http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2F Citizen voices on Philadelphia's future en-us Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:33:02 GMT 2008-12-23T17:33:02Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=36634114&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_From_this_day_forward.html Citizen blogger Christine Cavalier likens her experience at the Dec. 6 Big Canvas Confab, sponsored by the Great Expectations project, to attending a wedding. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:33:02 GMT 7f0eda865c67c710806cb3d1e746f4b4 Jodie Chester 2008-12-23T17:33:02Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=36389684&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_.html Blogger Above Average Jane joined Great Expections at both the summer and fall Big Canvas forums. She returns to give us her take on the concluding event, The Big Canvas Confab. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:28:32 GMT 722a8e95129fb42311c7c2851bc762d2 Jodie Chester 2008-12-18T19:28:32Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=36235899&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas.html The Big Canvas: Who will lead the Phila. arts and culture community into battle? Can the organizations put aside self-interest in favor of the common good? What will an equitable, sustainable funding model look like? And how many arts and culture organizations will go under while all of this gets decided? Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:39:55 GMT c4b78c51d8cd9164149abac5e69f76fc Jodie Chester 2008-12-16T17:39:55Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=36053819&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Bringing_together_hopes_and_dreams.html Corey Abramson, a citizen blogger for Great Expectations, gives us his take on The Big Canvas Confab, which was held Dec.6, 2008, in King of Prussia. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:09:20 GMT 2093f7ef4a1632df58eb6f1818365f99 Jodie Chester 2008-12-12T18:09:20Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=35991764&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Confab_What_politicians_want.html A handful of politicians gathered at the Big Canvas Confab on Dec. 6, 2008, to hear the ideas and concerns of taxpayers regarding the future of arts and culture in the Philadelphia area. Politicians seemed very receptive to the general idea that arts and culture play a vital role in the health of the region Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:05:34 GMT 699b16526ab934d291158321ae91e8cb Jodie Chester 2008-12-11T21:05:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=35637694&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Calling_for_comments.html Consider this an open thread about the Dec. 6 Big Canvas Confab and the Summary of Findings presented there. The Confab and the summary resulted from the dialogue among citizens at our summer and fall community forums. Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:20:56 GMT d7c6f3b33eb5604018c3cd1e9a57f6e6 Jodie Chester 2008-12-06T03:20:56Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=35481724&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Fiscal_tightness_creates_opportunities.html In times of tight budgets, it’s often smartest to look for other kinds of support than fiscal. If what we’ve learned at through the Big Canvas forums to develop a regional strategy to support arts and culture is any indication, citizens and organizational leaders alike think there are additional things that can be done in the short term. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:49:19 GMT f5ee6b6ca6862486a1fd83ee4f2faebb Jodie Chester 2008-12-03T18:49:19Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=33520054&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Exploring_emotional_ties_to_art_community.html Citizen blogger Christine Cavalier took part in The Big Canvas discussion held Oct. 6 in Narberth. She found a group of people willing to listen and share their ideas on how best to fund arts and culture in the Philly region. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:47:25 GMT 22bfaee68a1ea7d300d4466fd12be9fb Jodie Chester 2008-10-29T18:47:25Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=33591769&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Art_lovers_vs_tax_payers.html Citizen blogger Amber Watson-Tardiff fills us in on the final Big Canvas fall community forum, which was held Oct. 21 in Plymouth Meeting. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:03:54 GMT 91e8aa998bc521be40e90d59b8da5491 Jodie Chester 2008-10-30T20:03:54Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=33451094&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_A_different_vibe_in_Swarthmore.html City resident Albert Yee visits Swarthmore to hear what people from that area of the region had to say at The Big Canvas community forum held Oct. 14. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:47:38 GMT 83e62555cc47153d295dc8db48557ac8 Jodie Chester 2008-10-28T17:47:38Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=31174664&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Which_approach_to_the_arts_is_winning.html With only one fall forum remaining, Chris Steinmeier, a research assistant for The Great Expectations project, provides an update on the vote count from The Big Canvas community forums. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:36:18 GMT 040a7e767f0890e7aa3285721c5516e0 Jodie Chester 2008-10-17T18:36:18Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=30712549&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_A_different_view.html Chris Steinmeier is a research assistant for The Great Expectations project. He writes about his experience at The Big Canvas forum held Sept. 20 at Pennsbury Manor in Morrisville. He says the point of the forums: Anyone who cares about arts and culture has a right to contribute. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:29:51 GMT 080e2a556bd18695da614b70e817bfc7 Jodie Chester 2008-10-09T22:29:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=30965579&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_draws_a_crowd_in_Phila.html Citizen blogger Alletta Emeno blogs the latest Big Canvas event at Moore College. Participants at the Oct. 5 community forum discussed a regional strategy for funding arts and culture. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:17:20 GMT 6afafb9a79010b55862de15093c976c9 Jodie Chester 2008-10-14T21:17:20Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=30391569&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_arrives_in_Glenside.html Temple University student Corey Abramson joins Great Expectations as our citizen blogger for The Big Canvas event in Glenside. Participants at the Sept. 23 community forum discussed a regional strategy for funding arts and culture. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:14:41 GMT f52058af40a1fa4f5b3156c9b52acf2e Jodie Chester 2008-10-03T21:14:41Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=29813119&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_travels_to_Pennsbury_Manor.html Prominent Philadelphia-area blogger Above Average Jane joined Great Expectations for the Sept. 20 Big Canvas event, where participants from the Bucks County area discussed a regional strategy for funding arts and culture. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:28:46 GMT aeb9717bbe5eae68cabb74196c131d66 Jodie Chester 2008-09-26T21:28:46Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=29756179&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_in_West_Chester.html Citizen blogger Whitney Hoffman attended The Big Canvas community forum held Sept. 22 in West Chester. The more than 20 participants discussed ideas for a regional strategy to fund arts and culture. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:44:20 GMT 577ad89a70aa8b913da29485929e0759 Jodie Chester 2008-09-25T19:44:20Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=28464164&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FYour_chance_to_promote_the_arts.html The Big Canvas is back! Join us for round two as we work on a regional strategy to fund arts and culture. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:08:04 GMT 776197caa4a3c57d0b83fa43e3b80ddb Jodie Chester 2008-09-16T19:08:04Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=26382814&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Talking_about_art.html Citizen blogger Albert Yee shares his experiences from the July 30 Big Canvas event at Moore College in Philadelphia. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:38:48 GMT 3d4e641f2857b4d85f087b55a2533da0 Jodie Chester 2008-08-07T18:38:48Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=26071579&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_An_arts_scene_waiting_to_meet_you.html Whitney Hoffman weighs in on the third of five Big Canvas events to be held in Philadelphia and its Pennsylvania suburbs. Her most interesting discovery: One of the barriers to attending art and culture events is whether a person feels like they'll fit in. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:07:28 GMT 3dbfd9e631d5565e5e3d4e6e13b03e3b Jodie Chester 2008-07-29T22:07:28Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319807&44=26138844&32=3796&7=402644&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fgreatexpectations%2FThe_Big_Canvas_Not_enough_love_for_the_arts.html Alletta Emeno of Havertown weighs in on the fourth of five Big Canvas events that were held in the Philadelphia region. She found people passionate about arts and culture. They felt a need for better transportation to suburban venues, better communication about programs and events, and more arts education in schools. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:50:49 GMT 0a941485e51e9209febd91c9d01be3e0 Jodie Chester 2008-07-31T14:50:49Z