tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post4809499295179654463..comments2023-10-25T03:38:09.523-04:00Comments on Unedit my heart: Links Roundup: Mayer's blog, Shearer's fame and moreLeah Sandalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-91631784447695834002010-08-23T21:54:41.547-04:002010-08-23T21:54:41.547-04:00@andrew, cool-- thanks again for the tip on the op...@andrew, cool-- thanks again for the tip on the opera tickets. Great to know for my arts access research file.<br /><br />Yes, my point is while more access is always better than less, the assumption in pointing to these young-folks tix is that it's only under-30s who are struggling to pay the rent. My experience is that this is definitely *not* the case. <br /><br />As U of T researchers report, income disparity is increasing rapidly in Toronto:<br />http://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/pdfs/researchbulletins/CUCSRB41_Hulchanski_Three_Cities_Toronto.pdf<br /><br />And earlier this month, StatsCan reported 139,000 full time jobs were shed across the country.<br /><br />Low incomes have no age limit.Leah Sandalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-20889924083768859132010-08-20T10:27:19.255-04:002010-08-20T10:27:19.255-04:00@Leah
Yup, the opera thing is new. Starts this Se...@Leah<br /><br />Yup, the opera thing is new. Starts this September, I think.<br /><br />And of course Stanzie is right: the TSO, the COC, the ballet — they all have these great youth access programs. 20 bucks for the opera. 12 for the symphony. It's totally a hook, and it really works. Now almost all classical music companies in Toronto, large and small, are doing something similar. I suppose it's really more of a great audience development/marketing thing than a public-access-to-art thing, since it really doesn't help, say, young families.andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-34935336013898216762010-08-19T14:49:08.028-04:002010-08-19T14:49:08.028-04:00@andrew - Thanks for the tip! I'm open to all ...@andrew - Thanks for the tip! I'm open to all information on this front. You say "this year" so I'm guessing that means the cheap tix are a new initiative? Anyway, much appreciated.<br /><br />@gabby - Thanks for explaining all the stuff I didn't understand about these arguments that have been going on. I wonder how other national pavilions for the Biennale are organized? I agree with you the incentive for this was probably financial, though the repercussions for lesser known artists are yet to be seen.<br /><br />@stanzie - Thanks for bringing this issue to the fore. While I appreciate any attempt at expanding access, those young-people deals seem more, as you kind of suggest, like future audience development rather than "pure access" initiatives. The importance of having atleast some degree of free acess for all ages is that low-income people exist through all age groups!Leah Sandalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-33498847633373316992010-08-19T10:09:50.235-04:002010-08-19T10:09:50.235-04:00One other note on museum prices in comparison to t...One other note on museum prices in comparison to the Opera Company/ Symphony. One great initiative by the Opera Company and Symphony was that they have greatly reduced pricing for people under 30 as an attempt to draw in new audiences. I think its really smart as they get younger audiences invested in these orgs and perhaps when they are older they will be invested enough to pay higher ticket prices.<br /><br />What the ROM/AGO don't seem to understand that by making the their organizations accessible, (at least to younger audiences) they ingratiate themselves into the lifestyles of their patrons.Stanzie Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819406731341452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-41014579622279270622010-08-19T09:27:45.467-04:002010-08-19T09:27:45.467-04:00Hey Leah,
I don't know a ton about the Venice...Hey Leah,<br /><br />I don't know a ton about the Venice process either, but this new procedure through the National Gallery does seem a little suspect. My understanding was that, in the past, any gallery from across the country could propose an artist-curator-project combo, submit it and then the Canada Council would put together an anonymous (or anonymous-until-the-winner-was-announced) jury who would decide who to send to Venice. I'm sure there was lots of bias involved, but it did at least seem like small galleries and smaller artists had a shot at going. And it seemed to leave room for the jury to choose the right gallery and curator who could send the right artist at the right time, rather than just choosing a particular artist. This new process seems like the National Gallery sits down with their curator who proposes a few artists who a group of outside advisers then approve, which in my mind leaves less room for interesting or unexpected choices - for instance, would David Altmejd have made it to Venice if they had been using this new process?<br /><br />At the same time, though, in the past the winning galleries/curators seem to have spent 80% of their prep time before the Biennale doing fundraising just to make the project happen. It doesn't look like that will be as much of a problem in the hands of the NGC, so maybe financially it's a benefit to have the big institution in charge.<br /><br />Those are my two cents, anyways.Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493216962242618326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-49853576234459641232010-08-18T22:23:24.580-04:002010-08-18T22:23:24.580-04:00Hey Leah,
Long-time listener, first-time caller, ...Hey Leah,<br /><br />Long-time listener, first-time caller, as it were. I share your concerns about museum prices and access. Interesting tidbit regarding the opera comparison: this year, the COC is instituting standing-room only rush tickets for TWELVE DOLLARS. Sure, you might argue that this sets up two classes of viewers — the sitters and the standers — but shit: twelve bucks is twelve bucks, y’know?<br /><br />Keep up the good work.andrewnoreply@blogger.com