Thursday, February 1, 2024
Yesterday I cited a Seth Godin post about rethinking how we measure work productivity. Around the same time he made a post along the same lines noting that while strictly following instruc…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:42AMWednesday, January 31, 2024
Long time readers know that I resist the use of economic impact as a measure of value for arts and culture for many reasons. The late potter-philosopher Carter Gillies was really effective i…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:18AMTuesday, January 30, 2024
Just before Christmas Broadway producer Ken Davenport called attention to an issue which may or may not impact Broadway attendance starting later this year. Starting this Spring, congestion …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:54AMWednesday, January 24, 2024
Title of the post today is intentionally leveraging a statement in a study conducted by Jennifer Novak-Leonard and Rachel Skaggs for the National Endowment for the Arts of public perception …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:48PMTuesday, January 23, 2024
Last week, NPR Reporter Andrew Limbong interviewed Catherine Price, author of The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again. Limbong observed that while he has the impulse to roll his eyes at th…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:36PMMonday, January 22, 2024
I came across a study conducted by researchers at Drexel University , (well one is an alum that teaches at University of San Diego), on whether using the self-checkout lane at a supermarket …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:12PMThursday, January 18, 2024
Back in November, I had written about allegations of harassment by the administration of the Cleveland Ballet of one of their teachers due to body weight issues. I thought that would more or…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:48AMWednesday, January 17, 2024
Long time readers know I tend to pay attention to news about guaranteed basic income programs, particularly those that have artists as a target group. Thanks to a CityLab link to a story on …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:36PMTuesday, January 16, 2024
I think Art in Public Places staff for any community have one of the most difficult jobs in the arts, particularly when it comes to public perception of the job they do. While everyone acc…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:02AMThursday, January 11, 2024
I came across a link to a post on the Alliance of American Art Museums website about the Clyfford Still Museum’s efforts to make their facility a welcoming option for bringing kids as youn…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:06AMTuesday, January 9, 2024
One thing I like about Broadway producer Ken Davenport is that he is constantly trying to identify barriers to attending shows on Broadway. Not just his, but any show. He has the rising tide…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:48PMMonday, January 8, 2024
In a recent episode of Quick Study, Sunil Iyengar, director of research and analysis here at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), notes that the arts community, including the NEA, toss…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:24PMWednesday, January 3, 2024
Another post I wanted to make to get people thinking and doing things differently for 2024 is based again on research Collen Dilenschneider and the IMPACTS team have done. As I mentioned in …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:54PMOkay, to start 2024 off with something to ponder for the whole year, I want to direct you to a piece I wrote on ArtsHacker a couple weeks ago about how your definition of entertaining as an …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32AMWednesday, December 27, 2023
You probably aren’t searching the Interwebs for trenchant observations on arts administration the day after Christmas. But still, you can learn a little something from some entertaining vi…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:54AMWednesday, December 20, 2023
As we move through the middle of the holiday season, it seems like a good opportunity to remind people to do a little due diligence so they don’t fall prey to some charity scams. Back in…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:54PMTuesday, December 19, 2023
Last month there was an interesting story in the Washington Post about the $220 million bequest left to NPR 20 years ago by Joan Kroc, widow of former McDonalds CEO Ray Kroc. What I found …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:24PMMonday, December 18, 2023
Broadway Producer Ken Davenport posted last week about The Broadway League’s attendance report for the 2022-2023 season. The 2022-2023 season was the first period in which a full season …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:02PMDid you know according to surveys conducted a few months ago, the most entertaining performance based organization in the world is the Sydney Opera House, followed by the Hollywood Bowl and …
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 10:07AMThursday, December 14, 2023
At various times I, and others like Drew McManus have written about the importance of having a good crisis communication plan. The marketing department should be focused on more than just …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:12AMWednesday, December 13, 2023
Tyler Cowen, the economist who write the Marginal Revolution blog linked to an interesting paper from 2014, Corporate Governance Without Shareholders: A Cautionary Lesson from Non-Profit Org…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:48AMTuesday, December 12, 2023
I had to cackle when I saw this post by jazz critic and music historian, Ted Gioia: I'm not sure whether I'm depressed by the AARP sponsoring the Stones, or applaud it as the obvious move. B…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:42PMWednesday, December 6, 2023
I am always interested in news about how donor advised funds (DAF) are operating. On the whole, their use hasn’t gone as intended and they have reduced, rather than increased or incentiviz…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:36PMTuesday, December 5, 2023
When I saw a link on Artsjournal.com to a research study on PLOS One exploring the link between music and morality, I was half expecting to discover that evil people do prefer classical musi…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:12PMMonday, December 4, 2023
A couple weeks ago, New Zealand’s Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) proudly announced that the GDP growth for the Arts and Creativity Sector was nearly double that of …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 10:54PMWednesday, November 29, 2023
Apropos to my post yesterday about Richmond Ballet dancers suing the organization for exerting so much pressure about their weight, there was another story a couple weeks ago that I forgot w…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 09:02PMLast week Artsjournal.com linked to an article that may represent a significant continuation in the discussion about body weight expectations in ballet and dance in general. Two Richmond B…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:36AMTuesday, November 28, 2023
Chad Bauman, Executive Director at Milwaukee Rep made a post on LinkedIn today where he acknowledged that making a change in a business model can threaten the existence of an organization, b…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:18AMSunday, November 26, 2023
I usually don’t advocate for specific shows on the blog here, but I recently presented a group whose format really lends itself to a variety of audience engagement opportunities you may dr…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:42AMWell apparently my optimism about the direction of the Indianapolis Museum at Newfields was a little premature. In late September I wrote about how the museum had just hired. Belinda Tate, a…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:42AMLong time readers will be aware that I have been keeping an eye on guaranteed basic income programs in different communities, especially those that are designed to benefit artists. Recently …
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:42AM 
