Not Your Grandmother’s Arts Scene: Cultural Change, Organizational Adaptation, and Social Research

This informal conversation about how the cultural shifts of the 21st century are reshaping the nonprofit arts system and how social research can help cultural producers navigate this period of rapid change was recorded by the Cultural Policy Center on February 19, 2013. Peter Linett shared his perspective on those shifts, comparing 20th century, ‘modernist’ notions of culture to contemporary, ‘postmodern’ norms. He is keenly interested in hearing students’ views on those shifts, given the evidence that younger generations hold different ideals than the graying, ‘core’ arts audience…