Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Over the weekend, Facebook pulled a blog post from 2009 I had completely forgotten about but was popular at the time: Orchestra Administration À La Venn Diagram. After re-posting it as a Facebook memory, the feedback reminded me why it was popular and thanks to those comments, I put together an updated version for 2017 that includes patrons among the stakeholder groups. Granted, this is a tongue-in-cheek chart for the purpose …
Wednesday, 7/12/2017 was officially the Net Neutrality Day Of Action but even if you didn’t partake by contacting your representatives and/or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), that doesn’t mean you’re too late. Here’s what you can do to help. Contact your representatives and/or the Federal Communications Commission! Yes, even though that was a primary goal on Wednesday, it’s still one of the most useful tools for you to get involved. To …
The National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Words blog published an article on 7/6/2017 that should brighten your day; how much depends on whether you work at an orchestra or opera organization. According to a recent report from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA…not to be confused with ASCAP), Americans spent far more on tickets to live performing arts events in 2014 than they did in 2000. In case you’re …
Thanks to Opera America (OA) for pointing out tomorrow’s House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee meeting that includes funding decisions for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in FY2018. OA suggests checking the committee membership to see if your rep is a member before reaching out but even if they aren’t, you should reach out to them anyway to let them know you expect them to urge their colleagues who are on …
There’s something uniquely satisfying with connecting people to tools they would otherwise be unaware of. To that end, I asked my Lead Technical Developer, Aaron Overton, to write an article about how artists and arts managers can take advantage of a commonly used programmer tool that has yet to work its way into the field in any sort of mainstream fashion. What I’m talking about is version control software; in particular, …