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Audience Development for Arts Advocacy II

Posted On January 27, 2017 By Shoshana

I recall I have already written a post on this topic, yet with all that is happening currently, I wish to reiterate the concept. Arts advocacy in our current times has mainly been received by our own supporters. For many reasons, it has not reached a level of support by the general public. This is… 

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2 ways to skin a cat, but please don’t skin a cat!

Posted On August 8, 2013 By Shoshana

There seems to be a rumbling about arts marketing lately.  There are people that believe that artists and arts organizations need to step up their game or hire someone else that has more experience. Here is the latest of the rumblings: Cincinnati Art Museum makes cuts The Cincinnati Art Museum recently eliminated its design team,… 

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Audience development & arts advocacy for arts funding

Posted On June 7, 2011 By Shoshana

These are strange times.  For every arts cut story I find in news sources across the country, there is at least a story to match of an arts group raising money to help a community.    Today there was an arts cuts article for Wisconsin, and meanwhile in Joplin, MO, there was an article of an… 

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“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 of Da Vinci Capers

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