Snapshot of the week ending : 2009-06-29

Normally I write about my Culture of choice – Leather, kink, fetish.

But I’m also a member of the arts and culture community/industry. This week I attended the Vancouver Arts Summit as part of my employment. I sat there and all the content seemed to get replaced by Leather/Kink/Fetish. Issues of inclusion, sustainability, data collection, advocacy…

Sometimes I wonder if the past few years has shifted my priorities to the extent that my world view is skewed and visible only through sex-positive glasses.

• Sleepless night = Snakes on a Plane. Why the HELL did Samuel Jacksona agree to do this?? Was he crazy? Broke? Blackmailed?
• In session at the Vancouver Arts Summit. Great keynote. Now is data collection methodologies. Much applicable to BDSM culture.
• The questions of demographic participation and diversity are similar btwn the arts and BDSM culture. The key dif is legality…
• Thought: commercial sex = high art. Tribal = community art. Same problems: recruitment, sustainability, legitimacy, participation.
• There is plenty of bad theatre and performers in politics but it doesn’t mean they know anything about arts – Spencer Herbert MLA
• Day 2 Van Arts Summit – never give a fed or prov politician a mic. 6 ppl on the Strategy panel. 5 wht ppl. No ability or age reps
• Van Arts Summit: Now reviewing funding models (govm’t/ arms-length) study requested by council.
• Van Arts Summit – funding model consultation groups: Governance, decision-making processes, healthy functioning, and partnerships
• Van Arts Summit – Social Enterprise Session: blending ROI w/ social return as opposed to fueling NFPs w/ commercial funds.

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