I have seen a bunch of postings about change lately, including my own. I am glad that other people in the arts are thinking about change. However, many of these posts are not officially sharing the actual change. They end with asking us to think about what we will do to change, inspiring another cycle…
In order to make my “Best of” list of advice a top 10 list, there are three more main points to make. Drum roll please! 8. Deliver impeccable customer service! I wanted to remind you that when we have an extremely positive experience or when we have an extremely negative experience, most of us will…
Today’s topic is a little controversial, but I want to put this out there. Are we as artists expecting the world around us to change to bring us an audience instead of us being pro-active and possibly changing a little ourselves to get a better audience? I recently commented on the Jazz.com blog. They are…
I came across a fun project today called The Bicycle Opera Project. The Bicycle Opera Project brings Canadian contemporary opera to communities across Ontario by bicycle! They also have a specific mission: We bring Canadian music to people who might otherwise have little opportunity to hear it, and work to close the distance between audiences and…
It’s Friday, and it’s time to announce the winners for all the categories of The 2009 Audience Development Specialists Tweets Awards! Most Interesting Venues The nominees are: Keeping artists in the Loop Creative Showcase | Pop-Up Art program turns vacant buildings into galleries http://bit.ly/4DVbs8 The Chicago Loop Alliance plays matchmaker with artists and landlords to…
As some of you may know, I am in the midst of a legal challenge with Getty Images. I will write more about this in the future, since the knowledge will help others. Today though, I have been thinking about all the support requests I receive. There are so many crowd-fundraisers happening and so many…
I think about this quote a great deal, as you may know, dear reader. Today, I would like to summarize some of the thoughts I have shared with you over the years concerning this quote. If you want people to comment on your posts, start commenting on other people’s posts. Do you want more…
I was using the Storify export function, and it wigged out. I apologize for the repeated bogus posts. Here is the actual chat transcript I was attempting to post: [View the story “#Auddev chat, 9/27, Noon ET – Arts, Change & Audiences” on Storify] Cheers to happy and loyal audiences, Shoshana Shoshana Fanizza Audience Development…
Some of you may know that I returned from a funeral that happened this weekend. I also was helping my mom during Thanksgiving week through a surgery for stage 1 cancer. It has been a very trying month to say the least! The good news is that the operation for my mother was a success…
I finished the book “The Noticer” by Andy Andrews. This is what I have learned: Change happens in an instant. The decision to change and the building of motivation toward action is what can take time. Action is a now, present factor. Change is instantaneous. You can start with small changes and these will add…
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