Answers
Back to Justin Davidson of New York and occasionally The Rest Is Noise. Here is his recession and the arts quiz. Here are my answers:
1] C
2] Probably C, hopefully D, but every day I dream of A.
3] A and B seem irrelevant, so I’ll go with C.
4] B, maybe. Imagine what a nice world it would be out there for all us artists if the answer were C.
5] The hard question. B and C involve too many variables. As for A, my guess is that we are in far too much financial trouble as a nation for a president from any party to do much with NEA and national arts funding in the near future.
My conclusion – any orchestra or arts organization that has succeeded in making itself truly essential to its community may not suffer as much in the months and years of financial instability to come.
