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Invitation to the Party Building Bridges to the Arts, Culture and Community by Donna Walker-Kuhne Acknowledged as the nation’s foremost expert on audience development involving America’s growing multicultural population by the Arts ...more

 Big news in the arts education community: David Dik is leaving the Metropolian Opera Guild to lead Young Audiences: NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA), the nation’s leading arts in education org...more

"If we leave it to mainstream institutions to create work by [minorities], we will be left with a kind of chainstore arts world." Topher Campbell   As of February 17, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives has put forward the FY11...more

"Racial diversity is a hallmark of outdoor arts festivals, says NEA audience study" LA Times (October 29, 2010) "A key finding, the NEA says, is that the goal of a racially and ethnically mixed audience for arts and culture is realize...more

  TCG's Stage Matters video captures artists, theatre leaders, patrons, educators, corporate executives and politicians around the country as they emphatically speak about the value of theatre and challenges we face in an ever-changing enviro...more

How to Engage 20-Somethings in Your Cause by Dagmar King, Marketwire, August 2010 GuideStar "Finding new volunteers and donors is one of the biggest challenges facing nonprofit organizations. For the past few years, more and more nonpro...more

Among Theatre Communications Group's mission is to leverage the stories of the field to build greater public awareness of and appreciation for live theatre in America. The organization’s vision ranges from being the leader and innovator in ass...more

"Speech and Harm" Opinionator - Exclusive Online Community from The New York Times By Ernie Lepore November 7, 2010 What is at the root of the power of slurs to cause unease, shock and pain? This opinion piece looks at how words...more

The Dance USA website has a section with three specific grassroots advocacy strategies: Peer-to-Peer conversations, Audiences as Ambassadors, and Dancers as Advocates. The Audiences as Ambassadors section caught my attention as an importan...more

"Vienna Philharmonic Must Answer for Exclusion" Joshua Kosman San Francisco Chronicle February 20, 2011 The homogeneity of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has been scrutinized over the years. It was an all male ensemble unt...more