Zócalo Public SquareArts Organizations Walk the Tightrope – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Arts Organizations Walk the Tightrope https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/07/09/arts-orgs-walk-the-tightrope/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/07/09/arts-orgs-walk-the-tightrope/ideas/up-for-discussion/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2014 07:01:12 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=54540 California spends about 18.5 cents on the arts for each of its 38 million residents. That’s not much—in fact, last year marked the first time in a decade the Golden State didn’t rank dead last for arts-grant funding. With limited resources to go around, arts organizations are forced to make tough choices. Should they focus their resources on bringing in as many people as possible—or on supporting the most talented artists? In advance of the Zócalo/James Irvine Foundation event “How Should We Balance Access and Excellence in the Arts?”, we asked artists and educators from across California: How should arts organizations balance the tension between excellence and access?

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]]> California spends about 18.5 cents on the arts for each of its 38 million residents. That’s not much—in fact, last year marked the first time in a decade the Golden State didn’t rank dead last for arts-grant funding. With limited resources to go around, arts organizations are forced to make tough choices. Should they focus their resources on bringing in as many people as possible—or on supporting the most talented artists? In advance of the Zócalo/James Irvine Foundation event “How Should We Balance Access and Excellence in the Arts?”, we asked artists and educators from across California: How should arts organizations balance the tension between excellence and access?

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