Presentations

In Conversation with Steven Hadley, author of Audience Development and Cultural Policy

This conversation was moderated by Alan Brown, along with Brea Heidelberg, Associate Professor and Program Director, Entertainment & Arts Management, at Drexel University.

Join us for a conversation with Ireland-based scholar and consultant Steven Hadley, author of Audience Development and Cultural Policy (Palgrave, 2021). Hadley’s new book adds important perspective to the discourse around audience development, social inclusion, and structures of bias in cultural organizations.

While arts groups struggle with reopening during the latest COVID-19 surge, we must also continue to examine our practices through the lens of equity and justice. Is “new normal” anything but a COVID-safe version of the old normal? In this session you’ll gain a bird’s eye view of Hadley’s analysis of audience development, learn about the dual frameworks of “democratization of culture” and “cultural democracy, and consider how they might inform your institution’s work to deepen and diversify community ties.

Recent Presentations

A View from the Entrepreneurial Edge of Immersive Programming

Alan Brown, May 2023

This one-hour webinar was a joint activity of the Audience Outlook Monitor community and Immersed in the Future, WolfBrown’s community of practice designed to support nonprofit arts organizations >>

Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Immersive Experiences

Alan Brown, Marco Bruscoli, April 2023

Alan Brown and Marco Bruscoli gave a special presentation on the Past, Present, and Future of Immersive Experiences – as the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center continues its exciting >>

Thoughts on Cultural Democracy, Relevance, and Resilience: The Next Normal 2.0 Symposium

In this 15-minute video presentation, Alan Brown shares his analysis of the arts sector’s challenges emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and contemplates what a more democratic culture might >>