ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 13, 2011

During my day at ASA, I had the pleasure of meeting not only with Leah but also with arts director Laura Apperson, principal Sara Maline Bohn, chief development officer Lyn Marquis, and student ambassador Alex Nunez. Promoting internship opportunities at MIM to ASA students and alumni. Like this article? Get another!

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Phoenix Arizona Music Classes 75

Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

Knight Foundation through their Knight Cities Challenge grant, Next Stop: Democracy! Over the course of our 24-week voter engagement campaign, NSD hired 60 artists to create 60 “Vote Here/Vote Aqui” signs. The artists came from more than 20 different Philadelphia neighborhoods. Involve Artists from the Very Beginning.

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Arts Public Philadelphia Artist 20

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Please note that because the conversations take place over five years, some people's work and lives have changed. You'll be able to scroll through, and play the shows that peak your interest. I've also listed all of the interviewees with photos and links below. They have new job titles, work someplace else, and in some cases, have new names!

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Interview Podcast San Francisco Director 58

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Schools and other arts organizations are rising to the challenge. Artists and arts organizations are contributing their spaces and their creative energies. Are there civic organizations in your area that are hosting conversations? Could your director or other senior staff join local initiatives on this topic?

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Museum Blogger Cleveland Missouri 52

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Although fundraising for arts organizations has unique challenges—like justifying the need to ask for support from donors for your arts and culture versus donating to the efforts of front-line workers—art in all forms is something that every community needs. This may be some of your lead performers, popular visual artists, or directors.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

And then, based on their research, they remake the world for a weekend, twisting the person's environment with sensory experiences that explore and challenge their deepest inclinations. As artistic director Abe Burickson described their work to me, I imagined Theseus walking deeper into the labyrinth towards the Minotaur.

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Arts Artist Audience Project 20

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are links to conversations with 48 big visionaries who I've interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast over the last four years. Please note that because the interviews take place over four years, some people's work and lives may have changed. Co-Editor, Reproduce and Revolt!

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Podcast Interview San Francisco Director 41

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2013

In the course of the conversation, Devon Smith, a social media consultant from Threespot, started talking the problem of arts organizations that are no longer relevant or useful to their communities. Watch the two-minute conversation between Devon and Clayton Lord starting at 14:25 in the video below.] Devon didn''t mince words.

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Organization Museum Arts Nonprofit 55

Museum 2.0

APRIL 14, 2011

As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). The trustees, staff members, volunteers, and supporters are dedicated people who both love the museum and appreciate the seriousness of the challenges it faces. Dear Museum 2.0

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History Museum Arts Consultant 55

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

Sarah has worked at the Walker since 1992 and is currently the Director of Education and Community Programs. Guard staff who are willing to let an artist step between two panes of glass to perform. It's always seemed challenging here to find funds for interpretative materials. Can you give me an example?

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Arts Interview Teen Artist 46

Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 31, 2012

I've always loved helping run events where participants can really work together on something meaty and challenging. This one was cooked up by Barry Hessenius, former director of the California Arts Council and public art blogger extraordinaire. Three of them are being hosted at my museum , and one at a mystery location.

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Professional Develop Museum Arts 35

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

They were there for artist talks. That's what I found myself wondering again and again in the too-short hour I spent with the director of Temple Contemporary, Rob Blackson. It opens up new conversations about the work of art in our communities. It's a challenge in all process-driven work. They were there for chair races.

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Process Share Philadelphia Arts 20

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2016

Five years later, project director Dr. Piotr Bienkowski's final report for Our Museum tells a different story. Different External Voices Bring Different Skills to the Table Community partners, artists, peers, and funders all play different roles as collaborators and contributors to participatory institutions.

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Museum Participatory Resource Place 20

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Now she is the Producing Director of Women Center Stage. Joan of the Stockyards", by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Lear DeBessonet, the founder and Artistic Director of Stillpoint Productions. The festival's programming will embrace a, "culture of conversation." Performances will include the play, "St.

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Arts Activities Active Activism 40

Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

And I talked about some of the challenges of finding the right income and expense models for a museum that operates more like a community center than a traditional cultural institution. It was terrific to have a packed room and a long, open conversation (we split the session into half presenting, half audience discussion) about these issues.

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Reflection Columbus Museum Participatory 43

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The first technique I used to get at individual understanding of the design challenge. It is called “Rose, Bud, Thorn.” Participants reviewed their notes from the expert sessions, and wrote down challenges on blue sticky notes, strengths on pink sticky notes, and opportunities on green sticky notes. Concept 2: Mission: Possible.

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

Most of my work contracts involve a conversation that goes something like this: "We want to find ways to make our institution more participatory and lively." As project director Evelyn Orantes commented, "This is a program that challenges the basic ideas about how art is displayed." Fabulous!" "But

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Audience Museum Oakland Participatory 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2009

Flickr Photo by Vaguely Artistic. Allison points out the numbers for America's Giving Challenge on Facebook sponsored by the Case Foundation. Someone who expects Causes — or any social networking approach — to replace their development director doesn’t understand the nature of social networks.

