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January 24, 2023
Audience Engagement
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June 15, 2022
Conference 2022: Diversifying Audiences with Research and Relevance
In this session we examined the role technology played during the pandemic and will continue to play as orchestras return to the concert stage.
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January 19, 2022
Helping Arts Workers Navigate Pandemic-Induced Burnout
With many arts professionals facing increased stress due to the pandemic, the Wallace Foundation has assembled information and resources from multiple organizations, including the League, that help support health and wellness for people working in the arts.
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June 24, 2021
The Future of the Arts
What will the future be like for nonprofit arts organizations? The Wallace Foundation’s free webinar series, “Reimagining the Future of the Arts,” brings together a diverse group of experts to facilitate conversations around some of the most pressing issues facing the arts sector today, grounded in research commissioned or supported by Wallace.
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June 8, 2021
Conference 2021: How Has Technology Changed Orchestras Forever?
In this session we examined the role technology played during the pandemic and will continue to play as orchestras return to the concert stage.
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March 16, 2021
Leaders of Thriving Arts Groups of Color Identify Keys to Success
In March 2021, SMU DataArts in partnership with The Wallace Foundation issued The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations, Part II: A Spotlight on Organizations of Color, a new report that explores how leaders of arts organizations of color view the reasons for their success, along with challenges they face.
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October 22, 2020
Wallace Foundation Publishes Scenario-Planning Toolkit to Help Arts Groups Cope With Pandemic and Other Challenges
The Wallace Foundation has released Navigating Uncertain Times: A Scenario-Planning Toolkit for the Arts and Culture Sector, developed by AEA Consulting and designed to help arts and culture organizations approach planning for a future marked by uncertainties, including the COVID-19 pandemic, social justice movements, climate change, emerging technologies, and other unforeseen circumstances.
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February 4, 2020
How New Media Got New Audiences at Seattle Opera, With Wallace Support
Can technology enhance the classical music experience for today’s connected audiences? Seattle Opera, which produces five operas each year for an audience of more than 100,000, began using digital and social media to engage audiences several years back, with a boost from a $750,000 Wallace Foundation Excellence Award, which provided funds for four years of experimentation between 2009 and 2012.
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September 5, 2019
Discovering What It Takes to Attract—and Keep—Young Audiences
How does a performing arts group draw younger audiences and build loyalty? A case study in the September 2019 issue of American Theatre magazine reports how Portland Center Stage in Oregon used support from The Wallace Foundation to experiment with its marketing and engagement programs for new theatergoers—and gained insights that are relevant to orchestras seeking to strengthen their own audience-building efforts.
