NEWS AT THE ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE'S NEW STUDY REVEALS WEAKENING ARTS INDUSTRY BEFORE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
The Alliance's report, Who Pays for the Arts? Income for the Nonprofit Cultural Industry in New York City, analyzes income between the years of 1995 and 2007. The report, which updates a 2001 study that described a world just before the attacks of September 11, shows how cultural organizations raised money just before the onset of the current recession. The report establishes that overall, cultural organizations were weaker going into the economic downturn than many knowledgeable people had assumed. The study reaffirms the 2001 report findings that nonprofit cultural organizations are still largely dependent on admissions, box office revenue and fundraising from the private sector. Click here to read the full report and other publications by the Alliance.

NEW WEB CONTENT MANAGER AT THE ALLIANCE
Kevin Killroy has joined the Alliance as the Web content manager for NYC ARTS. Prior to joining the Alliance, Kevin worked with High 5 Tickets to the Arts. He is a freelance writer for Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan magazines and, on weekends, can often be found selling pork at the New York City farmers markets. Kevin graduated from the College of William & Mary in Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies in 2005.

WEST SIDE STORY STARS TO PERFORM AT ALLIANCE BENEFIT!
The stars of the Broadway revival West Side Story, Josefina Scaglione (Maria) and Matt Cavenaugh (Tony), will perform at the Alliance's 2009 Benefit. The informal dinner--a celebration of the arts in New York City--will be held at the Central Park Boathouse on Monday, September 14, with cocktails at 6:30 pm and dinner at 7:30 pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

THIS MONTH ON NYC ARTS
Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100

This year the Bronx commemorates the centennial of the Grand Concourse, the thoroughfare designed by Louis Risse, inspired by the Champs Élysées in Paris and conceived as a means of connecting residents of Manhattan to the green parks of the North Bronx. To mark the occasion, the Bronx Museum of the Arts examines the past, present and future of the Grand Concourse with Intersections, a year-long, three-part centennial celebration. The first segment, Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100, features archival documentation and original artworks by Diane Arbus, Alvin Baltrop, Aaron Birk, Burgoyne Diller, Adolph Gottlieb, Skowmon Hastanan, Pablo Helguera, Daniel Hauben, André Kertész, Jay Leyda, Pia Lindman, Gordon Matta-Clark, Ira Moskowitz, Hélio Oiticica and Henry E. Rile. For more information, click here.

FROM THE PRESIDENT
Congratulations to my friend Peter R. Stern, a partner at McLaughlin Stern, for serving 10 years as chairman of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Peter will be succeeded by David Leichtman of the firm Lovells LLP.
Randall Bourscheidt

IN THE NEWS

ARTS SUMMIT IN SCHENECTADY IN SEPTEMBER
The NYS ARTS Summit provides a forum for arts leaders, artists and arts advocates to share ideas about the arts industry in New York. Held on September 22 and 23, this year's conference, "Innovation & Technology: Building Social Capital," will include meetings, performances, networking opportunities and professional training sessions with leaders in the nonprofit technology industry. Attendees will receive step-by-step instruction on how to use social media applications and will learn about the Cultural Database Project. For more information and to register, click here.

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