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

Museum 2.0

I've noticed two fundamentally different approaches to visitor profiles in exhibitions: internal profiles, in which visitors create a profile that in some way reflects who they are external profiles, in which visitors adopt profiles for historical or fictitious characters For example, consider the difference between the profiles visitors made in the (..)

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Sheroes in the Arts. Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art. Are you inspired by women in the arts? In celebration of Women's History Month, we wanted to share some of these sheroic tales and introduce you to young women who are carrying the torch forward today.

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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.

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

Bloomerang

Nguzo Saba translates as the seven principles which are broadly defined as: Community cohesiveness, purposeful endeavor, gathering of skills, cultural vitality, dance or musical performance, communal meals, and being inspired to create art of any kind. This celebration is growing in importance within the African American community.

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Changing the World: TechSoup's Newest Global Partner

Tech Soup

In addition to Syria and Iraq, these are Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and the Azerbaijani exclave: Nakhchivan. (If If you knew all eight, go buy yourself a cookie!).

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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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