother'?

HuffingtonPost.com | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Photography, Farm Security Administration, More American Photographs, Wattis Institute, Art in America, The Recessionary Arts, Arts and the Recession, American Photographs, Recessionary Arts, Recession Photography, Culture News

This is the seventh in an occasional series examining the recession's impact on culture, The Recessionary Arts. Read more from the series here. Of ...

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What Happens After the Recession?

Michael Kaiser | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Arts, Recession, Kennedy Center, The Recessionary Arts, Arts and the Recession, Arts Organizations, Recessionary Arts, Culture News

People who think the arts ecology will return to what it was when the recession finally ends are setting themselves up for major disappointment. Those who do not prepare for a new world order are not acting in the best interests of their organizations.

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At Occupy Broadway, A Theatrical Plan To Reclaim New York City's Public Spaces

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 12.09.2011

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This is the fifth in an occasional series examining the recession's impact on culture, The Recessionary Arts. Find out more about the series here. ...

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Moviegoing And The Economy: Courting Adults In A Time Of Declining Film Attendance

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Moviegoing Economy, Video Ondemand, Moviegoing and the Economy, Vod, Movie Studios, The Recessionary Arts, Arts and the Recession, Theaters, Moviegoing, Recessionary Arts, Theater Attendance, Culture News

This is the second in an occasional series examining the recession's impact on culture: The Recessionary Arts. Find out more about it here. If you ...

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Introducing The Recessionary Arts: A HuffPost Culture Series

Gazelle Emami | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Arts and the Recession, The Recessionary Arts, Arts and Culture, Recession Art, Recession and Art, Recessionary Arts, The Recession, The Arts, Culture, Culture News

When the arts are raised in the context of the recession, the discussion usually hits two extremes -- "saving" them, or slashing their funding -- neither of which is as compelling to explore as the arts themselves.

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More Artists, Less Money: Can They Adapt To The Recession?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.07.2012

This is the first in an occasional series examining the recession's impact on culture: The Recessionary Arts. Find out more about it here. Despite...

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History Museums Struggle To Stay Up-To-Date

AP | By CHRIS CAROLA | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Fort William Henry Museum, Fort William Henry, US History Museums, Museums, The Recessionary Arts, History Museum, Detroit Museums, Charles H. Wright Museum, Recessionary Arts, Lake George, Culture News

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. -- Robert Flacke Sr. can remember the days when Fort William Henry's multimedia exhibit consisted of two Kodak carousel-style color ...

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Report: Arts Funding Is Supporting A Wealthy, White Audience

AP | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Museum Funding, Arts Diversity, Museums, Opera, The Recessionary Arts, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Arts, Opera Funding, Arts Funding Diversity, Arts Funding Report, Recessionary Arts, Arts Funding, Culture News

WASHINGTON -- Billions of dollars in arts funding is serving a mostly wealthy, white audience that is shrinking while only a small chunk of money goes...

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WATCH: Recession Art? Making Music From Household Objects

Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Recession Art, Synthesizer, Wah Wah Pedal, Experimental Music, Youtube Classics, Diy, The Recessionary Arts, Indie Music, Musicians, Mateusz Zdziebko, Music, Recessionary Arts, New Music, Arts News

It doesn't take much to make experimental music; forget the wah-wah pedals or the synthesizer, all you need is a roll of tape, a wine glass, and whate...

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