“…there is much here to absorb and think about.  As one who champions both more discussion within the sector on the whole host of issues we face, and specifically the need for prioritizing the needs of the next generation’s role in arts administration infrastructure, I can applaud this effort from my exposure to it so [...]

“The separation of art from arts administration was a direct response to the professionalization of the performing arts in the United States during the middle of the century.… But it doesn’t have to be this way.  One of the essays in a recently published book titled 20Under40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the [...]

“David J. McGraw, UI Theatre Arts Lecturer and Production Stage Manager, questions why we expect our arts organizations to last forever in the new book 20UNDER40 from www.20under40.org. The 20UNDER40 anthology, to be released December 1, kicks off a bold new dialogue concerning the future of the arts and arts education and features 20 essays [...]

“Whenever I learn that an arts group is celebrating an anniversary, the first thing I want to do is congratulate them.… But why? Why is mere survival a cause for celebration? Why do we place so much importance on longevity as an indicator of artistic success? “20UNDER40,” a book project aimed at “re-inventing the arts [...]

“More than a year ago, a student in the Harvard Graduate School of Education named Edward P. Clapp floated an idea for an anthology of twenty essays by young(ish) arts administrators and educators, titled simply 20UNDER40. The original call for submissions got passed around every which way, garnering a total of more than 300 proposals…” [...]

“There are some great chapters in here, with some pretty cool ideas. I’m not going to review the entire book here, but I can say that if you have any interest in the arts, arts participation, arts education and/or new ideas for the arts and arts education it is a great read.” Read the full [...]

“Reading the just-released 20Under40 anthology edited by Edward Clapp is like a meeting with twenty bright and fearless visionaries offering brave, provocative ideas for the future of the arts.  A must for anyone working in the industry…. The shared ‘ambition to do better and to understand more’ is what all of the writers of this [...]