News and Announcements

A message from Sanuja Goonetilleke in the Cambridge Office of WolfBrown
As of June 14, I will be leaving the US, and therefore, my role here at WolfBrown. In order to be closer to my family, I will be moving to South or South East Asia. I am very grateful to have known, worked with, and learned from you all. Thank you, and I look forward to reading about the inspiring and imperative work WolfBrown and clients will continue to engage in.

TYA Today Publishes a New Article on WolfBrown’s Research with The New Victory Theater
The article, “Giving Voice to Young Audiences“, discusses the takeaways from 5-year research endeavor for The New Victory Theater’s Schools with the Performing Arts Reach Kids (SPARK) program.

Taking Note: Parsing Rigor in Arts Education Studies
Steven Holochwost offers his thoughts on rigor in arts education research in a new blog post for the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Tom Wolf Develops New On-Line Courses For Philanthropy University

“I learned as much as my students did the first time around,” said Tom Wolf, who teaches three of the seven new courses Philanthropy University will offer: Introduction to Fundraising; Fundraising: Connecting with Donors; and Fundraising Strategies. Read more in “How far can online learning take local capacity building?”

Americans for the Arts Releases New Publication Featuring Dennie Palmer Wolf

On March 11, at its Emerging Arts Leaders Symposium, Americans for the Arts released a new publication, Cyclical Mentorship in Arts Education Leadership: Insights from Emerging and Veteran Leaders.

New Publication in Arts Evaluation and Assessment: Measuring Impact in Schools and Communities. 

Steven Holochwost, Dennie Palmer Wolf, Kelly Fisher, Kerry O’Grady, and Kristen Gagnier’s work has just been published as “The Arts and Socioemotional Development: Evaluating a New Mandate for Arts Education” in the edited volume Arts Evaluation and Assessment: Measuring Impact in Schools and Communities.

Evaluating the Detroit Symphony’s webcasts into classrooms

An intensive focus on evaluation will surround the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s “DSO’s Live from Orchestra Hall: Classroom Edition” webcast program on April 28. Sean Fenton, Alan Brown and affiliated researcher Brian Kisida will be on-site in Detroit leading a series of focus groups, classroom observations, and an expert panel.

Chorus America to Release Major Study of Audiences for Choral Concerts

On June 17, 2016, Alan Brown will present results of a new study of audiences for choral music concerts at the annual conference of Chorus America in Cincinnati, Ohio. Twenty-three choirs from across North America participated in the project to systematically collect audience feedback and Intrinsic Impact survey data from their audiences over two years.