ArtsFwd in 2014: Introducing Our New Direction
Over the next eight months, we’re devoting the ArtsFwd blog to our 2014 Research Question: How do organizations stay continuously adaptive?
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Announcing New Pathways for Arts Development
We’re excited to share learning from New Pathways for Arts Development, a new program that engages 15 of New York’s arts development agencies.
Fourth Arts Block: Rethinking Growth, Capacity, and Its Constituency
Fourth Arts Block is exploring complex challenges around three themes – scope, capacity, and constituency.
NYFA: A New Approach to Technology and Professional Development
NYFA has identified two complex organizational challenges relating to the growth of its technology and professional development programs.
Business-As-Usual Is “No Longer an Option” for Heron Foundation
Clara Miller of the Heron Foundation reminds us in her “President’s Letter” that in order to stay relevant, we must all be continually adaptive.
Debunking 10 Myths of Innovation
In my recent article in the GIA Reader, I challenge some false ideas about innovation, and dispel rumors about its demise.
Ceding Control: Exploring Community-led Curatorial Models
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts distributed curatorial power among its fellow Bay Area arts organizations for the upcoming BAN7 exhibition.
ArtsFwd is Two Years Old! What’s Next?
The Activating Innovation & ArtsFwd Two Year Report is a look back at what we’ve done, who has participated, and what we’ve learned.
ArtsFwd 2014 Survey: What Can You Imagine?
We invite you to share your feedback. What would you like to see from ArtsFwd in the coming year?
What Does It Mean to Be a Public Theater?
In this podcast, John Shibley, Raymond Bobgan, and Blanca Salva discuss how artistic initiatives can attract, and retain, the participation of local cultural communities.
Cultural Clusters
In this podcast, Karina Mangu-Ward, Michael Boberg, and Ellen Muse-Lindeman explore the sociological and civic impact of “cultural clusters” in cities, towns and neighborhoods.
Boston Children’s Chorus Selected as Challenge Winner
The organization will develop a strategy to integrate anti-bias and empathy training into their existing music education.
Fueling Adaptive Capacity: A Mosaic of Learning from the 2013 National Innovation Summit
What does adaptive capacity really mean? What does it look like in practice? Summit attendees share their learning in a downloadable document.
Blogging Fellows Discuss Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
What strategies might organizations and individuals embrace to genuinely shift their approach to addressing race, equity, and privilege?
The Impact of “The ‘D’ Word” in Arts Leadership
This post is the first in a three-part Blogging Fellows series on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Read the full series.