Tuesday, October 1, 2019
So if it isn’t bad enough that actors auditioning for a part are being evaluated on the social media following they have cultivated along with their looks and talent, they are now being as…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:54PMJoi Ito who serves on the boards of both the Knight Foundation and MacArthur Foundation wrote a piece for Wired on the importance of finding the right metrics for measuring non-profit effect…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:18AMThursday, September 26, 2019
Somewhat apropos of the whole value of arts theme of my posts this week, novelist Michael Chabon had a letter titled “What’s the Point,” printed in The Paris Review announcing that he …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:42AMWednesday, September 25, 2019
Last week Doug Borwick wrote a blog post saying it wasn’t enough to tell people that the arts have value in their lives. As I started reading his post, I agreed with this sentiment because…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:48AMTuesday, September 24, 2019
So via Georgia Council for the Arts’ social media is a study on Artsy finding that many Americans would rather do something creative than watch TV or surf the net. I initially wondered if …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:06AMThursday, September 19, 2019
On Monday I wrote a post in which I mentioned an observation a person made about how having their state arts council organized under their state’s business development division made it dif…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:06AMTuesday, September 17, 2019
Over on The Baffler, Kate Wagner, takes a look at the tenuous state in which classically trained musicians operate in the face of income threatening conditions like the lock-out/strike curre…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:03PMMonday, September 16, 2019
Question for readers- Have you ever attended an arts advocacy day at your state capital or Washington, DC? Actually, for those readers outside the US, I would be interested in hearing about …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:06PMThursday, September 12, 2019
There was an interesting article in The Atlantic this past July about how the Navy was working on crewing ships with a few generalists who would handle many jobs rather than many experts foc…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:24AMWednesday, September 11, 2019
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about American Theatre’s reporting in May on a Wallace Foundation supported audience building effort at Opera Theatre St. Louis. American Theatre just publish…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:12AMTuesday, September 10, 2019
Last week I was in Minneapolis for the Arts Midwest conference. (Minnesota Orchestra, what was that party at your place Friday night? It looked and sounded awesome.) The conference was marke…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:06PMWednesday, September 4, 2019
Last Tuesday I wrote a post on some recent research about the value of deliberate practice. Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to read a little more on the recent study. Come to find out…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:36PMLast year I wrote about a live roleplay drama loosely based on Dungeons and Dragons/Pathfinder roleplaying game mechanics that a guy was experimenting with. This year he was back at it aga…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:18AMWednesday, August 28, 2019
Today I had a post appear on ArtsHacker where I point out some general tips for organizing panel discussions. This covers everything from pre- and post-show chats to conference panels. Essen…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:03PMConversations around performances and events really can enhance the experience for people, but making it an effective and enjoyable experience can take some preparation and discipline. One o…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AMThe Guardian recently had a story about a study debunking the idea that it took 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill. I have written a number of posts on the subject over the last few …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:33AMTuesday, August 27, 2019
You may recall that two years ago the number one cultural activity people indicated they engaged in, according to the 2017 Culture Track survey, was going to the park. Last week the Washingt…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:12AMThursday, August 22, 2019
Back in May, American Theatre had an article about audience building efforts Opera Theatre St. Louis (OTSL) undertook with funding from the Wallace Foundation. In my experience, there is a…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:06AMWednesday, August 21, 2019
I was glancing at an interview with Arti Prashar on Arts Professional UK site as she departs her position at Spare Tyre Theatre Company. I had come for the title of the article, “Exit inte…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:48AMTuesday, August 20, 2019
I saw a movie this weekend which embodied so much of what we talk about when we discuss empowering people to tell their stories and prominently displaying their stories. In documentary Liyan…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:03AMWednesday, August 14, 2019
I don’t remember how I came across it, but a few weeks ago I bookmarked an interview Michael Rohd, a faculty member at Arizona State University, conducted with Roberto Bedoya, City of Oakl…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:54PMHey all – You may or may not know that some months back Nina Simon, writer of Museum 2.0 blog, announced she was leaving her position at Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) to devot…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:36AMTuesday, August 13, 2019
Apparently Vu Le of Nonprofit AF blog spoke at Association of California Symphony Orchestras last week. (those lucky dogs) In his post this week, he addresses the question about whether arts…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:24AMThursday, August 8, 2019
Some important information about changes to music performance rights came to my attention today and I wanted to share it with readers. Apparently the consent decrees under which ASCAP & …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:32AMWednesday, August 7, 2019
Barry Hessenius recently wrote a post about Arts Employees Rights. Given the amount of conversation and news stories about sexual harassment and other unwelcome activities throughout the cre…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:48AMAfter I posted last week about how English towns installation of chat benches aligned with other stories I had covered about organizations trying to create personal connections between stran…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:48AMThursday, August 1, 2019
I so frequently tell my readers that Collen Dilenschneider has made an awesome post on her blog that it makes it difficult to convey the increased urgency to read one of her pieces when she …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:54AMWednesday, July 31, 2019
I came across an article about English towns that are installing “chat benches” with signs saying, “The ‘Happy to Chat’ Bench: Sit Here If You Don’t Mind Someone Stopping To Sa…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:48AMMonday, July 29, 2019
When the topic of strategic plans is discussed, there is often an admonishment actively reference the planning documents throughout the plan period rather than drop it on the shelf until it …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:06PMFriday, July 26, 2019
Hat tip to Artsjournal.com which posted an NPR story about libraries that are bringing social workers on staff. The main reason is that libraries are serving the role as a community resource…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:35AMWednesday, July 24, 2019
On Saturday, the Knight Foundation will be issuing a call “for ideas exploring how arts institutions can present immersive experiences to engage audiences” (disclosure: Knight Foundation…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:42AM 
