FRAMES OF REFERENCE:
The Public Worth of Cultural Facilities
Exploring innovative and defensible ways of valuing cultural amenities.

About the Hosts
Bolz Center for Arts Administration
http://www.bolzcenter.org/
Founded in 1969, the Bolz Center for Arts Administration is a teaching and research center housed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. Through its two-year, multidisciplinary master's degree in Business, and through ongoing research, participation in national policy discussions, and professional development, the Bolz Center strives to foster, capture, and convey a dynamic understanding of the business of art. Beyond its “Frames of Reference” roundtable series, the Bolz Center is also active in the Cultural Policy Network of the Center for Arts and Culture in Washington, DC, as well as the “Art, Technology, and Intellectual Property” project of the American Assembly.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts
http://www.curtainup.org/
Mark Nerenhausen, President
Broward County's Center for the Performing Arts has been the catalyst for a revitalized downtown Fort Lauderdale. Its facilities are the crowning jewel of Fort Lauderdale's Arts and Science District. The $55-million complex consists of the 2,700-seat Au-Rene Theater and the intimate 590-seat Amaturo Theater, both of which present a wide variety of performing arts—from Broadway musicals to Grammy-winning pop artists to the classic greats.