The Real Story Behind the Arts Agenices Salary Survey 2013
John McInerney Americans for the Arts (AFTA), recently released Local Arts Agencies Salaries, 2013, a survey of 700 national service organizations that serve the cultural sector. While salaries in the...
View ArticleArts Administrator Wages: Reaction to the 2013 Salary Survey
Kim Cook In reflecting upon the results of the Americans for the Arts salary survey three things arise for me. The first is the issue of wages. The second is the issue of demographics; both of which...
View ArticleLocal Art Agency Salaries: Measuring Up
Kerry Adams-Hapner Local arts agencies are like snow flakes. Each one is unique. Geographic region, cost of living, population size, budget size, staff size, number and type of programs, reporting...
View ArticleA Diversity Problem in Arts Administration: The 2013 Salary Survey Reaction
Abe Flores Artists and their art are as diverse as our communities, but arts administrators are not. After reviewing the Local Arts Agencies Salaries 2013 research report, one thing jumped out at me:...
View ArticleLooking Like the People We Serve
Robert Bush Reading Americans for the Arts’ 2013 study on Local Arts Agency Salaries took me back. Way back to 1981 when I took my first position as executive director, and only employee, of a county...
View ArticleWhat You’re Worth
Clay Lord What is a person worth? Often, especially in the arts (but I think almost anywhere, whether out of necessity or guile), that doesn’t seem the question, really. It seems more often to come...
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