sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The museum store should always stock items that are a reflection of the visitor’s experience, “says Julia Jordan, Director of Retail Operations & Associate Director of Visitor Engagement for The College of Physicians of Philadelphia which includes The Mütter Museum.

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Museum Philadelphia Arts Jordan 95

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. Eric talked about how the New York Hall of Science is trying to fund risk-taking, not just talk about it or under-resource it.

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Reflection Columbus Museum Participatory 43

Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. Over three days, 52 artist teams erected experimental projects along San Francisco''s biggest thoroughfare. "The arts are future-making."

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San Francisco Arts Design Marketing 20

Museum 2.0

APRIL 26, 2018

She says that the museum made changes in hiring and board recruitment practices, and invited the community in to help reshape the facility into a place that reflected and represented its people and their interests. I'm also always interested in how the national media portrays changes in the cultural sector. The impact was dramatic.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

Some participants got frustrated along the way, but part of the learning was to make time and space for reflection to get to deeper insights and improve practice. The Joe Goode Dance Company spoke about the challenges of getting an artistic director to Tweet. But not all the artists are comfortable on Twitter.

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Social Media Media San Jose Social 99

AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A music festival, food festival, or cultural festival, to name a few, can bring people together in some of the best ways. . However, with the rise of COVID-19, festivals all over the world were put on hold, and the events industry, artists, and festival vendors were forced to find other ways of sharing their passions with the world. .

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Movie Music Stream Virtual 98

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I figure I should practice what I preach, so here are some photos from my fun Friday in Berkeley and Oakland with a Move, Play, Reflect, Connect twist. I made some progress in the next book we're reading for my virtual social change book club : Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.

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Oakland Photo Fun Journal 51

Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

Two weeks ago, Roberto Bedoya asked several arts bloggers, including me, to write a post reflecting on Whiteness and its implications for the arts. They present masterpieces by white male artists and innovations by white male scientists. Not as humans, or artists, or scientists, or dancers.

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Museum St. Louis Arts Artist 55

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

By slowing down and making a piece of art for someone, we provide a personal connection to the issues and to individuals and create opportunities to see our commonalities despite geographic or cultural borders. Yet, I wanted to be that artist and still do. Connecting personal wisdom to effect positive change is our goal.

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Costa Rica Interview Afghanistan Artist 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

These artists are all great examples of how media can be used for social change - as a vehicle for storytelling. Your story is yours, so give it a style and flair that reflects your culture and mission. "I You gotta have style, and learn to be original" The best ideas may be stolen, but they're also the most common. Be creative.

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Chad Storytelling Lesson Artist 90

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Constant stream of information - where do get a chance to reflect? How does having a shorter time for reflection change learning? What interests me is if this is the next evolution of the social web - what is the culture shift that needs to happen within a nonprofit to embrace it? Or does that happen in real time? just saying.

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Place Time Web Stream 84

Museum 2.0

MARCH 11, 2015

As our culture explodes in embracing creativity across the professional/amateur spectrum, museums have two choices: we can sharpen the line. We wanted to reflect this diversity of identities by inviting all kinds of artists and artworks into the gallery. But some visitors--especially some artists--hate it.

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Professional Artist Museum Arts 20

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more?

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Arts Museum Artist Tucson 45

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 25, 2010

When it comes to user participation in cultural institutions and the arts, it's popular to launch projects that pit visitors against experts. I've been thinking about this as I prep some interactive prototypes for the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum, a Seattle-based museum of pop culture. There was Click!

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Audience Music Artist Museum 38

Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

It happened because we: partnered with local artists and community organizations whose passion and generosity made it possible for us to create incredible events. We created programming specifically targeted to families with young kids and adults looking for casual, intriguing, affordable cultural experiences on Friday nights and Saturdays.

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Museum History Arts Artist 47

AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A music festival, food festival, or cultural festival, to name a few, can bring people together in some of the best ways. . However, with the rise of COVID-19, festivals all over the world were put on hold, and the events industry, artists, and festival vendors were forced to find other ways of sharing their passions with the world. .

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Movie Music Stream Virtual 52

Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

We had incredible success transforming our institution into a vibrant cultural center. In some ways, we do a good job engaging people who reflect our whole County. If we want to reflect the identities of our community, we’ve got to focus on changing that. culturally curious but maybe not inclined to walk into a museum.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

It is a useful technique for creating a more responsive, flexible organizational culture as well as coming up with more innovative ideas for programs and grants that are a good fit. How do we leverage the “rain” of culture change?3. How might we reimagine our goals so they aren’t trapped by old power values and/or culture?

