May 7, 2009
Recession and the Arts: Act II
Large institutions join the ranks of those making cuts, but creative strategies emerge
One of the nation's biggest cultural institutions, the Walker Art Center, in Minneapolis, announced in March that it was cutting its operating and program expenses, freezing salaries, instituting a mandatory furlough, and eliminating seven jobs that were already vacant. The center's director, Olga Viso, volunteered to return 6 percent of her salary and benefits this year, and 7 percent next year.
Christopher Stevens, Walker's chief of finance and development, says that, while museum
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