Posts Tagged: Technology

NYFA is rethinking the structure of its technology and professional development programs, including their popular “Boot Camp” for artists. Image: Peter Cobb. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Peter-at-NYFA-Boot-Camp-copy.jpg?fit=300,196&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Peter-at-NYFA-Boot-Camp-copy.jpg?fit=640,419&ssl=1" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"/>
Project Updates

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.

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Contests and Polls

HowlRound - Challenge Semi-Finalist

We will steward a peer-to-peer digital currency that matches artists’ needs to the community’s available resources.

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Op-Eds

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?

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InterviewsOp-Eds

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?

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Contests and Polls

Submission of Excellence: HowlRound

#NEWPLAY TV, a free livestreaming channel to aggregate and amplify the new works theater sector’s local efforts onto a national and global platform.

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Live-Blog: Audiences & Tech Conference Dec 12-16

The Continuing Innovation Convening on Technology and Audience Engagement kicked off Tuesday night, went all day Wednesday and Thursday, through Friday morning and is … Continue reading →

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Op-Eds

Everyone is “Awesome” at #MozFest

EmcArts Lead Facilitator, Catherine Fukushima, shares her experience at the 2011 Mozilla Festival. In early November, I was a guest of … Continue reading →

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Interviews

Open Source and Open Attitudes: Technological Innovation for Museums at the IMA Lab

In 2006 the Indianapolis Museum of Art devised an innovative solution to a common technology problem that many museums face. … Continue reading →

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InterviewsProject Updates

Audiences & Technology Series: Experience interactivity at YBCA

Through digital media and interactive events, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) is experimenting with new practices that contextualize … Continue reading →

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Interviews

Audiences & Technology Series: Appalshop harnesses the power of storytelling

By harnessing art and the power of storytelling, Appalshop is creating daring accounts of people on the edge of society. … Continue reading →

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Interviews

Audiences & Technology Series: NPR gives a face-lift to jazz

NPR is giving a face-lift to how jazz is being presented. We spoke with Anya Grundmann, Executive Producer of NPR … Continue reading →