{"id":1786,"date":"2018-04-29T17:58:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T21:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/managementandthearts.com\/5e\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2018-04-29T17:58:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T21:58:05","slug":"management-and-the-arts-5e-april-2018-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/managementandthearts.com\/5e\/blog\/management-and-the-arts-5e-april-2018-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Management and the Arts 5e – April 2018 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grants, Assumptions, and a No Hours Open Museum \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Grant Funding in Action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to discussing topics on fundraising in chapter 12, it\u2019s helpful to be able to focus on how grants can make a difference in the arts. For example, the New World Symphony<\/a> website recently was touting its association with the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS).<\/a> The Mellon Foundation<\/a> has provided a four-year grant of $1.8 million to NAAS help increase the diversity in American orchestras. The Sphinx Organization<\/a> will be coordinating the grant initiative. If you have not visited Sphinx\u2019s website, I urge you to check it out. They have a combined vision and mission to transform lives through the power of diversity in the arts<\/em>. Their array of programs<\/a> would be wonderful to see made more widely available in America.<\/p>\n

Be Careful What You Ask For <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Continuing the fundraising theme, a recent posting in the Nonprofit Quarterly<\/a> about the practice of asking artists to donate their work to charity auctions raises good points about unintended consequences. You should be questioning your assumption that an artist will be more than willing to \u201cdonate\u201d a work of art for your gala auction. As the article points out, we fundraisers need to be more mindful of the lost income the artist will likely face by donating their work. One artist indicated she was asked to donate her work to charity 50 times a year! Maybe a quick inventory of the number of fundraising events that auction donated artwork in your community could provide some perspective to students on this topic.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re Not Welcome, But Thanks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lastly, I came across an article about a nonprofit art museum that seems never to be open. Sadly, shaming the Solow Art and Architecture Foundation in the press doesn\u2019t seem to have had any impact on its practices. A parody website<\/a> has been created complete with a non-accessible museum schedule. Cause IQ<\/a> has a link with some bare bones information about the Foundation, and you will not find much on GuideStar either. A no access museum that is still able to operate as a tax-exempt nonprofit erodes public trust in the whole sector. This inaccessible museum could be the starting point for a lively class discussion about accountability and public policy.<\/p>\n

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NWS helps launch National Alliance for Audition Support<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

by New World Symphony, April 18, 2018<\/p>\n

Unprecedented Approach Will Offer a Customized Combination of Mentoring, Audition Preparation, Financial Support, and Audition Preview Showcases for Black and Latinx Musicians<\/h6>\n

Three national organizations \u2013 The Sphinx Organization, New World Symphony, and the League of American Orchestras \u2013 have partnered to create the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS), a field-wide initiative with the long-term goal of increasing diversity in American orchestras. <\/em><\/p>\n

Supported by a four-year, $1.8 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, along with additional financial and programmatic contributions from America\u2019s orchestras, the Alliance will offer a holistic and personalized array of support to Black and Latinx musicians to develop their audition skills, increase their participation in auditions, and ultimately, increase their representation in orchestras. <\/em><\/p>\n

“This is a critical time for all of us to act with renewed commitment and drive to help our orchestras to be more reflective of their communities and to represent perspectives and talents from Black and Latinx musicians,\u201d said Sphinx President and Artistic Director Afa S. Dworkin. \u201cWe are honored to join forces with key industry leaders, humbled to receive and incorporate extensive insight directly from artists, and incredibly grateful to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for prioritizing this vital work.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Link to full posting: https:\/\/www.nws.edu\/news\/nws-helps-launch-national-alliance-for-audition-support\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Charity Art Auctions: What\u2019s in It for Artists?<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Amy Costello, Nonprofit Quarterly<\/em>, April 27, 2018<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the season of charity art auctions. Each spring and fall, nonprofits gather donors in ballrooms and galleries across the country and auction off pieces given freely by established and emerging artists. For many nonprofits, it\u2019s their most important fundraising event of the year. But for some artists, who are asked to donate their work many times a year, it can be a burden laden with unintended consequences.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a high point when I was giving away about 12 works of art a year. That was completely unsustainable,\u201d Brooklyn-based fine artist Ellen Harvey says in our latest podcast. She had to decide to pare down the number of pieces she donates. Now, when she creates art to benefit a cause, she makes a careful calculation. \u201cYou need things that are that are small enough, not too expensive, don\u2019t represent too much of your time and yet are actually desirable in some way. You can\u2019t give people rubbish, obviously,\u201d she explains.<\/em><\/p>\n

But artists often get rubbish back from Uncle Sam. They can\u2019t claim tax deductions on the amount their donations fetch at auction; they may only write off the costs of their materials, which many artists see as unfair.<\/em><\/p>\n

Link to the full posting: https:\/\/nonprofitquarterly.org\/2018\/04\/27\/charity-art-auctions-whats-artists\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Developer’s museum off-limits to the public<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Sheldon Solow enjoys big tax breaks on his art collection, but taxpayers never get to see it<\/h6>\n

Joe Anuta, Crain\u2019s New York Business<\/em>, April 23, 2018<\/p>\n

Octogenarian Sheldon Solow recently discussed plans to pass on the family real estate business to his son, Stefan Soloviev. The empire of the Forbes-ranked billionaire includes his namesake office tower, a collection of rental buildings and one of Manhattan’s largest remaining development sites, in Midtown East. But Solow also appears poised to hand off a much less visible family jewel: a nonprofit art museum that receives federal tax breaks despite never being open.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Solow Art and Architecture Foundation is located on the ground floor of the Solow Building at 9 W. 57th St. and has been registered as a nonprofit with the Internal Revenue Service since 1991. As of 2015, the small museum boasted an enviable collection of artwork by household names including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sandro Botticelli, Henri Matisse, Joan Mir\u00f3 and Vincent van Gogh. Its mission, according to the most recent public disclosure that included one, is to maintain and display artwork for exhibition to the public. Yet by all accounts, the public is not welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n

Link to the full posting: http:\/\/www.crainsnewyork.com\/article\/20180423\/REAL_ESTATE\/180429961\/developer-sheldon-solows-museum-is-off-limits-to-the-public<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to the parody website of the art museum: http:\/\/www.solowfoundation.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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