APAP has curated and carefully assembled a growing collection of important resources to guide and support you in practicing anti-racism in your work and your life. APAP aims to provide members and the field with a broad range of information from diverse sources addressing racial equity, decolonization, cultural justice, gender and other critical issues. More…
Month: July 2020
NPR: One-Third Of U.S. Museums May Not Survive The Year, Survey Finds
The effects of the pandemic-related shutdown on the country’s museums have been dire, says AAM President and CEO Laura Lott. In a survey released Wednesday of 760 museum directors, 33% of them said there was either a “significant risk” of closing permanently by next fall or that they didn’t know if their institutions would survive. More…
Vulture: Prop-Handling Rules? Trombone-Free Zones? A COVID Theater Think Tank Convenes to Plan Ahead
There has also historically been a big communication gap between Broadway and everywhere else — even though commercial and nonprofit theaters share a knowledge base and constituency, they are rarely in consistent contact. So Matt Ross, a producer and publicist who works both downtown and uptown, put together a task force to get them into conversation. The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theaters. Since March, the group has been in talks with public-health officials, pooling knowledge and letting epidemiology experts steer the conversation about what a post-shutdown theater might look like. More…
WNYC: UK’s Lessons for the US Theater Industry
Jesse Green, co-chief theater critic at The New York Times, and Kristin Marting, founding artistic director of HERE Arts Center, join us to talk about the status of New York’s theater industry amidst the pandemic and the United Kingdom’s new $2 billion arts bailout. We also take calls from our listeners about how they’re coping in the theater industry. More…
CBS News: During a pandemic, the play’s still the thing
June 28, 2020: For the Barrington Stage Company in Western Massachusetts, putting on one of the few plays inside an American theatre this summer requires some big changes. More…
NY Times: This Year Will End Eventually. Document It While You Can.
Museums are working overtime to collect artifacts and ephemera from the pandemic and the racial justice movement, and they need your help. More…
We See You, White American Theater: Our Demands
As the calls for long overdue change sweep every aspect of our society, we as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color theatre workers are meeting the moment, developing a new social contract for our work environments that cares for and sustains our artistry and lives. More…
Increasing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at NYC Cultural institutions
By Lorie Caval
During my time as a grad student at Baruch, I noticed some things that made me question the DCLA’s Action Plan and CUNY’s Cultural Corps program. Particularly, I questioned the functionality of DEI initiatives as they related to graduate students like myself who were studying the specialized field of arts administration. More…
Forbes: How To Get $1,000 If You Are A Freelancer, Gig Worker, Or Independent Contractor
Under the CARES Act passed on March 27, 2020, independent contractors, gig workers, and freelancers affected by the coronavirus crisis are eligible to receive a government grant of $1,000. The SBA sometimes refers to these grants as “advances,” but you are not required to repay this money to the government. More…
COVID-19 Impact on Nonprofit Arts and Culture in New York City
As reported between April 24th and May 8th, 2020. Prepared for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, June 26, 2020, by Daniel Fonner, Associate Director for Research, SMU DataArts and Zannie Voss, Director, SMU DataArts. More…