Museum 2.0

AUGUST 5, 2016

Yesterday, the local paper in Santa Cruz published a great article about my new book, The Art of Relevance. I've learned so much from my dad about making art, putting on a great show, inviting audience participation , and navigating celebrity. Their music was relevant to the crowd. I loved the piece. Here's that chapter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Musical Instrument Museum. I had the pleasure of serving as Principal for a Day at Arizona School for the Arts (ASA) on October 27 via a program put on by HandsOn Greater Phoenix. Whether these students go on to pursue careers in the arts or not, they will be lifelong audience members, advocates, and champions of the arts.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

" As I mentioned in my previous post , my background is in live music. Most people are surprised when I tell them that I often felt like I wasn’t in the music business; I was in the bar business. Have a local artist create custom screen prints for special events.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

Since moving to Santa Fe, he has developed New Mexico Creates , an economic development initiative that creates market links for New Mexico artists and artisans. He is also the co-founder of the International Folk Art Market. There were many artists painting part-time in this genre, but none of them really had a market.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2010

Since moving to Santa Fe, he has developed New Mexico Creates , an economic development initiative that creates market links for New Mexico artists and artisans. He is also the co-Founder of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. Music credits: "Mango Delight," by Kenya Masala , and "Bricks" by Crowsong. Happy Father's Day!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. at 6:32 pm Mistakes non-profits make with Web sites « No newsprint here 08.04.08

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits. Want some waffles with your art? Skill-sharing free schools. Community science workshops.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Participants may improve their painting abilities, try their hand at some knitting, or do whatever other sort of art they like without having to leave the comfort of their own home. Best yet, you could even offer some of the art produced in the class as auction items during your next fundraiser. 7) Shopping. 10) Hybrid concerts.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 24, 2007

She is also the creator of the beautiful cover art on the tea's boxes. In the Fall of 1999, brother and sister Ahmed and Reem had a vision to revive the "serenity, creativity, and comfort that is inspired by the simple art of tea." Reem talks about how the company balances the triple bottom line of profits, people and planet.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

Or produce an art exhibit with elementary school students. When I first started exploring the site, I assumed it was mostly a place for charismatic hipsters and a few star artists with enough social media savvy and clever video production capabilities to produce enticing pitches. Or sail around the world. How would you fund it?

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

This year, Forum One took home one platinum, four gold, and six silver awards in the categories of cultural, non-profit, science, health, and school/university websites, as well as digital branded content, arts and culture virtual experiences, and family and kids apps and software.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2023

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 29th annual awards included around 3,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the world’s largest awards of its kind. The Communicator Awards honor excellence in innovation and creative work in marketing and communications.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Depending on your budget, you may be able to get a popular artist, but you can also reach out to local musicians. Art show – Are there any local artists in your area? Encourage them to show off their latest creations with a fundraiser art show! Then, each attendee will wear the headphones and start dancing to the music!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

This week's Ask Britt question, sent in by a reader, is, "How can I combine the creative arts with social impact? The arts are a wonderful way to make a difference in the world because they are fun, engaging, and oftentimes help you to tell stories, all key elements to attracting and keeping people involved in a cause. Great question!

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you have some talented artists, knitters, jewelry designers, and candle-makers in your youth group, consider hosting a craft sale at your church. Gather all of your artisans and ask them if they’d be willing to participate in a craft sale and donate part of the profits as a fundraiser. Online or in-person craft sale. Karaoke night.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2007

And an art gallery. In a less structured way, Brooklyn Museum of Art director Arnold Lehman realized that people from the neighborhood were making use of the lit outdoor space in front of the museum entrance at night as a gathering space. But it doesn't take a huge endowment to encourage mixed-use; it can be profitable as well.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2012

Listening to the podcast, I was struck by its strange connections to the non-profit world's approach to funding. Whereas non-profits work hard to fit everything they do under one mission, the monks split it up. In the arts, this bears directly on the current debate around "art for art's sake" versus "art for community development."

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Social Network Management Systems? at 4:20 pm Build vs “Buy&# :: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 10.08.08 at 11:01 pm Idealware 03.16.10 2 Cathy Garland 09.12.08

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Many of them had almost nothing by way of material resources, but they had imagination, and if you have imagination, you can, it turns out, light the dark with all kinds of creative arts. They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. BB: Why do you think the arts is such a powerful tool?

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