She is a recipient of the Prince of Wales' medal for arts philanthropy.

A Divining Rod For Benefactors In addition, there is general agreement among institutional administrators that both corporate and individual arts philanthropy is a seriously undertapped resource.

That sounds like the plight of any director of a large Western arts institution, but he must solicit support in an impoverished nation with little recent tradition of arts philanthropy, and must concentrate on the most pressing immediate needs.

Schepisi has been an active supporter of arts philanthropy, in 2009 organizing an art auction that raised $84,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Leading figures in arts philanthropy and education are also lending support to the effort.

Call-in segments regularly cover such subjects as rock 'n' roll history, personal technology, pop culture, online music distribution, arts philanthropy, new music, classical music, and audience trends.

And it is a time when corporations have cut back on arts philanthropy, and many arts groups are struggling to stay afloat.

Since then, it was been active in the formulation of arts policy and the encouragement of arts philanthropy.

When Mr. Vilar's early investments in high-tech stocks like Microsoft and America Online made him a billionaire in the mid-1990's, he began his arts philanthropy.

Her remark underscores the clearest benefit Philip Morris gets from its arts philanthropy: a positive image among people who would normally have few kind things to say about a cigarette, food and beer maker.