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Design Strategy Facilitation Advocacy 50

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Young, old, poor, rich, conservative, liberal, urban, rural, black, white, brown, red, yellow, gay, straight, preps, goths, rappers, artists, hippies, yuppies… you name it. Beauty is on the eye of the beholder and some people just like the chaos and artistic freedom of MySpace, while some like the neat clean, linear look of Facebook.

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Myspace Teen Facebook Social Network 190

Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2012

We had about thirty participants ranging from MAH trustees to artists, educators to architects, moms to grandfathers. We asked the whole group to brainstorm communities/constituencies who they thought could make a stronger connection with art, history, and culture. It was an evening meeting with beer and chips.

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Program Community Design Museum 49

Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

By inviting people to actively participate with us in co-creating programming, we empower them as creative agents, cultural producers, and people for whom the museum is a relevant, compelling partner. Over time, we are getting more attractive couches that reflect a unified design aesthetic. We believe in fearless experimentation.

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Museum Learning History Arts 55

Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2011

It really reflects what we're trying to do here to transform our institution into as relevant, dynamic, and successful an organization as possible. Her goal is nothing less than to remake the MAH as the primary cultural touchstone of the Santa Cruz community, the place that best embodies the unique cultural vibe of Santa Cruz. "We

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Just over a year ago, musician, Olivia Greer , was commissioned by Culture Project , a New York City theater company, to write a song for the Women Center Stage Festival. Culture Project's mission is to present work that is socially relevant and that calls attention to issues of human rights and social justice around the world.

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Arts Activities Active Activism 40

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

I''ve seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2006

The book includes a "Connected Quiz, a set of reflective questions that can help an activist think about how well they or their organization is connecting with others -- something to think about before jumping into the tools. Some argue that young people acquire these key skills by interacting with popular culture.

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Participatory Teen Vlog Mashup 50

Museum 2.0

AUGUST 29, 2012

I'm focusing on the community response to the prospect of the millage and the way the public debate reflects broader conversations about the public value of the arts. Your cultural outlet is art galleries and symphonies. Education, Culture (Symphony, Opera, Museum), Sporting venues, Shopping, Crime & Safety, etc."

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Detroit Arts Public Support 49

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've seen this line of questioning almost completely disappear in the past two years due to many research studies and reports on the value and rise of participation, but in 2006-7, social media and participatory culture was still seen as nascent (and possibly a passing fad). In 2008, the conversation started shifting to "how" and "what."

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

When you find a bar with your favorite song on the jukebox, or a museum room that feels like your grandmother's living room, you suddenly feel a strong affinity and are able to see yourself reflected in the space. Taking pleasure in hidden things increases when you live in an environment where everything is available and highly documented.

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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 8, 2010

Reading The Great Good Place provides an opportunity as museum professionals to identify third places in our community, reflect upon our relationship to them, and consider the ways our museum could be a third place for members in the community. It’s not indifferent to the culture that already exists there.

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Place Museum Discussion Pennsylvania 27

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Peer-to-Peer Events Arts & Culture Events Community Events Educational Events Events for Grown-Ups Events for Kids & Families Nonprofit Peer-to-Peer Events Peer-to-peer events raise funds and generate buzz by having your supporters and participants get their networks involved in your event.

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Ideas People Local Classes 52

NTEN

AUGUST 16, 2011

Created by the Center for Asian American Media, this game hopes to empower young girls, ages 8 - 14, to look past the aspects of life that seem to be male dominated and learn something about themselves and environmental awareness, cross-cultural engagement, team work, and gender equality. JURY FEEDBACK.

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Game Change Classroom Machinima 81

Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

As cultural anthropology has swung away from a vision of authoritative history and toward the embrace of multiple perspectives, there is potential for those stories to come from all over the place, including visitors themselves. They also want to avoid stories or perspectives that reflect hateful or offensive views toward other people.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2009

Here’s what happened: an art critic named Jerry Saltz posted an incendiary note on Facebook about the very low representation of women artists on the 4th and 5th floors (painting and sculpture) of MoMA. When those spaces are factored in, there are more than 250 works by female artists on view now. Let’s start there.

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Conversation Museum Artist Minneapolis 21

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

As one visitor recently commented, "the MAH has become 'our' museum, a reflection of us and a place where we can appreciate art, share it with each other, learn and make new connections." They don't have to be professional artists, or wealthy donors, or famous historians to contribute. Valuing individuals' potential and contributions.

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Museum Arts New Zealand Indianapolis 20

Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 8, 2006

Elisa’s focus is interactive arts, media design, and cultural management, and she has been involved in many pertinent projects, such as MUVI (the Virtual Museum of the Collective Memory of Lombardia). the question of how cultural objects are defined and valued and 2. My favorite pieces of this conversation dealt with 1. Definitely.

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