Presenting art is not enough, at least if you’re running a nonprofit. Something has to be done or else the opportunity is lost forever. I was watching the 1953 version of War of the Worlds recently and it struck me that as time passes, the perspective on this particular story changes wildly. Secondly, and more importantly for the nonprofit arts industry, those perspective … [Read more...] about How Does Your Nonprofit Arts Organization Use History to Tangibly Make Things Better?
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Scene Change 2 Now Available for Preorder
Assuming that your board has no clear sense of why they’re representing their nonprofit arts organization’s work, there’s a handbook for that. The first essay of the school year is usually some throwaway set of paragraphs entitled, “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.” This is kinda that. I’ve been exceptionally busy over the last month doing podcasts, interviews, and signings … [Read more...] about Scene Change 2 Now Available for Preorder
Last of the Summer Whine
The seven attributes of a successful nonprofit arts organization. You gotta do all seven to win. Before I take off for a month, I thought I’d let you in on the secret to success for nonprofit arts organizations. Note how “raising money” is not among the things on the list. That’s a business practice, not an attribute of success. Of course you’ll have to raise money! That … [Read more...] about Last of the Summer Whine
This Just In: A New (and Unedited) Review for “SCENE CHANGE”
Many in the nonprofit arts sector will decry this manifesto as heresy, only validating its necessity. Harrison presents a radical new vision for nonprofit arts organizations in this nonfiction work. Drawing on his 30 years of experience in nonprofit theater, the author breaks down, in easy-to-understand language, the United States tax code and the ways in which … [Read more...] about This Just In: A New (and Unedited) Review for “SCENE CHANGE”
The Seattle Arts Scene Today: Full of Hopes and Full of Fears
Good people making strained decisions because they keep thinking it’s about HOW they produce art, not WHY Seattle Rep is laying off 12% of its workforce. ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) and Seattle Shakespeare are working out a merger. Bellevue Art Museum (Bellevue is a wealthy, somewhat conservative, mostly White and Asian suburb of Seattle – sometimes referred to as … [Read more...] about The Seattle Arts Scene Today: Full of Hopes and Full of Fears