I hope this mix of articles can be put to use in class discussions or could become research topics for you or your students.<\/p>\n
First off, the Minnesota Orchestra\u2019s recovery from its labor woes in 2012 offers an opportunity for students to explore how resilient arts organizations can be.<\/p>\n
Second, I thought the article by Monica Montgomery offered valuable insights on how museums can be more effective in achieving diversity.<\/p>\n
Third, the daily posts from the Nonprofit Quarterly<\/em> are a great resource to use in class. Over the course of week, it is possible to find stories posted about a wide range of arts and culture organizations as well as gain perspective about the nonprofit sector. The story about the Met Museum\u2019s financial woes is a good example of an article that could be tied to a number of difference chapters in Management and the Arts<\/em>.<\/p>\n Fourth, I came across Scotland\u2019s 10-year cultural plan when I was looking for examples of how the creative industries help support the economic viability of a country. The PDF version of the plan could be the center piece for a lively discussion about arts advocacy and economic development.<\/p>\n And last but not least, I thought the rescue story about the Arizona Theatre Company could be used in a discussion on how to prevent arts organizations from getting themselves in these predicaments in the first place. The miracle rescue stories about arts organizations typically have interesting histories associated with them. Fiscal emergencies seldom surface out of nowhere. This story could lead to a fascinating team research project. It could be interesting to unpack the history of the decision-making processes that led to the need for the financial triage.<\/p>\n =======================================================================================<\/p>\n By Graydon Royce, Star Tribune, AUGUST 13, 2016 \u2014 8:16PM<\/p>\n Finally, they are ready to meet the world.<\/em><\/p>\n The Minnesota Orchestra departs Thursday for a nine-day European tour, a high-stakes affair that is the ensemble\u2019s first visit across the ocean since the 2012-14 lockout. Audiences and critics will be eager to hear whether this is the same band that delighted London audiences in 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis tour is the final piece of re-establishing the Minnesota Orchestra to its previous, historic stature,\u201d said President and CEO Kevin Smith. \u201cWe\u2019re ready for critical attention and to evaluate whether this ensemble is the same, or maybe even better.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n With stops in Finland, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Copenhagen, the tour could be called \u201cthe last first\u201d in the orchestra\u2019s reboot.<\/em><\/p>\n LINK: http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/european-tour-will-be-minnesota-orchestra-s-final-first-on-the-comeback-trail\/390085471\/?mc_cid=dd80040676&mc_eid=1a1932085a<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The arts sector talks a lot about diversity, but what can actually be done to achieve it?<\/em><\/p>\n Arts professional magazine, \u00a0<\/a>July 21, 2016 by Monica Montgomery, Co-founder and Strategic Director of Museum Hue. Link – www.museumhue.com<\/a><\/p>\n As a sector, we talk a lot about diversity. Building a diverse workforce is ultimately about building the strength of your organisation. A multi-ethnic culture brings together different ideas and perspectives that increase an organisation\u2019s ability to evolve and relate to a wider audience.<\/em><\/p>\n We have a responsibility to our organisations and our audiences not only to talk about diversity but to take action. We need to acknowledge there is still a problem and that it requires action. As a black female museum director, I often find myself alone in a room of white faces. In 2016, that\u2019s ridiculous.<\/em><\/p>\n We need to challenge monolithic culture. If you find yourself in a room where decisions are being made and everyone is white, non-disabled and heterosexual, then it\u2019s important to acknowledge what is absent and challenge it. The only way to change things is to use your power and influence to bring more diverse perspectives to the table.<\/em><\/p>\n LINK: http:\/\/www.artsprofessional.co.uk\/magazine\/article\/challenging-monolithic-culture?utm_source=Weekly-Good-Reads&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Challenging-a-monolithic-culture&utm_campaign=21st-July-2016<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Jim Schaffer | July 20, 2016, Nonprofit Quarterly<\/em><\/p>\n Nonprofits that suddenly find themselves in a hole they have dug themselves that will be difficult to crawl out of are a dime a dozen, and it\u2019s always excruciating to manage a painful turnaround and your public credibility at the same time. When you are a closely scrutinized, world-class cultural institution like the Met\u2026well, the whole process becomes that much more intense.<\/em><\/p>\n Brian Boucher, a senior writer for ArtNet News<\/a>, sums up the escalating financial and perhaps leadership troubles at the storied Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York museums are capital-intensive institutions with lots of fixed costs and a recent tendency toward investing heavily in build-outs and exhibitions that bring further fixed costs. These endeavors, described in \u201cMuseums as Vanity Purchases and the Problem of Nonprofit Obesity,\u201d are favored by many large donors but can leave the organization in a pickle if, for instance, the economy takes a downturn at the wrong time or if a projection regarding the fit of exhibition to audience is less than entirely accurate.<\/em><\/p>\n LINK: https:\/\/nonprofitquarterly.org\/2016\/07\/20\/troubles-metropolitan-museum-art\/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=4c3dab420e-Daily_Digest_23537_20_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-4c3dab420e-12295177<\/a><\/p>\n Unlocking Potential, Embracing Ambition \u2013 2014-2024<\/strong><\/p>\n The 10-year plan sets out a shared vision for the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland. The plan also sets out our ambitions for the next 10 years, underpinned by the priorities that will frame our work over the next three years. Gaelic and text only versions of the Plan can be found in the Resources section, along with Gaelic and Scots versions of the Pocket Plan.<\/em><\/p>\n We want a Scotland where everyone actively values and celebrates arts and creativity as the heartbeat for our lives and the world in which we live; which continually extends its imagination and ways of doing things; and where the arts, screen and creative industries are confident, connected and thriving.<\/em><\/p>\n Nearly a thousand people working in the arts, screen and creative industries have helped shape this vision through consultation, conversation, feedback and dialogue.<\/em><\/p>\n LINK TO PDF OF THE PLAN: http:\/\/www.creativescotland.com\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0012\/25500\/Creative-Scotland-10-Year-Plan-2014-2024-v1-2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Kathleen Allen, Arizona Daily Star<\/em>, Jul 18, 2016<\/p>\n Arizona Theatre Company has raised the $2 million necessary to keep the organization on stage, the group announced Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic,\u201d said Michael Kasser, a member of the ATC board of trustees. Kasser had guaranteed $1 million from Tucson if Phoenix could match that.<\/em><\/p>\n Last week, the board decided to give notices to employees on Monday. Soon after, many donors began to open pocketbooks rather than just give verbal support.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt mostly happened on Friday,\u201d said Kasser. \u201cWe had the cooperation of both mayors (Tucson\u2019s Jonathan Rothschild and Phoenix\u2019s Greg Stanton), who were very supportive.\u201d With their help, and the work of the board, substantial donations came in at the last minute. \u201cIt was so heartening.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Kasser\u2019s commitment to ATC goes back nearly two decades, as both a contributor and an audience member.<\/em><\/p>\nEuropean tour will be Minnesota Orchestra’s final ‘first’ on the comeback trail<\/a><\/h3>\n
Challenging a monolithic culture<\/a><\/h3>\n
Plebian Nonprofit Troubles Go to Scale at the Met<\/a><\/h3>\n
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10-Year Cultural Plan for Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\n
A shared vision<\/h4>\n
\u2018Ecstatic\u2019 Arizona Theatre Company reaches $2M goal<\/a><\/h3>\n