Today I have been thinking a great deal about taking risks. I myself have taken some risks these past few years. For the past 3 years (and some months) I have been running a business called Audience Development Specialists. We help artists and arts organizations build a happy and loyal audience. Through working one-on-one with…
Today I came across this article: Fund for the Arts ponders new ways, director in post-Allan Cowen era It was a very open and honest article about mistakes that have been made and the consequences that resulted from these mistakes. If arts organizations want to not only survive, but thrive, we need to point out…
Today I am happy to present our first guest blogger, David Zoltan. After seeing a few articles about treating your donors well, I thought it was time to chime in with a blog entry to highlight what not to do when relating with your donors. Please enjoy the following blog, our first in many guest…
I have been missing in action the past week in order to work on a project near and dear to my heart. I have been seeing a need for an audience development for the arts conference, a place to actually learn a few of the ins and outs while being able to exchange ideas with…
I may have blogged about this before, but due to all the arts cuts scares and conversations, I felt that this topic needed to be resurrected. Audience development can be the answer for obtaining support in challenging times. In order for audience development to work its magic, you need these ingredients: A good plan The…
There has been a good discussion happening since Rocco Landesman, chairman of the NEA, had the audacity ( ;O) ) to point out that arts organizations should downsize or collaborate more due to high supply and low demand: #SupplyDemand There of some us in the arts world that will agree and some of us who…
It’s time to take action! I ask you to lend your voice by writing a letter and then posting on Twitter and Facebook that you took action. Let’s make some noise today! I am dedicating this arts advocacy day to Mozart. In order to find our next Mozarts in this world, we need to support…
After many more articles about the arts funding cuts proposals, I feel it is time to take some action. We, the arts lovers of this world need to do our own personal audience development and attempt to reach out to our representatives, our senators, our media, our personal circle of friends to increase the efforts.…
Yesterday I mentioned an essay that I felt was worth reading and discussing, “Resuscitating Art Music” by John Steinmetz (NARAS Journal, Summer 1993,Volume 4 No. 1). Today I am thinking I need to combine this discussion with a more broader topic – support for the arts. If you haven’t received the news yet, the GOP…
Before Alex Ross and today’s other advocates for changing the classical music presentation, there was John Steinmetz. One of my twitter friends, @RachDminor, alerted me to an essay John Steinmetz wrote called “Resuscitating Art Music.” What surprised me about this essay is how much his ideas and concepts for change are very much the same…
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