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“I don’t get it.” Or, The Mystery of the Orange Statues

March 14, 2022 by Hannah Grannemann 3 Comments

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Clicking through Facebook last month, I saw a photo of bright orange statues on a lush green lawn. 120 orange statues of women in STEM fields were going to be exhibited in the Smithsonian Gardens during March for Women’s History Month, an AP story by Ashraf Khalil read. My analytical mind kicked in and thoughts tumbled. First: “Why are they orange?” Second: “Is there a reason?” Then: “Surely there’s a reason. Bright orange wouldn’t have been chosen without a reason. Was it a … [Read more...] about “I don’t get it.” Or, The Mystery of the Orange Statues

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Assistant Professor and Director of the Arts Administration Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She began writing for ArtsJournal.com in 2020 as a guest editor on Lynne Conner's blog We the Audience and began writing Row X in 2021. More about Hannah can be … [more] about About Hannah Grannemann

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Row X is where audience experience meets artistic practice and business strategy of arts organizations. The goal of the blog is to explore the sweet spot where these three interests overlap. Audience experience is often seen as the purview of the marketing department until the point that the … [more] about About Row X

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