Making Data Mean More Through Storytelling
One of my college professors told my class that he started each morning by watching one Ted talk. Since here in Chattanooga, our summer is a little more relaxed then during the season, I’m taking up his advice and starting each day with a TED talk*. One of my favorites that I’ve watched this summer was given by New York based Ben Wellington, author of the blog I Quant NY self-proclaimed data storyteller at 2015 ...
Presenting Sensory Friendly Events
In Tennessee, our state arts council has spent the past year working with arts organizations in the state to be more inclusive with regards to audience members with disabilities or developmental differences. I would venture a guess that most arts groups are like us; a little unsure of how to enter this area. Over the past season, we’ve worked with members and families of the Autistic and Down Syndrome communities to present several sensory friendly ...
Assessing Programs with the Lean Arts Canvas
I went to a luncheon a few weeks ago on an “Innovation District” that Chattanooga is creating. In that luncheon, the words “Start-Up Entrepreneur” were said no less than 15 times; seriously, I stopped tallying after the 15th. When the buzzword about town is not “art” or “symphony”, it’s easy to dismiss the other and get peeved that seemingly no one is paying attention to the work you’re doing. But, in an April, 2015 post ...
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…