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Washington Metrics Facebook Donor 85

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

What happens when a formal art museum invites a group of collaborative, participatory artists to be in residence for a year? Will the artists ruin the museum with their plant vacations and coatroom concerts? Will the bureaucracy of the institution drown the artists in red tape? No, this is not a reality TV show.

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Artist Museum Project Public 39

Museum 2.0

JUNE 27, 2008

But the VSA has taken an intentional approach to these structured conversations with the goal of putting the (arguably) best part of conferences—the side conversations and hallway discussions—front and center. The groups can use three different approaches: physical, artistic, or traditional word presentation.

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Studies Associations Houston Museum 20

Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The more successful you are, the more you have to give back." -- Jose Corona, Inner City Advisors Jose Corona is the Executive Director of Inner City Advisors , a nonprofit that helps build sustainable and responsible inner city businesses that create quality jobs, reinvest in the community, and contribute to the local economy.

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Oakland San Francisco Companies Business 61

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

There are lots of ways to do peer-to-peer fundraisers, and holding events like a bike ride, a cook-off, or a “challenge” (insert first obligatory mention of the Ice Bucket Challenge) are some of the best ones. Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. Use that to your advantage!

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Ideas People Local Classes 52

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 19, 2015

There is a strong community of Oaxacan artists, dancers, and musicians in Live Oak. Our Director of Community Engagement, Stacey Marie Garcia, reached out to the people who run the festival, hoping we might be able to build a collaboration. If you are reading this via email and wish to respond, you can join the conversation here.

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Teen Museum Voice Collaboration 20

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

I can't remember the details of our conversation, except that he used a lot of words beginning with "C": courage, commitment, calling, creativity. I get a degree in X, I get a job in X), can be extra challenging. I also knew that a 9-5 work schedule wasn't the best fit for me. Looking for a job can be a lonely, frustrating experience.

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Advice Difference Green Classes 40

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I had a healthy second life as a slam poet, and I loved the world of artists and performance. In 2004, Anna was the Director of Exhibitions and Programs at the International Spy Museum. I had this dream that I would write about a topic they cared about, send them an email about it, and maybe the conversation would go somewhere.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52

Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

It's the execution of them as good exhibits that's the challenge." We could hold workshops, meetings, and support informal conversations among participants and learned that this real-time engagement with others was a huge motivator for increased participation. Some museum pros have been puzzled by this.

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Virtual Tech Lesson Develop 21

Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 4, 2010

When I sat down to talk with the co-Directors, Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond, in early March, they had literally just returned from the West African Woman and Water Training in Ghana. Below is an edited transcript of our conversation for the Big Vision Podcast which you can listen to online , or download from iTunes. What was that?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 17, 2015

posted by Maureen O'Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum. As the development director at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), which celebrates the music of every country in the world, my team has a platform to fundraise internationally. It was wonderful to again be immersed in French culture and language.

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Professional Global Develop France 40

ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 7, 2015

posted by Maureen O''Brien Development Director Musical Instrument Museum I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris, France to attend the 5ème conférence de fundraising pour le secteur culturel (5th conference on fundraising for the cultural sector) put on by the Association Française des Fundraisers (French Association of Fundraisers).

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Professional Global Develop France 40

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 18, 2012

The GEO community is united by a common drive to challenge the norm in pursuit of better results. I was continually inspired and challenged by a series of speakers and conversations throughout the day, formal and otherwise. Rafael Lopez is the Associate Director for Talent and Leadership Development at the Annie E.

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Children Conference United States Seattle 89

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 8, 2006

Today, a conversation with Elisa Giaccardi , from the Center for Lifelong Learning and Design at University of Colorado , Boulder. My favorite pieces of this conversation dealt with 1. One major barrier is a difficulty in opening up the deep conversation of what the role of the museum is today.

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Interview Museum Culture Sound 20

Museum 2.0

JANUARY 23, 2013

A couple weeks ago, I had a conversation with a funder that shocked me. For the Exploring Engagement Fund to be successful, the Irvine Foundation needs really good applicants who WANT to do the kind of experimental, forward-thinking work that Arts Program Director Josephine Ramirez describes in her vision for the program.

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Arts Activities Active Activism 48

Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

But today, a conversation about the often sticky world of cultural interpretation with chapter 20, "A Jew Among Indians" How working outside of one's culture works." Add to these challenges the particular challenge of creating a national institution. This is the penultimate installment of Museum 2.0's active use of artifacts?)

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2015

Now, the Brooklyn Museum is doing a major overhaul of their visitor experience--from lobby to galleries to mobile apps--in an effort to “ create a dynamic and responsive museum that fosters dialogue and sparks conversation between staff and all Museum visitors.” The Brooklyn team has been blogging about their progress (honestly! frequently!).

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Museum Arts Interview Test 20

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

well, five areas of conversation revolve around, “What is impact reporting? So the program director, their resume. This is a dad who’s overcome amazing challenges and gone through physical therapy and is now walking again and running with his children.” So perhaps we’ll see some of you. ” So what?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2009

Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail Note from Beth: In 1993, I worked as the "network weaver" for an online network for individual artists called "Arts Wire" where I facilitated online conversations, provided technology support and training. Anderson recently spoke at the Smithsonian 2.0. conference. Museums are changing.

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