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

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I've been spending time recently interviewing people who run unusual cultural and learning venues. Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits.

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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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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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Guest Post by Nina Simon: Design Techniques for Developing Questions for Visitor Participation

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open to anyone (minimize cultural bias). The Denver Art Museum's Side Trip poses many specific questions about visitors' experiences with psychedelic rock music, concerts, and drugs. The most reliable question I'm using works in art museums. questions that induce grappling. speculative (what if?

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Design Techniques for Developing Questions for Visitor Participation

Museum 2.0

Here's my current list of useful characteristics: questions that trigger an immediate response questions that induce grappling questions that motivate authentic expression questions that draw from personal experience, not abstraction open to anyone (minimize cultural bias) speculative (what if? instead of what is?) That's why I asked.

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Eight Other Ways to "Connect with Community"

Museum 2.0

The article suggests that museums have previously served one community--"traditional" museum patrons who are white and elderly--and must now be relevant to several other communities that are diverse in cultural, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds. The Denver Community Museum was an entire institution in a little storefront.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. 11/10/2016. Nov 11 - 14.

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100+ Fundraising Event Ideas to Try in 2021 and Beyond

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Find out what this type of fundraising event looks like in action with the Junior Achievement Metro Denver Virtual Trivia Bowl. You can even center your questions around your specific mission or choose a theme like Pop Culture or Movie Trivia. Art show – Are there any local artists in your area?

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