Before the conference brain bursts

Posted On November 4, 2015 By

Usually during and after a conference my brain gets all tingly, and then it lights up with new ideas and inspirations. Today, for some reason, it is happening before the conference. Perhaps I had too much coffee this morning. A likely assessment, yet my thoughts are fairly targeted towards what we might be discussing at… 

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Thought after the whirlwind of conferences – take action!

Posted On June 23, 2014 By

Over the past few weekends, we have had 5 conferences related to the arts: AFTA, Chorus America, Dance USA, TCG, and Opera America. All of these conferences did talk about audience development with extra thoughts focusing on civic impact, how to engage an audience, how to diversify and be more inclusive, and how to connect… 

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