Connection Cafe
MARCH 16, 2020
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 6, 2010
Marc van Bree and I were chatting about some of the collaborative arts marketing strategies that some arts organizations have experimented with on Twitter. Since there have been a few examples, I asked Marc if would write a post looking at some of these. What do you have in store for the future? Of course, there are challenges.
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Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 30, 2013
Earlier this fall, I read this headline: "Stanford study: Participation in a cultural activity may reduce prejudice." When the music video was not focused on Mexican culture, no such change occurred. So consider this just the first of many posts related to issues of cultural inclusion, evaluation, and impact.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 15, 2015
"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. We were discussing the potential for cultural organizations to have significant impact across communities: on planning, health, education, and quality of life. The arts ARE future-making.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 9, 2013
She knits together nostalgia and activism with a level of nuance rarely found in debates about the value of museums, libraries, and other cultural spaces. In a useful post, Doug Borwick suggests that art is like baseball: declining in relevance. This is mostly just a really great headline. IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE.
Museum 2.0
JULY 28, 2015
But what does it mean for a cultural institution to be relevant? In pop culture contexts, relevance is about currency. Relevant information is ripped from the headlines, hot hot hot. Art therapy program for trauma victims? How do we build relevance in cultural institutions? I've heard (and said) this many times.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 5, 2003
If you read, in succession, headlines about how the harsh economy is impacting the arts around the country, it is extremely depressing news. The best quote comes from the Adam Gottlieb of the California Arts Council (a budget that has been cut 60% over the past two years. The arts have become a victim of the sour economy.
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