Arts Groups, Die In
It's a joke, of course, meant to poke fun at the Boston Foundation's recent report on the state of the arts community. Organized by local theater prankster Ian MacKinnon, the spoof, which begins at 8:30 at the Outpost 186 space in Inman Square, plays off the foundation's suggestion that some small organizations consider an "exit strategy" rather than try to soldier on.
Released on Dec. 19, the foundation report contended that while large institutions such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Museum of Fine Arts remain healthy, smaller groups are losing audience and struggling to balance their budgets. An organization "whose vision has either dissipated or lost its resonance with its audience or supporters" should consider shutting down, the foundation wrote.
