No Really, How Do We Fund the Art We Care About *Right Now*?
When we defund the arts, we aren’t cutting “extras.” We’re cutting out access to empathy, critical thinking, joy, identity, and freedom of expression. We are narrowing our children’s worldviews and telling future generations that beauty and voice don’t matter.
This erosion isn’t accidental—it’s often political. Silencing art is a time-tested tool of... See more
This erosion isn’t accidental—it’s often political. Silencing art is a time-tested tool of... See more
The Art Districts • Art as A Necessity: Rethinking the Fundamentals of Human Survival
That desire isn't an indulgence. It's the actual job. The producer's role is to create conditions where artists can take risks the market hasn't learned to price. To find the 26-year-old in a Brooklyn warehouse making something genuinely strange, and bet on her before anyone else understands what she's doing.The infrastructure to support this... See more
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Creative Infrastructure Is the New Public Good
We build roads, bridges, and broadband — but who’s funding museums, media, and meaning?
Cultural infrastructure is what keeps society inspired, informed, and humane. It’s not charity. It’s civilization.
Founders, investors, and artists who understand this are designing the blueprint for the next economy —... See more
We build roads, bridges, and broadband — but who’s funding museums, media, and meaning?
Cultural infrastructure is what keeps society inspired, informed, and humane. It’s not charity. It’s civilization.
Founders, investors, and artists who understand this are designing the blueprint for the next economy —... See more