The Conversation recently had an article by Will Shüler examining the strict enforcement of a no cameras policy at a theater production he attended. When he arrived, ushers put a sticker ov…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:36PMYesterday I saw a post on LinkedIn where Ruth Hartt was reinforcing the idea that people purchase the outcomes they desire rather than things. In response, commenter Jay Gerhart wrote: Remin…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:12PMAs 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 08:48PMIn 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 02:32AMA 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…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:24AMYou 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 12:06AMInteresting 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 No…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:42PMAn 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 08:05PMLast 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 08:52PMAbout 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 08:13PMVia 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, dec…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:02PMSeth 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 04:42AMFreakanomics 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 10:18PMArtsjournal.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 02:54PMAmerican 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 02:54PMBack 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 cogni…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:24AMSeth 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 12:12PMEarlier 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 of…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 05:06PMThinking 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 08:54PMA 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 entities …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:32AMThe 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 02:12AMSeth 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 11:42PMBloomberg 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 dati…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:32PMHere 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 03:32AMI 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 03:03AMAmerican 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 boar…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:03AMAccording 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 s…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:54AMContinuing 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 su…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:42AMLast 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 identi…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:12AMYesterday 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 organiza…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:24AMI 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…
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