WolfBrown’s Research is Featured in the NEA and TYA/USA’s Newly Released Report on Theater for Young Audiences
The report, Envisioning the Future of Theater for Young Audiences, features research on the impact of theater for young audiences and identifies obstacles for achieving greater organizational stability.
WolfBrown Announces the COVID-19 Audience Outlook Monitor
A worldwide tracking study of audience attitudes about attendance at arts and cultural programs during and after the COVID-19 Crisis, the COVID-19 Audience Outlook Monitor will bring timely and essential data to the sector’s decision-making about when and how to resume programming.
Dennie Palmer Wolf’s article, “Act for Young Artists,” has been published via WolfBrown’s new series, Navigating the Crisis.
In this piece, Dennie Palmer Wolf calls for a greater focus on protecting youth arts programs in the face of COVID-19. She lays out critical ways that foundations, donors, state governments, and arts institutions can work with youth to ensure our collective cultural future.
WolfBrown and the Global Leaders Program Were Selected as Innovators for the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC)
WolfBrown and Global Leaders Program will be working alongside five other innovators from around the world to create tools, resources, and frameworks for the ITAC. WolfBrown and Global Leaders Program will pilot a project that shares concepts and practices of growth mindset with a group of musicians currently working as teaching artists in international programs.
Alan Brown’s article, “A Sector in Peril,” kicks off WolfBrown’s new series, Navigating the Crisis.
This series is a collection of research papers, blogs and announcements that critically examine the arts sector’s response to COVID-19.
March Issue of On Our Minds Features Dennie Palmer Wolf, Thomas Wolf, and Victoria Plettner-Saunders
This issue features a discussion on the arts as frugal innovations, a call for nominations for the fifth edition of Managing Nonprofit Organizations, and a reflection on HR topics at the California Association of Museums’ conference.
Alan Brown Speaks About Audience Feedback and Artistic Reflection on the New Podcast “Theory of Creativity”
We are thrilled to share the first podcast in Patternmakers’ new series, “Theory of Creativity.” In this episode, Alan Brown joins Tandi Williams, Managing Director at Patternmakers and Wendy Were, Executive Director, Strategic Development and Advocacy at the Australia Council for a discussion of audience engagement, impact assessment, the role of arts funders and much more.
The Canada Council for the Arts Releases a New Qualitative Impact Framework Designed by WolfBrown and James Doeser
Across many developed economies, there is a drive to measure the impact generated by the arts. Governments wish to measure the impacts of their investments, funders seek to spend finite resources in the most appropriate ways, and artists and cultural organizations want to understand and maximize the impact of their work on communities. In late 2017, the Canada Council for the Arts contracted WolfBrown to develop a framework for measuring the intrinsic impacts generated by the Council’s funding.
Happy Holidays from WolfBrown
Season’s greetings from all of us at WolfBrown! Once again, we asked the WolfBrown team to reflect on a particularly memorable cultural experience from the last year to share with our readers. From experiencing the arts through the eyes of children to seeing productions that spark conversations months later, you’ll find just a few of the experiences that stood out in this holiday issue.
Happy holidays, and best wishes for a wonderful 2020!
December Issue of On Our Minds Features Alan Brown, Steven Holochwost, and Megan Friel
This issue features learnings from focus groups on music with coders, thoughts on making the case for arts education for children, and a reflection on an exhibition on Charles and Ray Eames.
