Greater Milwaukee Committee talks about Cultural Assets

I'm giving you a tip today. And I anticipate writing about it in the near future with some of my thoughts. The Greater Milwaukee Committee (GMC) recently unrolled a report on the Milwaukee Region Cultural Assets Study from the Cultural Alliance and the GMC Quality of Life Committee. At their November Board meeting, civic leaders talked about the tremendous value of the arts in a downward economy.

Oh, boy. I've only read a little and watched a little bit of the videos that are posted of the presentations, but, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.

Check it all out at The Greater Milwaukee Committee website. Kudos to them for making all the info discussed in that meeting accessible through their webite (even if it is sometimes painful for someone working in the arts to listen to and read about).

Also, Julia Taylor, President of The Greater Milwaukee Committee has some curious thoughts on social media and the arts in her blog at ThinkMKE.com. I like that there this type of thought going on from our civic leaders. I just hope they include some artists in the discussions. At this point, I question if they have.