I am still processing my Americans for the Arts Conference notes, but I do feel ready to talk about one of the points I made in my wrap-up blog. I do feel that arts advocacy needs to be a main focus. Right now, we have a little bit of momentum in terms of selling the…
Well worth reading! An audience member’s perspective at the autism-friendly performance of The Lion King. Hakuna Matata On A Sunday Afternoon.
My LinkedIn Profile is reminding me that ADS had been in business for over 5 years now. During this time, I have been proud to say I have accomplished most of what I put my mind and energy toward. I have helped to build audiences for artists and arts organizations. I have spread the love…
I feel the arts are a bit dis-eased. Budget cuts, shrinking audiences, and other gloom and doom that hits the news regularly are casting a murky illness over what we could be doing to better the situation. I have good news and bad news. Which would you like first? The bad news? The bad news…
At least, I think I am on number 3 for my random thoughts posts. I had a nice weekend to stew on a few thoughts that I wish to share with you. We could use more adult education classes to get adults appreciating the arts again. I see a slow trend toward developing these types…
I hope you had a nice weekend! I found this weekend to have a common theme that I wanted to share with you. The concept of copy and paste and how it is affecting our artistry, audience development, and the future of arts administration. I started off the weekend reading The Art of Possibility by…
Your mini-podcast for the week! If you are an email subscriber, you will need to click on the link to take you to the web blog post. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/79122255″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Cheers to happy and loyal audiences, Shoshana :O)
Today I recognize how balance is an important undertaking. If you feel off balance, it doesn’t feel very good. Balancing budgets are necessary for grants. Balance is crucial for dance. I could go on and on. What I am thinking about right now is the balance between artist and audience development (arts marketing in general).…
The latest and greatest idea is the use of algorithms (check out You’ve Cott Mail’s line-up) to produce suggestions for our audiences based on what they have already purchased. Amazon and Netflix formats are being worked on underground to become the next big thing for arts websites. At first I was excited about the possibilities. …
I have a dream today too. I have a dream that the arts will learn to be more inclusive and welcoming. I have a dream that we as artists will bring passion and quality to all our art, productions and events. I have a dream that we will engage with our audiences and partner with…
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