Entering cultural communities [[electronic resource] ] : diversity and change in the nonprofit arts / / edited by Diane Grams and Betty Farrell

• Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Disciplina: 706.8
• Soggetto topico: Arts and society - United States; Community arts projects - United States; Nonprofit organizations - United States - Management; Social participation - United States; Marginality, Social - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GramsDiane <1957-> FarrellBetty <1949->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Building arts participation through transactions, relationships, or both / Diane Grams -- Changing culture and practices inside organizations / Betty Farrell -- Leaders bridging the culture gap / D. Carroll Joynes and Diane Grams -- Partnering with purpose / David Karraker and Diane Grams -- Building youth participation / Betty Farrell -- Diversifying the arts: bringing in race and ethnic perspectives / Morris Fred and Betty Farrell -- High-tech transactions and cyber-communities / Wendy Leigh Norris and Niane Grams -- Creative reinvention: from "one book" to "animals on parade"--how good ideas spread like wildfire / Diane Grams -- Achieving success / Diane Grams
• Sommario/riassunto: Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from among the wealthy and well educated, but for many decades now they have revised their goals as they seek to broaden their audiences. Today, museums, orchestras, dance companies, theaters, and community cultural centers try to involve a variety of people in the arts. They strive to attract a more racially and ethnically diverse group of people, those from a broader range of economic backgrounds, new immigrants, families, and youth. The chapters in this book draw on interviews with leaders, staff, volunteers, and audience members from eighty-five nonprofit cultural organizations to explore how they are trying to increase participation and the extent to which they have been successful. The insiders' accounts point to the opportunities and challenges involved in such efforts, from the reinvention of programs and creation of new activities, to the addition of new departments and staff dynamics, to partnerships with new groups. The authors differentiate between "relational" and "transactional" practices, the former term describing efforts to build connections with local communities and the latter describing efforts to create new consumer markets for cultural products. In both cases, arts leaders report that, although positive results are difficult to measure conclusively, long-term efforts bring better outcomes than short-term activities. The organizations discussed include large, medium, and small nonprofits located in urban, suburban, and rural areas—from large institutions such as the Smithsonian, the Walker Art Center, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the San Francisco Symphony to many cultural organizations that are smaller, but often known nationally for their innovative work, such as AS220, The Loft Literary Center, Armory Center for the Arts, Appalshop, and the Western Folklife Center.
• Titolo autorizzato: Entering cultural communities
• ISBN: 1-281-77655-6; 9786611776558; 0-8135-4495-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453951303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rutgers Series on the Public Life of the Arts