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On Our Minds is our signature newsletter for sharing what’s new at WolfBrown. Published about six times a year, it provides a lively platform for our consultants’ updates and findings.
ISSUE 23 • April 2024
written by Dr. Thomas Wolf and Kathleen Hill, along with interviews with Sebastian Ruth of Community MusicWorks and representatives of New Haven Symphony Orchestra How important is it >>
ISSUE 23 • April 2024
By Dr. Thomas Wolf This post is part of a series examining more youth leadership in the arts. Some years ago, the same year I turned sixty, I >>
ISSUE 23 • April 2024
By Kathleen Hill This post is part of a series examining more youth leadership in the arts. I feel like I have been “leading” for as long as >>
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ISSUE 25 • March 2024
Announcing a Free Public DashboardNewly released aggregated data set on audience attitudes about inclusion, diversity, and equity Every year, we’ll add new data sets as they become available, >>
ISSUE 22 • February 2024
Attention: Artistic, Marketing, Front of House, and Education teams Focus on the Customer Experience One of the four Basic Surveys offered each year, the Friction Audit and Engagement Survey >>
ISSUE 18 • August 2023
Reexamining Customer Relationships: Exploring Educational Relationships Part 2 in our continuing our series on customer relationships Can arts groups offer customer relationships centered on learning as a means of accomplishing >>
WolfBrown’s new community of practice is designed to support nonprofit arts organizations as they navigate the complex programmatic space of augmented, immersive, and virtual experiences. We hope you find Immersed in the Future rewarding and invite you to join in!
ISSUE 6 • October 2023
This summer gave me a much-anticipated break – a time to reflect and assess the rapidly evolving landscape of immersive experiences. Rather than overwhelming you with updates on >>
ISSUE 5 • June 2023
Coming out of the pandemic, nonprofit arts organizations are struggling to make sense of digital programming opportunities moving forward. Some have altogether abandoned digital initiatives undertaken during the >>
ISSUE 4 • May 2023
As my research into the immersive paradigm goes deeper and deeper, I’m continually reminded that we are three-dimensional human beings. We do not inhabit a flat, two-dimensional world; >>
WolfBrown’s Amplifying Creative Opportunities team will be reporting on, linking to, discussing, and debating what it really takes to throw open the doors of arts and culture. Our specialty newsletter will explore inclusive practices—from lullabies with young families to end-of-life art-making, conducted in collaborative and expansive ways. Join us!
ISSUE 3 • April 2024
Re-tooling the Trade Gaining entry into an award-winning, highly-competitive arts program is often a marathon of submitting transcripts, writing a personal statement, submitting a portfolio, or taking an >>
ISSUE 3 • August 2023
Breaking Barriers Typically, we define arts learning as learning to draw, dance, act, or play an instrument, but those technical skills are often the setting for learning other >>
ISSUE 2 • May 2023
By Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf and Colleagues This second issue of Amplifying Creative Opportunities focuses on the concept of opportunity structures: the deliberate choices we can make that limit >>
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