Why the arts don't pay for themselves

Interesting article from Michael Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Anyone who works in the arts will be familiar with such questions from the uninitiated, but it's good to see the facts pointed out - improving productivity is difficult ("Orchestras do not play Beethoven's Ninth Symphony faster every year. "), ticket prices cannot be raised exponentially each year, and more resources are needed to improve fundraising skills.