Current Events – Page 27

Feel Good Friday. Seriously, It Only Takes Nine Minutes.

Friday, February 7th, 2020 by Drew McManus

Just a fun pointer today to an article in the 2/4/2020 edition of classicalfm.com that examines a new report from the British Academy of Sound Therapy that apparently quantifies the amount of time it takes the average person to experience a therapeutic effect from listening to music. Their study, Music as Medicine, tested 7,581 participants and found that 89 percent believed music to be essential for their health and wellbeing, so there’s no doubt …

Calling All Pennsylvania Arts Orgs

Thursday, February 6th, 2020 by Drew McManus

Americans for the Arts, with generous support from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, opened registration for free 2-day marketing bootcamp trainings. There are even travel stipends available, what’s not to love?!? In an effort to reach more organizations across Pennsylvania and ensure access to quality, relevant marketing, and audience building training, A4A redesigned their Arts Marketing Initiative to include broader access, supported by digital engagements, to create a wider network …

The Classical Music Field Is Beginning To Feel The Impact Of Coronavirus Outbreak

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 by Drew McManus

Rolling Stone Magazine published an article on 2/4/2020 by Jon Blistein that examines the initial impact the coronavirus is having on the music industry. Along with pop and rock shows, Blistein highlights the decision by the Boston Symphony to cancel their 10 day China tour, that would have kicked off on February 6, 2020. By mid-afternoon, 2/4/2020. the National Symphony announced their 10-day China tour in March, 2020 was cancelled as …

Who’s Interested In An RFP Resource Site?

Thursday, January 30th, 2020 by Drew McManus

I need your help today. Specifically, I’m looking for some feedback on an idea a colleague and I have about creating an online Request For Proposal (RFP) portal that nonprofit arts and culture orgs could use, free of charge, to post RFPs and solicit bids. Here’s an overview: The site would accept listings for all the things organizations solicit bids for: IT, web, CRM/Ticketing, grant writing, marketing, data analysis, etc. Submitting …

The Fun Side of Due Diligence

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 by Drew McManus

Yesterday’s article about Gender Bias Across The Arts & Culture Sector has inspired some intriguing conversations. One that caught my attention is the suggestion that all principal musician overscale should be fixed via something like the collective bargaining agreement. This is not an uncommon perspective, it even showed up (more or less) in a Slate magazine article on the topic that came during the Elizabeth Rowe/Boston Symphony lawsuit. While there are …