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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Recently, modernist and impressionist paintings have been selling particularly well in the art world. Art that has personal meaning for your community is also a safe bet.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. We all know that in Western Culture, Christmas typically dominates the holiday season. In parts of Europe Christmas falls on different days.

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Who Am I? Internal vs. External Role-Playing in Museums

Museum 2.0

Recently I've been looking at ways cultural institutions invite people to self-identify relative to the visit experience. Having your own profile relative to an exhibition can help you find a way "in" to the experience via your own interests.

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The Best Nonprofit Social Media Campaigns of 2017

NonProfit Hub

All of the year’s art, events and goings-on are being sorted into “best of” lists on various blogs. Volunteers interviewed nine Syrian refugees who crossed the Mediterranean to Greece about their lives before they left Syria. It’s happening again. And guess what? You’re looking at another. Partnerships matter!

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Changing the World: TechSoup's Newest Global Partner

Tech Soup

Serving as a geographical and cultural bridge between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey is a country that shares borders with both Syria and Iraq (not to mention another six * countries). In addition to Syria and Iraq, these are Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and the Azerbaijani exclave: Nakhchivan. (If

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Ancient Greece 2.0: Arts Participation before the Industrial Age

Museum 2.0

When we talk about making museums or performing arts organizations more participatory and dynamic, those changes are often seen as threatening to the traditional arts experience. But what if the "traditional" arts experiences is a myth? What if historic arts experiences were actually a lot more participatory?

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