I am back in San Francisco, looking forward to Carnaval this weekend and enjoying podcasts as I ride the 27 Bryant to work. This week’s selections included Scott Shafer’s Arts and the Recession interview, courtesy of KQED. My favorite quote was from Raelle Myrick-Hodges, who said that instead of “cut, cut, cut,” BRAVA! tries to operate with the goal of “make, make, make.” In a perfect world, arts leaders could say they did something to further these goals every day:

• Make better relationships with our artists so that they understand that any cuts and fees are not personal
• Make sure that we explain to all of our funders exactly what we’re doing on an regular basis.
• Make sure that our staff that’s here is committed to the work that we are doing, and not just the artistic part … everyone needs to be on board with the reality of what’s going on.