The Public Life of the Arts in America

Autorentext

Cherbo, Joni Maya

Klappentext

Despite its size and its economic impact, the US arts community is not articulate about how it serves the public interest. This book encourages policy makers to investigate the crucial importance of the arts in the US, aiming to to provide new ideas, concepts and data.

Inhalt

Introduction
Part I. Exploring a Changing Landscape

1. Mapping the Public Life of the Arts in America
2. Toward an American Arts Industry
3. Raison d'Etat, Raisons des Arts: Thinking About Public Purposes
   Part II. The Public and the Arts
4. Public Involvement in the Arts
5. American Public Opinion About the Arts and Culture: The Unceasing War with Philistia
6. The Government and Cultural Patronage: A Comparative Analysis of Cultural Patronage in the United States, France, Norway, and Canada
   Part III. Perspectives from Arts Subsectors
7. The Career Matrix: The Pipeline for Artists in the United States
8. Economics of the Nonprofit Arts: Structure, Scope, and Trends
9. Flickering Images: The Business of Hollywood
   Bibliography
   Biographical Notes
   Index