We continue our arts advocacy conversation with art form advocacy. If you…
Our journey of becoming an arts advocate continues! This week we will…
I am working with the Opera on Tap Colorado folks to help with their brand new Mini Festival of Mini Operas. I was in need of content for social media, and I asked Eve Orenstein, their Director, for a quick video explaining the how and why she came up with this festival concept. She did…
This month, the ADS Podcast will be all about arts advocacy. Due…
I recall I have already written a post on this topic, yet with all that is happening currently, I wish to reiterate the concept. Arts advocacy in our current times has mainly been received by our own supporters. For many reasons, it has not reached a level of support by the general public. This is…
Have you ever seen one of those hoarding shows? Or, do you know someone that keeps stuff way longer than they need to? It is quite puzzling for most people to witness. Why would someone want to live like that? Can’t they just let go what is no longer needed or used? Sometimes they keep…
I wanted to reiterate a thought since inclusion is a hot topic currently. A few years back, I declared that if you want diversity, you will want to diversify your own life. In the same spirit, inclusion will best be reached when you act inclusively. The statements of being inclusive is not enough. You have…
I have a quick thought today. I have mentioned before that we stand to lose the audiences we already have (the Silent and Boomer generations) if we ignore them for jumping on the “we have to get the younger generations” wagon. I have also brought up the point that we have a generation gap with…
In continuing the conversation about the fund raising side of audience development, as mentioned, it was Colorado Gives Day this past Tuesday. There were a total of 2,889 organizations. For the Arts & Culture category, there were 445 organizations/fund raisers. For my county alone, 1,534 organizations with 256 categorized as Arts & Culture. Building relationships is…
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