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2001 national arts news archive
2001-11-20
Mellon Foundation Creates New $50M Fund to Help NYC Arts Organizations
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced the creation of a special $50 million fund to assist NYC arts organizations that were affected by the events of September 11. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announcement
2001-12-02
Tom Tomlinson Helps Atlanta Symphony Build a Hall
Independent consultant Tom Tomlinson is the new project director for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as it begins the effort to build a new $150-200 million concert hall. Working closely with ASO President Allison Vulgamore, Tomlinson takes on one of the largest arts projects in the Southeast: an acoustically superior new concert hall devoted completely to the orchestra. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2001-12-01
Catherine B. Reynolds Gives $10M to Kennedy Center
Northern Virginia businesswoman Catherine B. Reynolds gave the Kennedy Center $10 million in unrestricted funds to underwrite a series of new performances over the next ten years. Washington Post
2001-11-15
Susan Baird Trapnell Goes to the Guthrie
The local arts agency field sends one of its executive directors, Susan Baird Trapnell of the Seattle Arts Commission, to The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis to be its new managing director. A former managing director of A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, she replaces David Hawkanson, who resigned in July. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
2001-11-28
California Arts Council Takes 15% Hit
After a recent significant increase in state arts funding, the California Arts Council joins other state agencies in making emergency budget cuts to counter the state's revenue shortfall. San Francisco Chronicle
2001-11-27
Hotel-Motel Tax Drop Hits San Francisco Arts Groups
As fewer tourists visit San Francisco since September 11, the hotel-motel tax that funds 220 area arts groups could take in 25% less than anticipated. San Francisco Chronicle
2001-11-25
More Public Arts Support Needed in Los Angeles
In spite of a large and diverse artist population, support for the arts by the City of Los Angeles is thought to be shamefully inadequate by Susan Anderson, a local writer and board member of a nonprofit arts organization. Los Angeles Times
2001-11-16
Ohio Arts Council Forced to Take Second Cut
As the State of Ohio looks at a budget shortfall, state agencies--including the Ohio Arts Council--are forced to take an across-the-board 6 percent funding cut. The OAC had already cut its own operating budget to absorb a 3 percent cut last year and a 1.5 percent cut in July at the beginning of this fiscal year. The Plain-Dealer
2001-12-04
NEA Delays Decisions on Two Grants
Two grants have been put on hold by NEA acting chairman Robert S. Martin--a proposal by the Berkeley Repertory Theater in support of a production of Homebody/Kabul, a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner, and an application from the Maine College of Art in support of an exhibition by visual and performance artist William Pope. The New York Times
2001-12-04
A Look at the Erosion Of Music Education in Our Schools
In the December issue of Opera News, Brooks Peters takes a thoughtful look at the erosion of music education and some of the reasons for its decline. How did we get to the point where a sampling of university music students had not heard of Leonard Bernstein and Beverly Sills? Opera News
2001-12-05
More on NEA Hold on Two Grants
Officials at the Berkeley Rep and the Maine College of Art said they were not given reasons as to the holdup regarding the work of playwright Tony Kushner and contemporary visual artist William Pope. The grant proposals were approved by a peer panel of artists and experts and by the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body for the NEA, and await final approval by Robert S. Martin, acting chairman of the NEA. The Washington Post
2001-12-11
New Nominees to Serve on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities
The White House announced on December 4 that President Bush intends to nominate 23 individuals to serve on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Laura Bush will serve as the honorary chair of the committee, and Henry Moran, former executive director of the Mid-American Arts Alliance, is the new executive director. The White House
2001-12-12
Sen. Kennedy Questions NEA Nominee Michael Hammond
Read the questions posed by Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) on December 4 to Michael Hammond, President Bush's nominee to head the National Endowment for the Arts. California Arts Council website
2001-12-13
Do New Performing Arts Centers Make A Difference Downtown?
Citing the opening of Philadelphia's new Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts set to open tomorrow as the latest example, researchers and arts leaders ponder the impact of such facilities on economic development and downtown revitalization. The Mercury News, San Jose
2001-12-13
"Party" Animals To Be Displayed in D.C.
Not to be outdone by Chicago's cows or Cincinnati's pigs, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has chosen two animals for its public art display next spring: the donkey and the elephant. The Washington Post
2001-12-12
Art on the Bus
Artlink's First Fridays shuttle bus to Phoenix's downtown galleries, studios, and art spaces has added poets and musicians to the ride. The Arizona Republic
2001-12-16
Bringing Drama Back to School, Part 1
After an absence of ten years, a new principal decides to bring theatre back to his high school with the help of his drama teacher. Not at all deterred by her students' lack of any kind of theatrical experience, she begins by producing the 18th century comedy, She Stoops to Conquer. The Sacramento Bee
2001-12-18
Californians Willing to Pay for the Arts
A survey conducted by the California Arts Council indicates that 78% of Californians are willing to pay $5 more in state taxes if the money goes to the arts. Eighty-one percent of them think the arts improve the academic performance of children, and 90% believe the government should play a role in arts funding. Los Angeles Times
2001-12-17
Bringing Drama Back to School, Part 2
The drama teacher deals with kids who don't understand the rehearsal process, has to recast three lead roles, and finds very little in the way of a support structure similar to what she experienced at the arts magnet school where she previously taught. The Sacramento Bee
2001-12-18
Bringing Drama Back to School, Part 3
The saga continues as other calamaties strike, including further cast changes, students who don't show up for rehearsal, the awkward staging of a kiss, set design supplies running out, no access to the school auditorium, and an exhausted teacher. Ten more days before show time -- will the play come together? The Sacramento Bee
2001-12-18
From Modern Highways to Mountain Hollows
Folklorist Gerry Milnes travels throughout West Virginia archiving and helping revive the arts of Appalachia. The New York Times
2001-12-19
NEA Funds Kushner Play in Berkeley
The National Endowment for the Arts has approved a grant of $60,000 to the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in support of Tony Kushner's play Homebody/Kabul. However, they declined to fund the Maine College of Art application for a retrospective of contemporary artist William Pope L. The Washington Post
2001-12-19
Bringing Drama Back to School, Part 4
Finally, opening night for the students at Burbank High in Sacramento of She Stoops to Conquer, the first play performed there in ten years. But not before more trauma about sound amplification and line memorization (or lack thereof) kept things lively right up until curtain time. Read on to learn about the small miracles that have made this four-part story worth reading. The Sacramento Bee
2001-12-20
More on the California Arts Council's Recent Survey About Support for the Arts
Not only do 78% of Californians approve of spending an additional $5 in state taxes to support the arts, but the survey found that parents think the amount of time their kids spent on the arts in school is six times more than what it actually is. The study also examined support for the arts by gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age. The Sacramento Bee
2001-12-21
Senate Confirms Hammond as NEA Chair
On Thursday, December 20, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to confirm Michael Hammond as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. National Endowment for the Arts website
2001-12-21
Mellon Foundation Announces First 9/11-Related Grants
On December 20, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced its first three grants of $8 million to New York City arts and cultural organizations. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation website
2001-12-24
Moving the NEA Forward
Robin Pogrebin takes a brief look at the NEA's history, noting its recent struggles and what it might anticipate in the future under the helm of new chair Michael Hammond. The New York Times
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2001-12-23
Are Arts Audiences Really Getting Older?
Washington arts organizations look at the myriad ways they attract different audiences and wonder if the situation is getting better or worse. And if arts education in our schools has anything to do with it. The Washington Post
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