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Diversity & Equity

Congratulations To Yuha Jung: AAAE 2017 Content Competition Winner

Fri, Apr 4, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 176
The embargo is officially lifted and I’m very happy to announce the winner of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) 2017 Content Competition Winner is Yuha Jung. Ms. Jung, an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, will give a presentation on her winning entry at the AAAE 2017 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. The
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Are Audiences A Reflection Or Projection Of What We Want?

Mon, Apr 4, 2017
by Drew McManus
Reflection or Projection
There’s an interview with outgoing San Francisco Symphony (SFS) executive director Brent Assink written by Mark MacNamara in the 4/4/2017 edition of the San Francisco Classical Voice that’s worth your time. Although there’s plenty of topic fodder, one area worth examining for today is the section on outreach to African-American communities. Here’s an excerpt of
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Reflecting The Populations We Serve

Fri, Apr 4, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 144
Originally, the plan for this week was to wrap up the thread we’ve been exploring via diversity within artistic matters by taking a deep dive into the intersection of diversity and musician complements. But where’s the fun in having your week unfold according to plan? Consequently, we’re going to pivot a bit by using today’s
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How Many Dead White Guys Does It Take To Program A Season?

Mon, Apr 4, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 186
Hot off the heels of his Women Composer Database Project, composer and arts administrator Rob Deemer has been pouring through much of the recently released programming data for the 2017/18 season to see how often US orchestras are programming works from composers who aren’t dead, white, or male. I have been concerned for years about
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Women Composer Database Project Update: A Marvelous Response So Far!

Fri, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
#hearallcomposers
The response to the post from 3/9/17 introducing readers to Rob Deemer’s Women Composer Database Project has been marvelous. To date, there have been nearly 500 shares and several thousand page views but the best part is how much you’ve been contributing to the project! Let’s take a closer look. Beyond Social Shares Sharing the
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