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Ranee Ramaswamy: 2011 Distinguished Artist

2012-04-05

Publisher: McKnight Foundation
Published: December 2011
Features artist's statement and essays about Ramaswamy's influence as a dancer and choreographer of Bharatanatyam, including as founder of the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre.
Funder(s): McKnight Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

A Commitment to Emerging Artists: The Greenwall Foundation's Arts and Humanities Program 1991-2011

2012-04-04

Publisher: Greenwall Foundation
Author(s): Arnal, Estelle Woodward
Published: February 2012
Based on interviews with grantees, examines the effectiveness of awarding small grants to small arts groups and emerging artists, including the effects of the grants on individual careers, experimentation, and support structures for emerging artists.
Funder(s): Greenwall Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Performance/Failure Analysis

The Greenwall Foundation: The Story of a Work in Progress

2012-03-30

Publisher: Greenwall Foundation
Published: 1999
Provides an overview of the family foundation's founding, evolution, and vision, including the overhaul of the arts program in the 1980s and the emerging focus on bioethics. Lists presidents and board members since 1949.
Funder(s): Greenwall Foundation
Subject(s): Philanthropy and Voluntarism; Arts and Culture; Medical Research

Building Arts Organizations That Build Audiences: A Wallace Foundation Conference

2012-03-22

Publisher: Wallace Foundation
Published: March 2012
Summarizes a June 2011 Wallace-sponsored conference of arts groups, marketing experts, and researchers that explored ways to build arts audiences: what works, what doesn't, and how to sustain success, including encouraging organization-wide learning.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

Building Deeper Relationships: How Steppenwolf Theatre Company Is Turning Single-Ticket Buyers Into Repeat Visitors

2012-02-02

Publisher: Bob Harlow Research and Consulting
Author(s): Harlow, Bob; Thomas Alfieri; Aaron Dalton; Anne Field
Published: November 2011
Describes the company's strategies to engage all audience members, including through post-show discussions, special events, diverse online content, and equal treatment of subscribers and non-subscribers; outcomes; and contributing factors.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

Attracting an Elusive Audience: How the San Francisco Girls Chorus Is Breaking Down Stereotypes and Generating Interest Among Classical Music Patrons

2012-01-31

Publisher: Bob Harlow Research and Consulting
Published: November 2011
Describes the chorus' efforts to raise its profile using findings from focus groups, including rebranding and a targeted marketing campaign; outcomes, including impact on organizational decision making; contributing factors; and remaining challenges.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

More Than Just a Party: How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boosted Participation by Young Adults

2012-01-29

Publisher: Bob Harlow Research and Consulting
Author(s): Harlow, Bob; Thomas Alfieri; Aaron Dalton; Anne Field
Published: November 2011
Describes an after-hours program designed to boost attendance among young adults and factors contributing to its success, including the elimination of perceptual barriers, encouragement of informal interaction, and exploration of galleries.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Arts and Culture, Museums

Cultivating the Next Generation of Art Lovers: How Boston Lyric Opera Sought to Create Greater Opportunities for Families to Attend Opera

2012-01-28

Publisher: Bob Harlow Research and Consulting
Author(s): Harlow, Bob; Thomas Alfieri; Aaron Dalton; Anne Field
Published: November 2011
Examines the evolution, outcomes, and factors shaping BLO's efforts to expand its audience through high-quality productions of abridged operas for families, supplemented by free previews and workshops at community venues. Outlines lessons learned.
Funder(s): Wallace Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Arts and Culture, Performing Arts

A Documentation and Analysis of Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program (SATF): The First Decade 2000-2010

2012-01-17

Publisher: Surdna Foundation
Author(s): Levine, Mindy N.
Published: June 2011
Based on documents, interviews, and site visits, reviews the design and impact of a program to boost teaching and learning quality at public arts high schools by supporting teachers' artistic and professional development. Lists issues for consideration.
Funder(s): Surdna Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Arts Education; Education

Leading Creatively: A Closer Look 2010

2011-11-29

Publisher: National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Published: December 2010
Compiles essays and studies by and on artist-leaders, curators, artistic directors, and programmers about nonprofit arts administration, including the arts sector's distinct values, the importance of peer networks, the role of mentors, and challenges.
Funder(s): Nathan Cummings Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Subject(s): Arts and Culture; Arts and Culture, Audience Development; Philanthropy and Voluntarism, Capacity Building