The forthcoming artistic assessment panel won't be "self-selected" either; they'll be employed by the Arts Council which, if the pilot scheme is anything to go by, now has a reassuringly sharp idea of what it's doing.
Last week, Lyn Gardner laid out a considerable, bleak set of misgivings about Arts Council England's newly announced artistic assessment panels.
Less about commerce and more about moral and congressional corruption crippling artistic expression, the panel was self-admittedly pretty one-sided about the whole debate.
"All out arts grants are assessed by a panel of artistic peers and it's a competitive process.
Saturday at noon, George Steel, City Opera's general manager and artistic director, leads a panel discussion called "American Opera: Past, Present, Future".
The committee chose three artistic directors within the panel: Mr. Dalby, 27, a violinist; Julia MacLaine, 29, a cellist; and Brad Balliett, 29, a bassoonist.
"Hidden Significance in Artistic Diversity," a free panel discussion, will be held today at 4 p.m., Sweeney concert Hall, Smith College, (413) 585-2787.
Pete Meakin has the final say, but emphasises that he will be striving for a shared vision based on extensive consultation and supported by a panel of artistic associates.
Certainly as important for Jan's artistic formation were the panel paintings of Robert Campin (c. 1378 1444), a Tournai painter whose important role in the history of Netherlandish art has only recently been reestablished.
It will not be run by a producing entity with an artistic mission or a panel of so-called "experts" programming the venues.
