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6 Creative Program Ideas for Arts & Cultural Organizations

Connection Cafe

On a recent trip to Chicago, I checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art. As I walked around delighting in the weirdness that is contemporary art, I realized how advantageous it can be to not have any permanent exhibits. Christmas lights, ice sculptures, and penguins sounded pretty awesome! Think Beyond Your Primary Service.

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Resources to Help Those Impacted By Hurricane Ian

Blue Fox

. | earntolearnfl.org Friends of Foster Children Forever Providing foster children in Southwest Florida with targeted educational and enrichment opportunities to allow each child to fulfill his/her potential. henegarcenter.com Jacksonville Civic Council Shaping Jacksonville’s future as a premier national and international city.

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Turning Visitors into Customers: Maximising Retail Potential for Museums

sgEngage

If so, be sure to stock lots of inexpensive and fun items for children. If this sounds like you, think about offering one-of-a-kind furniture and home accessories. . Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum collaborated with German toy manufacturer Playmobil to create a line of toys replicating art from the collection. Ringing it all up .

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Or if you’re using a desktop client, disable the pop-up alerts and sound effects and close or minimize the application until you’re ready to focus on email. For folks that are interested, I have a free Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World starter kit that walks through this process in more detail.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Whose Room is This?

Museum 2.0

This month, I'm sharing a few chapters from my new book The Art of Relevance to celebrate its release. One of my biggest aha moments while writing The Art of Relevance was moving away from the idea that there are "traditional" audiences and "new" audiences and instead thinking about people in terms of "insiders" and "outsiders".

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Seeking Clarity about the Complementary Nature of Social Work and the Arts

Museum 2.0

Meanwhile, arts industry leaders worry about " oversupply " of organizations in the face of dwindling demand. Arts organizations can operate on their own timelines and internal values. This may sound obvious, but the rhetoric about cultural organizations working in the social sphere often ignores our inherent differences.

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Non-Fungible Fundraising: NFTs for Good

Whole Whale

There are many exchanges to find NFTs and each one tends to specialize in different types of art or styles. What’s more, artists will continue to get a percentage of the future sales of that NFT art into the future. Considerations: Create a list of ideas for types of art or moments that might have value as a NFT.

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