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Fifteen years ago I worked in the private sector as a proposal writer for an I.T. services firm. I sat in board meetings with some pretty high-level people. And much of the conversation involved words like \u201cexport,\u201d \u201cdelivery of services,\u201d \u201cmarketability,\u201d and \u201cstrategic positioning.\u201d\u00a0What\u2019s disturbing is that I now sit on arts and culture boards and they use the same language.\u00a0Not so long ago \u201carts and culture\u201d was all one needed to say when talking about the country\u2019s story-tellers, actors, film makers, dancers, artists, poets, and musicians. Everyone knew what you meant. Then it became \u201cthe cultural sector,\u201d now the buzzword is \u201ccultural industries.\u201d\u00a0What\u2019s behind this shift? It started innocently enough. During the recession, governments cut back on funding for the arts as part of an overall debt reduction strategy. But the exception became the norm, forcing the arts community to look elsewhere for money. Soon corporate sponsorship became the mainstay for many arts organizations… READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fifteen years ago I worked in the private sector as a proposal writer for an I.T. services firm. I sat in board meetings with some pretty high-level people. 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