I have written a number of posts in the last year about the value of labels in exhibits. There are a number of people who don't think they are of much use visitors. The opinions of those who…
Earlier this summer Colorado Public Radio (CPR) ran a story about how high school theater teachers are focusing instruction on the technical aspects of their discipline in order to tap into …
SMU DataArts released their National Trends study for 2025 in the last couple weeks. At first there is a brief flicker of optimism when you read that earned and contributed revenue is return…
Seth Godin recently made a post on the question of "Who Is It For?" as a measure of the success of an endeavor. He says that while the concept of "maximizing shareholder value" is often cite…
Funding cuts for Philadelphia's transit system known as SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) is causing a lot of concern around that city. SEPTA runs both trains and bu…
Via a LinkedIn post by Rainer Glaap, I was disappointed to learn that Germany's KluturPass program is being discontinued. (In German but most browsers can translate pretty well.) The program…
Folks may remember that in June 2024 the University of the Arts in Philadelphia pretty abruptly announced they were closing after about 150 years in operation. This came as a shock to facult…
Earlier this month, Hyperallergic had a short article about a video that actor Steve Martin made for the Frick Collection in NYC. What I appreciated was the way the information in the video …
You may not have heard about the Savannah Bananas baseball team. Or rather it may be more accurate to say Banana Ball team because they play a game that is a heavily altered version of baseb…
Colleen Dilenschneider and her colleagues at IMPACTS Experience recently released data on social media engagement for cultural organizations. If you don't intend to read any further in this …
While I was scrolling through Reddit this weekend, I came across a post about a doctor's office in the San Diego area prescribing visits to the New Children's Museum for the poster's 4 year …
When I saw that Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS Experience had posted data about whether Democrats and Republicans feel differently about cultural organizations (subscription…
I haven't written about any of his posts for a couple years, but I have been following Gordon Firemark's entertainment law blog for 15 years, if not longer. At one point he wasn't posting wi…
Last month I wrote about an article on the Metropolitan Museum of Art that appeared in Yale University's The Business Behind The Art series. Another article that caught my eye was about the …
Over the last dozen years I have frequently written about Springboard for the Arts' Irrigate initiative where they organized 600 artists to provide activity along the construction route for …
Came across a press release about a study conducted on Gen Z and Millennial perceptions of Broadway. The provocative title suggested that Broadway wasn't overpriced, but rather undervalued. …
Last week I wrote about a series of case studies on small arts and cultural organizations creating community advisory groups referenced in an Arts Midwest newsletter. Another set of stories …
Arts Midwest sent out their monthly newsletter this week which included stories they had published on their website during July. One of the pieces was a quick set of case studies of small ar…
I am not sure how I came across it, but Yale University's School of Management published a series of stories about The Business Behind The Arts. One of the stories briefly profiled Daniel H.…
Last month Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS Experience provided an analysis of exhibit and performing arts audiences from the perspective of age. (sub required) It will come a…
Last week Seth Godin made a post about how companies use technicalities in their terms of service (TOS) to generate more revenue after quoting a low initial price. There was one statement he…
This is definitely anecdotal rather than backed by any data, but based upon observations across a few decades and working at three-four different organizations, there seems to be a degree of…
Following up on my post yesterday about how an improv program for members of the NY City Police Department has resulted in better interactions with the public. There was an NPR story this we…
Last month the NY Times had a story about a theater company in Brooklyn which had been running a 10 week improv program for the police department since 2014. The goal has been help officers …
A couple weeks ago I caught a news story about the California legislature restoring funding to a program which was focused on helping arts organizations make payroll after a 2019 state law r…