The Arts Administrator's Guide To Becoming A QR Code Superhero
Tue, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
Oh the places you’ll go thanks to the help of QR codes, those little black and white boxes that can be scanned by smartphones. Thanks to a recent news item from the National Arts Marketing Project, it seemed like it was time to review everything you wanted to know about QR Codes but were afraid
Why This Business Needs Technology Standards
Mon, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
Community event calendars. Anyone who has had to tackle the task of designing and populating a community calendar knows how much of a pain in the tuches this seemingly straightforward task really is. Those pains are due, in large part, to the complete lack of standards related to how organizations create their respective calendar events,
Expect Things To Get Worse In Louisville Before They Get Better
Fri, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
It’s almost as if the Louisville Orchestra (LO) has punched the reset button when it comes to labor dispute tactics, thereby placing both sides all the way back to square one; do not pass go, do not collect $200. In particular, the orchestra announced on 8/24/2011 that it has cancelled all concert events through the
The Latest In Arts Management Scandal
Thu, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
It seems that instances of executive abuse, misappropriations, or out and out embezzlement within a nonprofit performing arts group are immune from the impact of economic downturns. The latest instance of this recession proof pastime comes to us from Carmel, IN where reports indicate that the former CEO for Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts
Stepping On Some Toes
Wed, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
It’s a delicate art to talk about something uncomfortable such as racism, sexism, and any other squirm inducing -ism, especially since this field already has to push back against misconceptions of elitism. But at the same time, we’re no different in this regard than any other business and addressing the dark and ugly sides is
Louisville's Dance In The Dark
Tue, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
The 8/22/2011 edition of the Louisville Courier-Journal published an article by Elizabeth Kramer that reports on the fallout following the American Federation of Musicians’ (AFM) decision to place the Louisville Orchestra (LO) on its Unfair List in response to orchestra CEO’s public statement that the orchestra would pursue using non union represented musicians if they
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back In Louisville
Mon, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
(UPDATED 10:15am CT – AFM PLACES LO ON UNFAIR LIST) The 8/15/2011 edition of the Louisville Courier-Journal published an article by Elizabeth Kramer which reports that the judge overseeing the Louisville Orchestra’s (LO) bankruptcy approved the organization’s latest reorganization plan. According to the article, the judge approved the plan, in part, with the belief that
¿Es su sitio web multilingüe?
Fri, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
With all the talk about reaching out to new communities and relevance, one might think that multilingual functionality on orchestra websites would be commonplace but unfortunately, the exact opposite is true. At the same, time, creating multiple language versions of online content has been a difficult, time consuming, and expensive task. Until Now.
Editorial Cartoon: Philly Style Cooperation
Thu, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
It seems that the interpretation of unity is more flexible than ever as Peter Dobrin’s article from the 8/17/2011 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) musicians sent a letter to their board that formally rejects the orchestra’s recent strategic plan along with taking issue over how their supposed role
A Stunning Summer At Jackson Hole
Wed, Aug 8, 2011
by Drew McManus
Although it’s not a habit of mine to post media from my travels, I figured that if fellow Inside The Arts blogger Brian Dickie makes a habit of it (check out his recent series of posts), then it isn’t a bad thing. As such, the time at Jackson Hole, WY for the Grand Teton Music
