Girding for the Culture Wars

Cultural Commons website has an article on their home page Are Culture Wars Inevitable? I don’t think the author, Arthur C. Brooks, really answers the question but mentions some things to think upon. Essentially, he talks about the state of affairs and then makes some suggestions about changes for the future, but doesn’t really provide … Read more

Bit On Cultural Policy

As promised, I have delved into the Community Arts Network webpage I cited yesterday. Though in all honesty, there wasn’t much delving going on. I hardly clicked upon a link before I came across an article that piqued my interest. Caron Atlas’ “Cultural Policy: In the board rooms and on the streets” offers some thought … Read more

University of Community Arts

Stumbling through the 1s and 0s of the internet as I often do, I came across an interesting arts resource– CANuniversity. A program of the Community Arts Network, the university exists “a resource for people involved or interested in community arts training. CANu looks at college and university programs and courses and at the university-community … Read more

Right Brain/Left Brain

I am not usually star struck or more impressed by celebrities I meet than I am of people I meet in the general course of my life, but for about 10-15 years now, I have sincerely admired one person– Danica McKellar. Most people know her as Winnie from The Wonder Years, though she has been … Read more