Category: From the Editor

  • A working definition of innovation

    from EmcArts (they have a lot of innovation resources available on their website): Organizational innovations are instances of organizational change that: Provide new pathways to fulfilling the mission Are discontinuous from previous practice (not a logical extension of ‘business-as-usual’) Result from a shift in underlying organizational assumptions Also – once again I would recommend Jack Ukeles’…

  • Gauntlet. Thrown.

    I have been following @lostnotebook‘s twitter stream from the TCG conference and am so glad I’m not there. I would probably be dragged out, foaming at the mouth in a frothing rage after being continuously subjected to the endless arts manager circle jerk blaming everything on somebody or something else. the endless confusion and consternation…

  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Experimental

    Experimental anything – theater, dance, music, film, etc. – frequently gets a bad rap. One of the biggest problems is the misconception that the word “experimental” refers to the product, rather than the process. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, because there seems to be so much semantic confusion across the board.  So…

  • CultureShuk

    I’ve started a culture blog for my day job – its still under construction and in development. But if you want to contribute to it or get involved in some way, let me know. Check it out at Cultureshuk.com.

  • Culturally Specific Contemporary Art

    Claudia LaRocco gets a great quote Georgianna Pickett in her Times article “Autumnal Choreographers in Full Bloom at 651 Arts“: “One of the tenets that 651 is built on,” Ms. Pickett said, “is that black artists are important contributors to contemporary culture. It’s not like black people just have these innate talents that make us…

  • Why Visual Art Is So Lucrative

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  • GarageBand Daf Yomi

    Because I have nothing better to do than goof around on GarageBand: if you want to listen to more of my ridiculousness, visit my mp3 site.

  • Help Culturebot Now!

    They ask me how I do it. I say, “I don’t sleep.” See?:   BUT YOU CAN HELP!!! Make a donation to Culturebot so I can pay some writers + coders and get some sleep!! If you like what we do around here, help us out. We are registered with the Field so I guess…

  • NYC hearts PICA

    Now that’s a party! Tonight took us to the brand new ACE HOTEL for the PICA/NYC party hosted by Paper Magazine. Lemme tell ya, those kids know how to have a good time. The event was a celebration of all the fantastic art and performance that NYC has sent to Portland for the TBA festival…

  • step and repeat.

    Last night took us to Capitale for the Kitchen Benefit. Superglam. Do you know what a “step and repeat” is? Neither did I until I started covering these events. A “step and repeat” is when the publicist herds “bold faced names” in front of a branded backdrop and a bunch of photographers jostle and fight…

  • Andy For Mayor, Revisited

    Just in time for the upcoming election in which Mayor Bloomberg overturned term limits so he could run again, comes the chronicle of three outsiders and their efforts to become Mayor of NYC in 2005:     coming soon….

  • The Obies are BACK!

    So I was headed out of Webster Hall when a drunk and adorable Brooke O’Harra hugged me and said, “Remember to write that I was drunk! And adorable!” God bless you Brooke and everyone else tonight – the Obies are back in all their drunken, downtown, messy glory.   The beauty shots by Culturebot’s official…