Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 26, 2008

In April, I taught a social media workshop for artists and arts nonprofits and did some research. The Brooklyn Museum kept coming up as a stellar example, particularly its Click Exhibition , an experiment in crowd-sourced exhibits. Here's a summary of the impressive participation stats for each phase. It's in the top 10%.

Museum 50

Museum Contest Arts Results 50

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This August/September, I am "rerunning" popular Museum 2.0 Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. I''ve spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums.

Museum 45

Museum Question Participatory Evaluation 45

M+R

AUGUST 11, 2021

My kids had a long phase when they spent their precious and meager allowance buying Pokémon cards. Are there artists or other influencers who might be interested in partnering with your organization to support you through NFTs? Read time: 6 minutes. Nonfungible Tokens (NFTs): What are they? I have no idea why. What’s Dark Mode?

Disaster 98

Disaster Fundraising Stream Digital 98

Museum 2.0

APRIL 25, 2011

I've spent much of the past three years on the road giving workshops and talks about audience participation in museums. The Museum 2.0 In 2008 and 2009, there were many conference sessions and and documents presenting participatory case studies, most notably Wendy Pollock and Kathy McLean's book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions.

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Question Participatory Museum Evaluation 49

Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Payne," member of the incredibly popular Santa Cruz roller derby team, wants to pitch a partnership with our museum. Yes to the Big Read with the library, yes to the Burningman artists who want to show their giant kinetic sculpture in the lobby, yes to projections on the side of the building. It's a Saturday night when I get the email.

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Phase Library Museum Homeless 38

Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

I've written before about the inspiring work that the Brooklyn Museum of Art is doing with their community-focused efforts. Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations.

Museum 24

Museum Participatory Artist Arts 24

The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

This image goes directly against more traditional hip-hop album artwork, which tends to feature a portrait of the artist in varying forms. We shot that with a Phase One medium format camera system and Capture One software. By choosing a more symbolic art direction, the group sets the tone for their records to stretch beyond reality.

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Storytelling Photography Camera Hints 132