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Does Your Institution Really Need to Be Hip? Audience Development Reconsidered

Museum 2.0

Race Through Time was designed specifically for this audience of 30 and 40-somethings looking for fun social events with a Santa Cruz bent. We saw Race Through Time as an opportunity to share our mission around engaging with history with a new and highly desirable audience of young professionals. Performances just for teens.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity.

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Sustaining Innovation Part 3: Interview With Sarah Schultz of the Walker Art Center

Museum 2.0

Guard staff who are willing to let an artist step between two panes of glass to perform. The Walker is also a place where everyone is committed to supporting artists and new work, so every time we bring in an artist, staff are enthusiastic about the idea of coming together to create something. It's inherent in what we do.

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34 Clever Summer Fundraising Ideas

Whole Whale

Email system like Mailchimp or Emma to message a larger audience and collect attendee information. We love the New York Public Library’s Anti-Proms , which provide an alternative, safe space regardless of sexuality, gender identity, and any other reason for NYC teens. Way to accept donations or money from the event.

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Equity in Arts Funding: We're Not There Yet. We're Not Even Close.

Museum 2.0

Only 10% of arts foundation funding goes to minority-led organizations, and worse, the higher a foundation's funding in the arts, the less likely their money goes to support organizations serving low-income or underrepresented audiences. When I met him at AAM, Rick told the story of the beginnings of Project Row Houses in the following way.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

Museum 2.0

I'm fascinated by these places because of their ability to attract diverse audiences to idiosyncratic experiences, and I'm curious how they stay afloat. From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences.

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Authenticity and Demystifying the Artistic Process: Walker Art Center Blogs - Part 2

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, for a museum that is presenting contemporary art -- anything that helps us demystify the artistic process and better understand the art is, in my opinion, a good thing. audiences via the internet. Well, I for one can't wait until the other departments start blogging and will keep an eye on the teen program to remix Walker.

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