In arts and culture organizations, there seems to be a systemic disconnect between contemporary realities (the market is changing, patron tastes are changing) and the professional staffs who manage these organizations.  I don’t blame the staff; they’re not expected to be more effective by their governing bodies.  The implicit lesson in most communities is that boards and communities will allow an arts and culture organization to languish, and when it reaches crisis, someone will swoop in to save them.  This save-the-day approach is reprehensible.

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