Tuesday, August 27, 2024
As always, Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS provided some attention worthy data in July regarding perceptions of the value of paying for museum and performing arts tickets. Ba…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:48PM[SHARE]In another refutation of the argument that we should stop funding libraries because no one reads books, on Friday there was a public radio piece from Marketplace illustrating the increased r…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 21, 2024
A miscellaneous bit of interesting information " I recently saw a job posting for the executive director of the Cultural Institutions Retirement System (CIRS). I was totally unaware of the e…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 20, 2024
You may have heard that museums in Vienna, Austria offered free admission to Taylor Swift fans who were faced with the cancellation of the concerts due to terroristic threats. My one quibble…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Interesting story via Artsjournal.com that might provide a rough roadmap for arts organizations looking to change the programming mix they offer the community. The public broadcaster of …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:42PM[SHARE]Monday, August 12, 2024
An article on Hyperallergic by Lise Ragbir observed that DEI hiring initiatives have started to wane in both the commercial and non-profit sector. There were a number of high profile, highly…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Last month I pointed to research by Colleen Dilenschenider that indicated trust in cultural non-profits has grown since around 2019. Non-profit Quarterly (NPQ) had a short article about simi…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:52PM[SHARE]Monday, August 5, 2024
About 10 years ago I wrote about a TED talk Jamie Bennett made where he noted it was easier for people to identify themselves with athletes based on sports they may have actively played year…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Via Artsjournal.com, a thought provoking interview with Professor Justin O'Connor, author of the book, Culture Is Not An Industry. His basic premise is that if culture was an industry, decis…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:02PM[SHARE]Seth Godin made a post recently that speaks to the perception you either have innate talent or you can never be successful at something. This outlook seems to operate very strongly when it c…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:42AM[SHARE]Monday, July 29, 2024
Freakanomics did a two part show about how the Broadway play Stereophonic came together. The first part is broadly about the 11 year creative process playwright David Adjmi went through to m…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:18PM[SHARE]Friday, July 26, 2024
Artsjournal.com posted an article from The Yale Review reviewing a book about the benefits the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) brought to Depression …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:54PM[SHARE]American Theatre posted a really comprehensive article about the challenges summer theaters are facing. In the wake of social unrest resulting from things like Covid, George Floyd, and Black…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Back in June there was an article on the Harvard Business Review site about 3 Ways to Compassionately Hold Your Team accountable. The authors of the piece approach the topic from the cog…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:24AM[SHARE]Friday, July 19, 2024
Seth Godin recently made a post that sort of wrapped the concepts of life long learning, creation being a process, and failure being part of any endeavor. He starts by saying Rome WAS built …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Earlier this month a piece on The Conversation site called attention to the often unseen contributions roadies make to the success of festivals, concerts, and theatrical tours. There is …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 05:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Thinking that free or discounted tickets will increase accessibility and loyalty is something of a pet peeve of mine. Yesterday I commented on a post Sean Kelly of Vatic made on LinkedIn whe…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:54PM[SHARE]A recent post from Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS analyzes survey data that shows trust in cultural organizations has grown since the pandemic. Trust in cultural entitie…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The Western Arts Federation (WESTAF), the regional arts organization serving the western portion of the US turns 50 this year. They put out a series of videos on the history of the organizat…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Seth Godin made a post a week or so ago about the need to track things that are really important, but invisible to us or transpire gradually. I sense there is something valuable for arts and…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:42PM[SHARE]Monday, July 1, 2024
Bloomberg had an article on a trend that presents an opportunity for arts and cultural organizations. In some respects it could be considered rather mundane news " Gen Z Is abandoning dating…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:32PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 27, 2024
Here is something of a metaphoric lesson for arts and cultural organizations about changing the nature of the experience you offer to align with the needs and expectations of your customers.…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 26, 2024
I caught an interview on a National Endowment for the Arts' podcast with Tyler Blackwell Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. Blackwell talks abou…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:03AM[SHARE]American Theatre recently published a "Confidential Plan" written by Zelda Fichandler, founding artistic director of Arena Stage in 1968. Initially a memo written to the Arena Stage board ab…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 20, 2024
According to a recent piece on CityLab, smaller cities and towns have much in common with smaller non-profits when it comes to applying for grants. They both have great need but lack the…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Continuing from yesterday's post about the Wallace Foundation's evaluation of their five year audience building and sustainability initiative, In Search of the Magic Bullet, the best summ…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Last Monday, Ruth Hartt sent out an email newsletter noting that the Wallace Foundation's five year, $52 million Building Audiences for Sustainability Initiative basically failed to identify…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 13, 2024
Yesterday there was a report that the rate of violent crimes and some property crimes fell in the first quarter of 2024. However, that may come as weak comfort to urban based arts organi…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 11, 2024
I saw an novel approach discussed for a concert by the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, England where the concert is performed by the audience walking to the venue. Composer Huang Ruo's  C…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:12PM[SHARE]There is frequently talk about how the availability of arts and cultural organizations and activities are frequently a quality of life element that attract employers to communities. I got a …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 5, 2024
You may have heard the disconcerting news that the 150 year old University of the Arts (UArts) in Philadelphia abruptly announced their closure last week, less than a year after Pennsylvania…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:18AM[SHARE] 
