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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

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But the arguments trotted out represent how far we have to go in articulating the public value of arts institutions (and helping our supporters speak the same language). I found only one comment about the diversity of visitors to the DIA, but that was presented in rebuttal to someone saying it is an elitist organization.

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Who Counts? Grappling with Attendance as a Proxy for Impact

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Why do we count participants in an art activity for families at a community center but not members of the Rotary Club to whom I give a presentation about the museum? But if you try to make meaning out of attendance comparisons across institutions, you start juggling apples and oranges. as part of a meeting)? So perhaps the St.