Bolz Center Joins
Cultural Policy Network

National partnership seeks to define and
advance the discussion and analysis of policy issues
in arts and culture.

The Bolz Center has been named to the Cultural Policy Network, a select group of leading national arts research and education organizations. Funded by the Ford Foundation and coordinated by the Center for Arts and Culture in Washington, DC, the network seeks to establish and broaden the concept of cultural policy, to build and extend the field, to solidify scholarship, to generate trusted information and assessment, and to effect responsible policy.

The Bolz Center is one of 25 organizations selected for the network. Other participants include Harvard University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago.

As part of this group, Bolz Center Director Andrew Taylor will participate in several national meetings and on-going discussions to legitimize and establish cultural policy studies within academic and policy institutions. The outcome of these initiatives will include essential field-building activities, such as research projects, on-site fellows and intern programs, and a publication program.

"We are excited and honored to be a part of this distinguished network," said Prieve. "We look forward to lending our voice, and the voices of our alumni and professional contacts, to this important national dialogue."

More information on the Center for Arts and Culture and the Cultural Policy Network project is available on the web.