Blended Contest Design Story 
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Pages 9 and 10 pull together data from the NEA, the Irvine Foundation, Dance/USA, RAND, and the Knight Foundation to tell a tight, compelling story about the demographic shift from consumptive to active participation and the extent to which traditional arts audiences are also participating in art-making outside of traditional arenas.
Museum 2.0
JANUARY 8, 2009
While this post is not about museums, it tells the story of how a performance group developed participatory elements as an integral part of their show. By 1973, we’d added our first audience participation segment, the Dance Contest. It was a real contest, with actual contestants “who these guys have never met before.”
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Neon CRM
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
You can up the ante by building your party around a costume contest and encouraging attendees to get sponsorships for their participation. Here are nine arts and culture-related nonprofit events that blend entertainment, education, and appreciation while creating strong connections in local communities—and raising some funds to boot.
Museum 2.0
JUNE 12, 2012
As it turns out, the wall is fairly manageable and generates fabulous stories. Every time we repaint, I'm sad to see many of the stories go--but then I'm always overwhelmed with the quality of what replaces them. There is a mix of artwork, historical artifacts, community stories, and labels about the psychology of love.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The project has not had any heavy marketing campaigns or contests associated with it. And yet this reward, mixed with an intelligent project design, are enough to make this project attractive to people all over the world. What makes the World Beach Project so successful? It's not marketing hype. No one likes to have their time wasted.
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