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

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From a museum perspective, I think there's a lot to learn from these venues' business models, approach to collecting and exhibiting work, and connection with their audiences. It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. Elsewhere Collaborative (Greensboro, NC).

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Temple Contemporary and the Puzzle of Sharing Powerful Processes

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Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. Some students folding clothes. Artsy journals. My positive experience was 95% rooted in the tour that Rob Blackson gave me.

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Trust Me, Know Me, Love Me: Trust in the Participatory Age

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Museums (and libraries) are trusted sources of information. In February 2001, AAM commissioned a study about the trustworthiness of museums and found that "Almost 9 out of 10 Americans (87%) find museums to be one of the most trustworthy or a trustworthy source of information among a wide range of choices.