Drew McManus
Let’s Talk Arts Advocacy
Wed, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Toward the end of April, I had the pleasure of participating in a series of hosted conversations by Arts Alliance Illinois (AAI); they invited Illinois artists and arts professionals to talk about arts advocacy and the issues that are most important today. Hosted by AAI Executive Director, Ra Joy, and actor Joey Bland (of Improvised
Introducing A New Series For Inspiration
Tue, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Among the numerous resources available online, some of the more useful offerings focus on providing inspiration; a great example is Chris Spooner’s Line 25 Sites of the Week, which focuses on frontend web design. It’s difficult to imagine functioning without these sorts of resources and although I need a new project like I need a
Happy Memorial Day!
Mon, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces…
Good News Friday
Fri, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Just a quick post today to link over to some recent good news articles from the field at large. The Albuquerque Journal published an article on 5/20/2015 by Donna Olmstead that examines how the Santa Fe Opera Festival’s season inspired the Santa Fe School of Cooking to develop a five course meal inspired by each
WE DID IT. 250 VOTES IN FOUR DAYS!
Thu, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU to everyone who voted for The Venture Platform in Chase’s $100,000 Mission Main Street Grants® program. In the space of four short days, you helped us cross the 250 unique votes needed to put Venture’s application into the evaluation round that will determine the recipients in September. For
