It’s Friday, and it’s time to announce the winners for all the categories of The 2009 Audience Development Specialists Tweets Awards! Most Interesting Venues The nominees are: Keeping artists in the Loop Creative Showcase | Pop-Up Art program turns vacant buildings into galleries http://bit.ly/4DVbs8 The Chicago Loop Alliance plays matchmaker with artists and landlords to…
So, the Tweeples Choice Awards didn’t work out so well. I only had two votes on last weeks polls, not worth it. For the rest of the categories, I’m simply going to pick the Audience Development Specialists Awards since we are all busy people. The last two categories were: Best Use of Mainstream 2009 ‘Star…
I can’t say enough about collaboration. It is not only one of the 4 C’s of audience development, but something that definitely brings new hopes, opportunities, and direction for an artist or arts organization.The last few days I have been writing articles about collaborations. One was about an art gallery that teamed up with a…
I joined a forum that is addressing audience development head on. I am realizing more and more about the shift that is needed. The encouraging news is that there are some people on this forum that seem to get it, people like Kelly Tweeddale of Seattle, WA. I have been admiring her comments due to…
My audience development blog this morning is dedicated to my client who just had a concert this past weekend. Through the final conversations before the concert, a huge thought has come to me. Audience development is the wave of the future due to the changes that are happening now. Don’t worry. This will make sense…
Today’s topic is a little controversial, but I want to put this out there. Are we as artists expecting the world around us to change to bring us an audience instead of us being pro-active and possibly changing a little ourselves to get a better audience? I recently commented on the Jazz.com blog. They are…
Yesterday, I saw a story about an arts advocacy project in Sarasota, Florida: Arts supporters Emerge for advocacy By Jay Handelman Herald Tribune Published: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 12:13 a.m. Arts supporters are hoping to prove a point to local businesses and elected officials with…
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