Recent Reads: Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music
As a former administrator of symphony orchestra community engagement programs, I have thought a lot about why becoming fluent in … Continue reading
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B-Corps: A New Tool in the Innovator’s Tool Belt?
For those looking for innovative models for arts organizations beyond a traditional nonprofit B-Corps could offer an interesting alternative. Now … Continue reading
The Lobby Project
Discover how a multi-arts presenting organization on a major academic campus developed a new comprehensive approach to linking live and virtual spaces, engaging patrons and providing multiple entry points for the public.
The Teen Action Club
Willing to break down the barriers of class, culture and ethnicity, a Brooklyn-based dance company designs a teen program meant to give them a platform for achieving their personal best.
HERE: On Demand
A cutting-edged organization develops a robust interactive media platform to promote interaction among artists and audiences and involve artists more effectively in communicating about their work.
Curious
A provocative and socially committed theatre company focuses on alternative programming in order to achieve financial stability without compromising its strong mission.
New Media Initiative
A New York-based “theater of social investigation” combines artistic approach with social media to engage new audiences and develop artistic content.
The Cultural Investor Program (CIP)
A producing organization develops a system of patronage through a combination of online and live events and drives patrons to engage with the artists’ creative processes.
A New Identity
A key provider in Connecticut’s arts education landscape overcomes its challenges and develops new paradigm for moving forward with innovative projects.
A New Relationship with City Government
A municipally-owned center for the arts and humanities experiences a transformational shift in its organizational structure in order to overcome governance confusion and funding issues.
New York Live Arts
How one of the country’s leading single-choreographer dance companies merged with a 45 year old NYC dance presenter to create an ambitious new model for a producing dance organization.
Collaborative Workspaces
One of the largest Shakespeare theaters in the country develops a shared online script management system to improve accuracy, efficiency and communication throughout the complex production process.
Kidcentricity
No longer believing that it could engage children solely by creating plays for them, Children’s Theatre Company found a new pathway for deepening its relationships with its young audience members and involving them in the creative process.
Postcards from New York City: 16 Creative Organizations in Action
UPDATE: We’ve just released a series of updates on these exciting projects. Click here to read more. We’re pleased … Continue reading
Round Up: Inaugural Edition
Models for Success: Putting Theory into Practice Museum consultant and Museum 2.0 blogger Nina Simon’s theories have been put into practice… … Continue reading