Institutional Erasure
Author's note: This essay reflects my personal views, informed by three decades of work in the nonprofit arts sector.
"I need to say something before I implode.
Last night, while the Grammys celebrated artists, the President announced a two-year closure of the Kennedy Center.
This is not renovation. It is the final stage of erasure.
New essay: Institutional Erasure
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Stop Starting Nonprofits: A Case for Structural Choice
I have spent my career inside nonprofit institutions, running them, funding them, and serving on their boards.
The arts sector treats the 501(c)(3) as a moral default rather than a strategic choice.
That assumption shapes who gets legitimacy, who builds assets, and who burns out.
I wrote about why itβs time to expand how we structure cultural work:
emilkang.substack.com/p/stop-start...
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