Artist/Community/Reciprocity
Springboard for the Arts explores systems and infrastructure that support and nurture our artists and that demand from them their engagement and commitment.
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Policy, Prisons, and Pranks: Artists Collide with the World
How can the field learn from artists working at the intersections of science, technology, community organizing, entrepreneurship and the media?
Inspiring a Community of Music Makers
The Community of Music Makers program takes patron and community engagement to a new level by inviting audiences to play and sing on their stage.
From Expert to Collaborator
Moving from the traditional stance of ‘the expert with important stories to tell’ to ‘building stories with community’ requires an openness and humility that is often not easy for museums.
Creating Performances That Cannot Exist Without an Audience
Off-Center @ The Jones’s programming takes into account the full audience experience and puts it at the center of the artistic process.
Unlikely Pairing, Lasting Implications
What seemed like a mismatched pairing with The Second City turned out to be Lyric Opera of Chicago’s surprise hit of the season with traditional and new audiences alike.
Beyond Scarcity
What happens when we shift the focus from “How can artists get more money?” to the deeper question of, “How can artists get more resources?”
So You Think You Can Dance?
Carlton Turner speaks about success and failures in collaborative endeavors from the perspective of an artist, organizer, and leader in the field of arts and social justice.
Dance, Paintball, and Casinos: What’s DAT Got to Do With It?
By mobilizing community stakeholders, exploring and implementing innovative practices, DANCECleveland’s Dance Advance Team (DAT) works toward creating an affinity for dance.
Shhh!
Do you want to develop sustainable relationships with new audiences? Do you want to build community? Shhh! Be quiet and listen.
Museum as Platform
Using a major exhibition, a museum can activate the community to provide a collective platform for: dialogue, diverse interpretation, and wide-ranging authentic arts experiences with broader audiences.
Object Stories
This visitor-generated project pushes the boundaries of the traditional role of the visitor and what is worthy of being exhibited in a gallery space.
Video Dailies Blog
The Group transformed its website into a blog of daily video shorts in their signature style to enable them to create artistic work in a new medium and engage audiences during their lengthy absences from New York.
Seedlings
Approached by other cities to replicate their Minneapolis-based programs, Springboard developed Seedlings, a community organizing model for establishing new locally-driven resource programs for artists.
Immersive Visitor Experience
Frustrated with the conventional “come, look, leave” experience of their visitors, YBCA set out to re-imagine the relationship as deeply immersive.