Conference 2015: Constituency Meetings
This year, over 1,000 orchestra professionals, volunteers and business partners gathered in Cleveland for the League’s 2015 National Conference. Here are some of the highlights.
FY15 Challenge America Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded 102 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2015, totaling $2,692,500. In FY15 orchestras directly received NEA grant support through Challenge America and Art Works in the discipline categories of music, arts education, and media arts.
FY15 Art Works (Part 2)
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded 102 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2015, totaling $2,692,500. In FY15 orchestras directly received NEA grant support through Challenge America and Art Works in the discipline categories of music, arts education, and media arts.
FY15 Art Works (Part 1)
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded 102 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2015, totaling $2,692,500. In FY15 orchestras directly received NEA grant support through Challenge America and Art Works in the discipline categories of music, arts education, and media arts.
FY15 NEA Grants to Orchestras
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded 102 grants to orchestras through the Grants for Arts Projects categories in FY2015, totaling $2,692,500. In FY15 orchestras directly received NEA grant support through Challenge America and Art Works in the discipline categories of music, arts education, and media arts.
Electronic Media Policy Update
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may soon rule on several proceedings that will impact the use of wireless microphones. The FCC is proposing that entities using fewer than 50 microphones would not be able to register in a geo-location database which provides interference protection.
Extending Reach with Technology: Seattle Opera’s Multipronged Experiment to Deepen Relationships and Reach New Audiences
“To engage audiences, the Seattle Opera used technology including simulcasts, interactive lobby displays and behind-the-scenes videos.” – Author: Bob Harlow
Getting Past “It’s Not For People Like Us”: Pacific Northwest Ballet Builds a Following with Teens and Young Adults
“A Seattle-based ballet company garnered new interest in traditional and contemporary ballet among teens and adults under the age of 25.” – Author(s): Bob Harlow and Tricia Heywood
Someone Who Speaks Their Language: How a Nontraditional Partner Brought New Audiences to Minnesota Opera
“Learn how an opera company found new audience members among women ages 35 to 60.” – Author(s): Bob Harlow and Cindy Cox Roman
The Road to Results: Effective Practices for Building Arts Audiences
This report identifies and examines nine practices of arts organizations that successfully expanded their audiences.