B.C. arts cuts called ‘strategic error’
The board of governors of the Canadian Conference of the Arts says British Columbia is making a “strategic error” in cutting spending in the arts sector.Kathleen Sharpe, the president of Continue Reading →
Month: August 2010
Former B.C. Arts Council chair Jane Danzo speaks out
The former chair of the B.C. Arts Council has slammed the government for provincial cuts that are hobbling arts groups. She is also speaking out about the Liberals’ lack of Continue Reading →
Arts funding for kids?
While scanning through the Government of BC’s web page listing all the Community Grants applications in process this morning I couldn’t help but notice the number of applications still listed Continue Reading →
Itzhak Perlman on Charlie Rose
In a recent interview with Charlie Rose, IItzhak Perlman give his ideas on practicing, auditioning, and conducting. If you’re talented, practicing more than 5 hours a day is not necessary.. Continue Reading →
Arts Summit 2010 Keynote Address
Here is a copy of the keynote address from the Arts Summit 2010 hosted by the Alliance for Arts and Culture. This year’s keynote speaker was Arlene Goldbard. As we Continue Reading →
Charitable and Not-for-Profit Community Response to the Long Form Census Debate
It seems every summer some crazy political story surfaces that just makes you wonder what people are thinking and make us ask “why would anyone do that?”. This “summer of Continue Reading →
Report Says Students Don’t Study Enough
Students these days study only about 14 hours a week, down from 24 in the early 1960s, according to a report released Thursday by the American Enterprise Institute. The report, Continue Reading →
Bernstein at Harvard
Emotion and meaning in music. Food for thought…Leonard Bernstein teaching at Harvard. From ‘The Unanswered Question’ lecture series.
For-profit vs. Non-profit Music Schools
An interesting discussion surfaced at our AGM discussions this year about Non-profit vs. For-profit music schools. So what is a non-profit school? What is the difference between a for-profit and Continue Reading →