Back in April, I was an invited panelist in the Wallace Foundation's annual gathering of its audience development grantees in Philadelphia. Because of the foundation's deep and longterm investment in audience innovation and engagement, the event drew some of the best and brightest arts professionals for a series of thoughtful conversations. In a down economy, those conversations took on even more import than usual, as practitioners were digging even deeper to define the essence of what they do, and the most elegant ways to engage their … [Read more...]


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