Arts & the Economy Press Release
May 13, 2002The fifth installment of A QUIET CRISIS focuses on the importance of Cleveland arts, artists and cultural organizations as an asset to our region's economic development. A QUIET CRISIS: Arts & the Economy will examine the contributions that artists, art and cultural organizations make in the strengthening of our regional economy. The special will simulcast on WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN® ideastream Thursday, May 23 at 8 p.m. A rebroadcast will air on WVIZ/PBS Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. and Monday, May 27 at 11 p.m. Special coverage will appear in the Forum section of the Sunday edition of The Plain Dealer on May 26.
Panelist participants include: Art Falco, President, Playhouse Square Foundation; Thomas Schorgl, President & CEO, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture; Jerry Sue Thornton, President, Cuyahoga Community College; Peter Lawson Jones, Commissioner, Cuyahoga County; Kathleen Cerveny, Senior Program Officer, Arts and Culture, The Cleveland Foundation; William Busta, Independent Curator. Dave Pignanelli, Director of News and information for ideastreamsm hosts the program. Reporter Joe Frolik of The Plain Dealer moderates the panel discussion.
As a postlude to the May 15 Cleveland City Council's Arts and Cultural Summit, some of the issues that will be discussed by the panelists will include: how to better promote Cleveland's arts and cultural assets; the resources that the arts and cultural sector have which can benefit our region's economic growth; what can be done to provide life-long arts education to citizens; and how can arts organizations and artists can best collaborate with businesses, government and other community organizations.
Another aspect of the local arts scene will be covered on May 31, when Dee Perry, host of 90.3 WCPN's Around Noon program will feature an artist forum on the state of the arts in Cleveland. Discussion will focus on how to make it as an artist in Northeast Ohio; the panel will also share their thoughts about the arts as a catalyst for the regional economy.
A QUIET CRISIS is an on-going, multimedia project involving WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN® ideastream and The Plain Dealer. Its goal is to better inform viewers, listeners and readers about how the region's economy affects their lives.
Support for the ongoing series A QUIET CRISIS come from FirstEnergy Foundation, and Nord Family Foundation, proud supporters of public broadcasting in Northeast Ohio.
ideastream is an organization dedicated to public service and education through multiple media, including radio, television and the Internet.
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