Is the Role of the Curator Evolving?
Increasingly, the curatorial role is focused on audience engagement and collaboration, rather than specialized knowledge.
You’re Invited to Provocative Lunch…
How can brown bag lunches in your office help generate internal participation around big, public initiatives?
Who Is Responsible for Building Your Organization’s Adaptive Capacity?
Stability within an organization provides a good safety net. But to create something bold and new, your team must commit to adaptability.
Why Don’t We Give Ourselves Permission to Disconnect?
Overworked arts administrators tend to run on autopilot. How can disconnecting momentarily help us refresh our energy and refocus our work?
Getting Away to Get Things Done
It's tough to get everyone on the same page of a big initiative. A retreat can galvanize your team around a goal and prep your group to tell the same story.
Is Big Data the Next Frontier for Innovation in the Arts?
Crunching data sets is the norm in the tech industry. How can arts orgs use data analysis to make their employees happier and more effective?
Why Should Arts Organizations Focus on Social Bridging?
This week, the Americans for the Arts ARTSblog explores the question, “What would make where you live a better place or bring it to the next level?”
How Might A Background in New Media Theory Benefit Today’s Arts Marketers?
Emerging technologies have become essential components of arts marketing strategies. Is it important for arts leaders to have a theoretical background in media criticism to fully understand the implications of these technologies?
Identifying Adaptive Strengths and Weaknesses
In order to sustain public value, arts organizations must strike a balance between being stable and adaptive.
What Can Downton Abbey Teach Us About Organizational Culture?
Like social culture, organizational culture is pervasive. It’s also one of the most important factors in our ability to sustain innovation.
Why Aren’t More Organizations Bringing Artists into the Office?
Many artists have administrative skills in addition to creative power. Why aren’t more arts organizations tapping those skills for their own teams?
How Are the Arts at the Core of Educational Change?
University academic departments tend to work in silos. How can the arts bridge new collaborations across disciplines and inspire educational change?
Tailoring Online Media Platforms for Community Engagement
It’s easy to make assumptions about the limitations of new media platforms. But how can we turn our biases into benefits by addressing them head on?