The notorious @ArtsAdminSay Twitter account has been on a tear as of late and is leaving swath of dark humor destruction in its path. In case you ever wondered if it was possible to laugh and simultaneously have a little part of you die on the inside, the answer is yes…yes it is.
Be sure to read the replies.
Marketing: We had 500 brand new households purchase tickets for our last show.
Development: Let’s send them a letter asking for a donation.
— Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) January 16, 2019
Membership numbers are down but we’re not willing to change the benefits to include things people actually want.
— Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) January 9, 2019
Even though New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday this year, the office will still be open a half day and our 9am staff meeting will occur as usual.
— Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) December 31, 2018
It’s time to start thinking about our annual report. Let’s create a 50 page booklet that is expensive to print and only gets sent to our highest level donors because they’re the only ones we care about.
— Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) December 4, 2018
We are going to live-tweet our program notes for the next concert to provide new patrons with insights into the music. Let’s use terms that only a musicologist will understand.
— Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) November 20, 2018
Yes, we encourage our staff to participate in professional development opportunities. No, we don’t provide money for them to do so.
— Shit Arts Administrators Say (@artsadminssay) October 20, 2018