Upcoming Events

How can we build classical music experiences that will also build our audiences.  Participatory performances, designing events with your audience members, using music as a social force, nurturing your audiences, and increasing demand will all be discussed.

        

Shoshana Fanizza, Audience Development Specialists
Co-hosted with

March 16th - Noon ET
Working with Mobile Technology to Develop Your Audience
With the rapid adoption of web-enabled cell phones, smartphones and tablet computers, what options are available to arts professionals who want to engage their audiences via mobile devices? How can artists and organizations implement these options cost effectively without taking focus away from the art?

        

Shoshana Fanizza, Audience Development Specialists
Co-hosted with David Dombrosky
Co-produced with

Recent Events

Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra & St. Martin's Chamber Choir - Bach's Christmas Oratorio
When & Where: December 2 (Friday), at Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant Street, Denver
December 3 (Saturday) at First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce Street, Boulder
7:30 pm /6:30 pm Pre-Concert Talk
Program: Bach's Christmas Oratorio, with nationally acclaimed Bach singers
Tickets: $35 Premimium/$24 General/$5 Students
For more information and to purchase tickets: Visit the Pro Musica Colorado Website!

A rare performance of this masterpiece!

Annette Coleman's Blogtalk Radio Show - 84-You are not alone-use Audience Development

Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra - The Soldier's Story
When & Where: October 21 (Friday), at Saint John's Cathedral, 1350 Washington Street, Denver
October 22 (Saturday) at Mountain View United Methodist, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder
7:30 pm /6:30 pm Pre-Concert Talk
Program: Igor StravinskyL'Histoire du Soldat, KVOD's Charley Samson, Narrator &
W.A. Mozart Symphony No. 25,the Little G Minor
Tickets: $20 General/$5 Students
For more information and to purchase tickets: Visit the Pro Musica Colorado Website!

A Faustian tale of human frailty in the face of the temptation to "have it all." Paired with Mozart's first symphonic masterpiece.

Longmont Pecha Kucha - Shoshana from ADS will be presenting

When: August 12, (Friday), 7:00 pm
Where: Old Firehouse Arts Center (4th & Coffman) Longmont, CO
Tickets: TBA
For more information and to purchase tickets: Visit the Longmont Pecha Kucha Website!

The Arts are Everywhere!
The arts are all around us. With arts cuts looming everywhere, you will find out why it is important to keep supporting and funding the arts in our communities.

Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra - Music Voices
When: April 2, (Saturday), 7:30 pm /6:30 pm Pre-Concert Talk
Where:Cofrin Auditorium, Atlas Building, Room 100 (CU Campus) Boulder, CO
Tickets: $20 adults/$15 seniors/$5 students
For more information and to purchase tickets: Visit the Pro Musica Colorado Website!
Music of three lost Holocaust composers - a powerful evening of music voices.

THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER FOR MUSIC PRESENTS: 2010 Fall Intensive - Engaging Your Audience
When: November 6 (Saturday), 9:00 am - 8:30 pm (Choice of Workshops)
Shoshana's workshop - Building Your Audience, The Audience Development Way - is from 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Where: Grusin Music Hall, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, CO (map on brochure)
Tickets: $25 students with I.D/$35 Community Members
For more information and to purchase tickets: Fall Intensive Brochure!

Boulder County Arts Alliance - Business of the Arts Workshop - Meet the Experts!
When: September 16 (Thursday), 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Where: Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO
Tickets: $10 members/$15 general per session
For more information and to register: Visit the Boulder County Arts Alliance Website!
Click here for the official flyer!

Past 2009 Workshop Series

A Case for Audience Development - A Three Part Workshop Series
Audience and Patron development are the hot topics for artists and arts organizations. We all want our work to be seen and we want to get paid for it! Audience Development Specialists in collaboration with Boulder County Arts Alliance present a three-part series of workshops to address cost effective ways to build a better audience and create a larger fan or patron base.

Part I: All About Audience Development – Beyond Cheeks in Seats
Audience Development is much more than cheeks in seats. In this workshop, you will learn what audience development is, how it differs from marketing, and why it is important for every artist and arts organization. But wait there's more! You will also get a perspective on various audience development programs, a short history of the audience through the ages, and how to start an audience development plan. Come away from the workshop with case studies outlining successes in broadening audiences. Begin your own audience development plan for yourself or your organization.

Testimonials:

"Thank you, for the workshop! I think you're really onto something here."

-Claire Patton, Artistic Director, Quake Theater

"THANK YOU. It was very informative."

-Jerrie Hurd, Author and Photographer

"As an individual fine artist, the Audience Development workshop helped me take a hard look at how to reach people and how to keep them engaged. Performing artists have a built in "paying audience" which may be obvious, but for me I have to generate my patrons one at a time. Finding a way to interest people in my art is a full time job; I found helpful tools that I had not considered during the workshop. I will attend the next two workshops in the series because any suggestions can only help me enhance my public persona. Thank you Shoshana Fanizza and Boulder County Arts Alliance."

-Colleen Tucker, Pastel Artist

"I enjoyed the workshop. I liked the history [of the audience] to put it in context and to emphasize that we desperately need to return to participation/interaction. I liked having a hand-out to refer back and a few samples of positive case studies. I also thought the brainstorming session was a great eye-opener for many people - how fast can a small group come up with basic ideas!!"

-Barbara A. Hardesty, Founder, Da Vinci Capers

Part II: Deepening – Experience is the Difference
This workshop focuses on ways to deepen your audience’s experience ensuring that they will become more involved! Learn an assortment of ways you can increase audience participation including using the latest technological tools. If you are looking to build your patrons, memberships, volunteers, donors, board members or fans, this is the workshop for you!

Part III: Diversify Your Life to Diversify your Audience
Diversification is good for the soul as well as good for your audience. In the final workshop, we will explore the markets available to Boulder County and discuss how to invite these new markets to join our arts communities. There will be an emphasis on the various ways to collaborate with other artists and organizations. This is the workshop to learn how to reach out to new audiences and to keep them coming back for more!