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Reasons behind going to an arts event?

Posted On January 3, 2018 By Shoshana

It has been a while since I have cited an article, which means I am excited enough to post about one now: AMERICAN THEATRE | The Science of Mattering: How to Gauge Theatre’s Impact ow.ly/2IA230hyWz9 I feel this is a must read to forward our thinking as to why we attend arts events and how… 

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Getting out of the arts bubble

Posted On July 26, 2017 By Shoshana

  There have been several times I have mentioned the suggestion of getting out of the arts bubble. It would be good for arts advocacy and audience building if we go beyond talking in our own circles. I saw an article about an arts forum in Australia, the discussing of the value of the arts,… 

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Feeling the arts again

Posted On October 19, 2015 By Shoshana

I am working on a new presentation about the magic of audience development. I hope to unveil this one soon, either via a conference, workshop, or a webinar. The presentation leads to a final conclusion, which I will share with you…feeling the arts again! We did ourselves in with the elitism. We expected that placing… 

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“As an individual fine artist, the Audience Development workshop helped me take a hard look at how to reach people and how to keep them engaged. Performing artists have a built in "paying audience" which may be obvious but for me I have to generate my patrons one at a time. Finding a way to interest people in my art is a full time job; I found helpful tools that I had not considered during the workshop.” —Colleen Tucker, Pastel artist

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