How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the internet? How are hybrid careers in the arts offering new opportunities for the arts? Ben offers a bold look forward. I am giving a workshop at the upcoming P.A.V.E. Conference where Ben will deliver a keynote. I can’t wait to meet him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6ze7W4_YJk
Ben Cameron is the Program Director, Arts, at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in New York, where he supervises a $13 million grants program for theater, contemporary dance, jazz and the performing arts. Grants happen in three main areas: commissioning and distribution of new works; building strong arts organizations; and supporting national arts organizations.
During 13 seasons, Cameron has been a panelist on the opera quiz during the Live from the Metropolitan radio broadcasts from New York. He has also served as a member of the Tony Awards Nominating Committee.