Drew McManus
Subsidized B2B Fees Or Non-Subsidized B2B Fees, That Is The Question
Tue, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Recently, I spoke with David Hendricks from the San Antonio Express-News about some current issues at the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) and one fascinating topic that came up touched on something we’ve never discussed here. Specifically, should an orchestra be willing to accept a fee for fee based services that is lower than their out-of-pocket
Arts Hacker Turns Two!
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
The only thing more fulfilling than successfully filling a demand is doing it alongside a group of enormously talented colleagues and friends. To that end, December 7th marked ArtsHacker’s second anniversary and the site continues to be a hit with arts managers and arts entrepreneurs. In order to help celebrate, we updated our took our Year
Fort Worth Symphony Musicians Ratify New Four Year Agreement
Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s a good article in the 12/7/2016 edition of the Star-Telegram by Andrea Ahles that examines some of the key terms from the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s new four-year agreement. The most interesting part isn’t so much the details as it is about the anonymous large donor. The article reports that a $700,000 donation became
Are Community Orchestra Programs The New Low Hanging Fruit?
Wed, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
There was an intriguing article by Mark Stryker in the 12/3/2016 edition of the Detroit Free Press that examines the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s community orchestra program. The article focuses primarily on the benefits related to buzzwords like outreach and relevancy but the really interesting aspect of these programs that doesn’t garner as much attention is
“…how the call for artists to be more entrepreneurial can very quickly be leveraged to the detriment of the arts and culture community.”