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The Economic Recession's Impact on Cultural Organizations in the Puget Sound
By Holly Sidford, Marcy Hinand Cady, Alexis Frasz and Nicole McGovern, March 2009
Four funders in the Puget Sound region - Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, 4Culture, Seattle Foundation and Seattle Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs - commissioned Helicon Collaborative to capture evolving impacts of the recession on cultural groups and identify options for collective action. While the findings are based on interviews with cultural leaders in the Northwest, the report has relevance for cultural groups and funders in other communities across the country.
Download Complete PDF Article: http://www.heliconcollab.net/pdf/Puget%20Sound%20Arts%20Environmental%20Scan%202009%2003%2009.pdf
Power Point summary: http://www.heliconcollab.net/pdf/Puget%20Sound%20Arts%20Funders%202009%2003%2009.ppt
Americans for the Arts Action Fund PAC Issues Congressional Report Card On The Arts- 2008
http://www.artsactionfund.org/stay_informed/press/2008/001.asp
The Americans for the Arts Action Fund PAC issued today its Congressional Arts Report Card, covering the 110th Congress (2007-2009). The entire Report Card containing letter grades and numerical scores of every Member of Congress based on his or her voting record on arts issues can be found online at www.artsactionfund.org/stay_informed/special_reports/
The Arts and National Economic Recovery resources
from Americans for the Arts
http://www.americansforthearts.org/information_services/toolkit/008.asp#stateofarts
Culture Crunch: The Recession and the Arts
By Richard Lacayo Monday, Jun. 08, 2009 Time
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1901465,00.html
Recession and the Arts: Act II
Large institutions join the ranks of those making cuts, but creative strategies emerge
By Sue Hoye, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
