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The Audience Development Podcast Gets To The Bottom Of ArtsHacker

Arts consultant and founder of Audience Development Specialists, Shoshana Fanizza, maintains a podcast focused on audience building and her most recent podcast was all about ArtsHacker. It was a great conversation and we’re grateful for the chance to talk about what we do. The final cut is an excellent resource for learning about what artshacker.com all about, our great contributors, (not to mention how awesome they are for doing what they do inspired by altruism), and ...

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Sharing The Secret

Sharing The Secret

There is a poem by Denise Levertov, “The Secret,” that addresses so many of the anxieties and hang ups that both artists and potential audiences have about art. I feel like the poem should be handed out at performances, museum galleries, literature classes, intro to [insert arts discipline] classes in order to reassure people of their ability to have an authentic and valid experience. You can read the full text for yourself, but I wanted ...

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When To Clap & What To Wear: Two Remarkably Practical Guides You Can Use

When To Clap & What To Wear: Two Remarkably Practical Guides You Can Use

Chattanooga Symphony & Orchestra concertmaster Holly Mulcahy has been on a tear as of late by tackling two of the most difficult questions arts orgs (especially classical music groups) encounter on a regular basis: when to clap and what to wear. Mulcahy addresses each in separate posts at her blog, Neo Classical, and unlike the typical examination of these well-worn topics, she provides a wealth of useful insight geared far more toward making patrons feel ...

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