Mon, Mar 23, 2009 -- 10:00 AM
Arts and the Recession
Northern California arts organizations are scrambling to save programs in the face of declining ticket sales, membership and foundation grants. We check in with some long-established local arts institutions to see how they're coping.
Host: Scott Shafer
Guests:
- Courtney Fink, executive director of Southern Exposure, a San Francisco-based nonprofit visual arts organization that supports emerging artists
- David Gockley, general director of the San Francisco Opera
- John Killacky, program officer for arts and culture at The San Francisco Foundation, a community foundation serving the entire Bay Area
- Margo Dunlap, executive director of Pro Arts Gallery, an Oakland-based nonprofit membership organization and gallery
- Raelle Myrick-Hodges, artistic director for Brava! for Women in the Arts, presenting theater, music and educational programs that celebrate feminism and multiculturalism


