Is Your Group At A Point Where Your Board Is Ready For Committees?
Tue, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
When Eric Rubio reached out with an idea about a guest author post for ArtsHacker my first thought was “what a great topic, I wish I thought of that.” It focuses on the point in an organization’s evolution where a board will begin to operate more efficiently with a standing committee structure. Drawing from recent
COVID-19 Results And Vaccine Status Checks Are On The Horizon
Mon, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
While research like Project RESTART-19 is working on helping venues determine which measures help keep patrons as safe as can be expected, providers like Ticketmaster are exploring what can be done at their point of contact as literal gatekeepers. Billboard published an article on 11/11/20 by Dave Brooks that examines how the ticketing provider is attempting
Shop Talk, Last Call: Listen To The Situation
Fri, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
At the end of S01E07, guest Scot Silberstein inadvertently set up a fantastic topic for a Last Call installment around the idea of the Stephen R. Covey quote “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” It triggered a fascinating exchange in how that applies to
Happy Belated Veterans Day
Thu, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
I was so excited to post news about the COVID-19 study results that I completely blanked on my usual Veterans Day post. And this year’s entry is extra special because thanks to the voters of Arizona, one of the biggest threats to military music will no longer be in Congress! Senator Martha McSally lost her
Project RESTART-19 Begins To Publish Findings
Wed, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
Since it was announced in the Spring, we’ve been following the large scale German study, Project RESTART-19, a multi-disciplinary research effort in Germany to identify conditions necessary to safely restart live performance events. The group began releasing results from their study at the end of October with a kick-off press briefing on October 29, 2020. While
Shop Talk S01E07: Changing Your Narrative
Tue, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
How does an industry with so many decades of carefully crafted narrative go about changing on a dime in response to a prolonged pandemic? This was the basic premise of today’s episode and in order to talk it out, I invited two of the sharpest minds I know that work inside the arts field: author,
Colorado Springs Philharmonic Employer Rejects Musician Offer To Waive An Entire Season Of Salary
Fri, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
It appears mediation in the Colorado Springs Philharmonic labor dispute is running into difficulties. The musicians released a public statement on 11/5/2020 to inform supporters that their recent offer to waive an entire season’s salary made was rejected. Most recently, working with a federal mediator, we offered to accept the total loss of our guaranteed salaries
While Still Painful, Short-Term Concessionary Agreements Are The Best Option For Most Orchestras
Thu, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra recently announced a 30 percent cut in musician wages for the rest of 2020 and the 11/2/2020 edition of the San Francisco Chronical published an article by Joshua Kosman that provides important content. This is not a new deal, rather, a reopener, which is when both parties agree to amend
Why Can’t Someone Just Tell Me What To Do?!?
Wed, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
Full disclosure: I wrote today’s post well in advance of the election just to be sure to resist any temptation to publish anything overtly political. Having said that, today’s post will hopefully help you avoid a bear trap that has inadvertently snagged a few of my clients in the form of upgrading to Google’s big
What The Arts Can Hope To See From A Biden Administration