Emil Kang
@emilkang.bsky.social
Arts, culture, and institutions.
Writing about structure, power, and sustainability in the arts.
Longer essays at emilkang.substack.com
Writing about structure, power, and sustainability in the arts.
Longer essays at emilkang.substack.com
"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
emilkang.substack.com/p/institutio...
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
emilkang.substack.com/p/institutio...
Institutional Erasure
Author's note: This essay reflects my personal views, informed by three decades of work in the nonprofit arts sector.
emilkang.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"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
emilkang.substack.com/p/institutio...
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
emilkang.substack.com/p/institutio...
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 it’s time to expand how we structure cultural work:
emilkang.substack.com/p/stop-start...
That assumption shapes who gets legitimacy, who builds assets, and who burns out.
I wrote about why it’s time to expand how we structure cultural work:
emilkang.substack.com/p/stop-start...
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.
emilkang.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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 it’s time to expand how we structure cultural work:
emilkang.substack.com/p/stop-start...
That assumption shapes who gets legitimacy, who builds assets, and who burns out.
I wrote about why it’s time to expand how we structure cultural work:
emilkang.substack.com/p/stop-start...