We Built Way Too Many Cultural Institutions During the Good Years

[JFman00]

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/07/we-built-way-too-many-cultural-institutions-during-good-years/2456/

The biggest arts building boom in fact occurred in the South, a potential sign of cities there trying to catch up with the rest of the country. Often, these institutions made the assumption – "if you build it, they will come," Woronkowicz says – that revenue and bigger crowds would necessarily result from the new buildings. "We saw that everywhere," she says.

...Woronkowicz says these findings may suggest organizations over-invested in bricks and mortar when they might have been wiser to spend on programming. The report also suggests we may need to change the way we think about what it means to have a "healthy" arts sector.

Thoughts?