From the Editor There is nothing like hearing an orchestra live and in person. Okay, that’snot a novel insight, but the return of in-person concerts this fall was a starkreminder of what we have missed—and a revelation. Hearing an orchestrain full throttle after all this time was almost too much. A kind of synesthesia kicked …
TRG Arts discusses emerging best practices around building and retaining audiences during this rebound season in this 60-minute webinar weaving industry data insights with up-to-the-minute case study examples from Grant Park Music Festival, Peoria Symphony Orchestra, and Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
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In This Issue: Still Time to Act on Arts and Recovery, Reminder! New Charitable Giving Incentives Encourage Donors to Give More, Shuttered Venue Operators Grants: Reporting Requirements Coming Soon, International Guest Artists Experiencing Visa Delays and Complications, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson Nominated to Lead National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Education Legislation Nears Introduction, October is National Arts and Humanities Month
This short Your Quick Take survey offers a snapshot of vaccination, testing, and masking requirements that orchestras have in place for musicians, staff, and audiences for this fall. 202 U.S. adult and youth orchestras across a range of orchestra budget sizes participated in the survey, which was open from August 25—September 10, 2021.
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The League of American Orchestras announced today that it received $2.1 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue work through the League’s Catalyst Fund, a grantmaking program designed to develop and strengthen equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) practices in American orchestras.
In This Issue: Act Now: Arts and Recovery; Shuttered Venues Grants Enter Supplemental Phase; U.S. to Lift International Travel Restrictions in Early November
This contact list has been created for informational purposes only and is based on recommendations from partners and past Catalyst Fund grantees as well as research of the growing number of consultants specializing in EDI work.