Friday, September 23, 2011

Rocco Landesman's new arts venture capital fund


NEA chairman Rocco Landesman has launched ArtPlace, a new initiative that aims to enliven communities, spur economic growth and promote the best new arts projects across the USA. With funding from foundations, corporations and federal agencies, ArtPalce will operate as an 'angel investor', a venture capital firm providing seed money to non-profit arts organisations instead of tech start-ups. Read more...
Image: Rocco Landesman at the Wexler Centre for the Arts, Ohio State University