Always Wear Clean Underwear Theory of Management by Joe Patti

Collen Dilenschneider most a recent post about the factors that influence a cultural organization's reputation. In order they are: Favorability, Mission Execution, Onsite Experience, Stabili…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 7:24am on August 20, 2020☆⚑

Flippin' Piece of Art by Joe Patti

While I am not really plugged into the visual arts gallery/museum world, one topic I have seen come up repeatedly is the sense that the creator of a piece should realize some benefit when th…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 7:03am on August 19, 2020☆⚑

A Luxury Until You Ask: "Did Anybody Feel Like This Before?" by Joe Patti

If you have read this blog for any length of time, you probably know that my gold standard for speeches about creative practice is one made by Ira Glass. This being said, the TED site recent…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:32am on August 18, 2020☆⚑

Music Doesn't Make You Smarter, You Were Smart Already by Joe Patti

Not long ago I saw a link on Artsjournal.com to a short news piece saying a study found music won't make people smarter. I sought out the study in on the Memory & Cognition journal websi…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 5:12am on August 14, 2020☆⚑

What's This Soft Landing Thing You Speak Of? by Joe Patti

This week Vu Le at the Nonprofit AF wrote a pretty thought provoking post about the way the left-leaning non-profit sector consumes, rather than supports, its leaders as more conservative fo…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 5:12am on August 14, 2020☆⚑

Talking More About The Real DNA of Your Successes by Joe Patti

Nina Simon was recently a guest on a podcast hosted by Culture Reset. As always, I find anything she has to say increases my contemplation about the way arts organizations, including my own,…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 9:48pm on August 10, 2020☆⚑

Are You An Implementer Or A Reader Of Arts Blog Knowledge? by Joe Patti

Via Artsjournal.com, on Arts & Culture Texas site, Tarra Gaines gives name to the difference between live and streamed performance. (my emphasis) Amid this deluge of performance art offe…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 8:12am on August 6, 2020☆⚑

Even Covid Can't Stop Translating Plan Into Action by Joe Patti

If readers have been paying close attention, you probably know I currently run an historic theater in Macon, GA. Last week, the Macon Arts Alliance released the cultural master plan the comm…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 1:54pm on August 5, 2020☆⚑

Please Yield To Oncoming Road Boxes Before Proceeding To Dance On Stage by Joe Patti

I had a post today on ArtsHacker with the click-baity title, You Can't Just Let People Tear Your Clothes Off Anymore. The post talks about the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Empl…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 1:24pm on August 4, 2020☆⚑

You Can't Just Let People Tear Your Clothes Off Anymore by Joe Patti

Recently, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union which has members working in performing arts venues, convention centers, movies, and television productions,…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 3:00am on August 3, 2020☆⚑

You're Invited To My Pool For A Concert by Joe Patti

I am sure a lot of people are wondering what other people are doing about performances as you plan for the day you can actually start again. Classicfm.com shared a number of images and video…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 5:54am on July 31, 2020☆⚑

200 Years Later, Still Looking For Concert Sponsors by Joe Patti

From the "more things change, the more things stay the same," whose life do you think this describes? ….she is particularly sharp-eyed, and refreshing, on the practicalities that shape any…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 5:54am on July 31, 2020☆⚑

Choose Wisely by Joe Patti

I have had a little bit of survey fatigue so I haven't been keeping up with Colleen Dilenschneider's ongoing updates on audiences willingness to return to cultural organizations. As a result…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 5:54am on July 31, 2020☆⚑

Proteges Aren't Vessels To Be Filled by Joe Patti

Daniel Pink tweeted about a mentorship study conducted by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University this week. While the study was conducted on scientists, I have to think …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 8:54pm on July 22, 2020☆⚑

…..Though Lack of Transparency Hinders A Professional From Knowing Their Value by Joe Patti

Perhaps providentially after my post last week about how a professional know their value, I saw a post on HowlRound by Elsa Hiltner which address some of the factors underlying the stereotyp…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 2:33pm on July 22, 2020☆⚑

A Professional Knows Their Value by Joe Patti

Seth Godin offers a pretty good definition of amateur, professional and hack in a recent post. While I haven't fully considered all the implications of his definition, I feel like it makes t…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:03am on July 16, 2020☆⚑

Love-Hate Relationship With Curtain Speeches by Joe Patti

Troublemaker that Drew McManus is, he suggested that as people return to live performances post-Covid, arts organizations should re-think the hallowed curtain speech. He argues that patrons …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:36pm on July 14, 2020☆⚑

Not So Strange, But Does Require Effort by Joe Patti

Non-Profit Quarterly made a post in May that just came across my social media feed today about a weekly Zoom call 200+ arts organizations in NYC are having in order to share information duri…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:12pm on July 13, 2020☆⚑

Yeah, I Have Weird Feelings, Too by Joe Patti

Hat tip to the National Endowment for the Arts for linking to this video of an 11 year old taking The Bob Ross Challenge " basically trying to keep up and replicate Bob Ross' painting instru…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 9:12pm on July 8, 2020☆⚑

Culture Track Report Says The Same People Won't Be Returning by Joe Patti

You may have seen the news today that the results of the Culture Track Covid-19 report were publicly released today. While some of the data about audience willingness to return to arts and c…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 3:06am on July 8, 2020☆⚑

Delay May Appear Wise, But Is The Outcome The Same? by Joe Patti

Interesting short piece on the FastCompany website that points out the current uncertainty about the future created the the Covid-19 pandemic makes deferring on a decision seem the wise opti…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 8:36pm on July 6, 2020☆⚑

The Phantom Wouldn't Have To Hide In The Sewers If He Lived During Covid-19 Pandemic by Joe Patti

There is a piece on ArtsHacker I recently published dealing with a lot of the legal questions arts and cultural venues face when trying to make re-opening plans. You may be aware that people…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:48pm on July 2, 2020☆⚑

No Subscription Model Should Last Forever by Joe Patti

I was listening to an episode of How I Built This where Guy Raz interviews ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia. At first I was just drawn to listen because Kadakia presented a familiar story of …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:24am on July 1, 2020☆⚑

A Question Of Face Masks And Liability by Joe Patti

In an earlier entry, I had written about meeting the legal duty of care and planning to re-open your venue as Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed.  It is good to be aware of legal duty of c…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 4:10pm on June 30, 2020☆⚑

Innovation Results From Hard Work And Funding by Joe Patti

In the Washington Post, Jon Gertner reviews a book about innovation by Matt Ridley.  One aspect of the book Gertner emphasizes is Ridley's view that innovation is 90% perspiration and 10%…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 6:06am on June 30, 2020☆⚑