How to Keep Audience Next From Clicking Unsubscribe
Dr. Manuel Pastor talks to Boston arts leaders about what it will take to stay relevant to an increasingly young and diverse audience.
Boston’s Arts Moment
A visit from NEA Chairman Jane Chu confirms the transformative potential—already being unleashed—of arts and culture in Boston.
Barr Welcomes NEA Chairman Jane Chu to Boston
NEA chairman’s visit shines national spotlight on arts and culture in Boston.
Boston Launches First-Ever Cultural Planning Process
A city takes the long-term view of arts and culture.
Profiles in Risk Taking: Stories From Three Arts and Culture Leaders
When economic times call for playing it safe, how can arts and cultural organizations remain as bold as their artists?
From the President – December 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, three key decisions that will guide Barr into its next era.
Making Room for Artistic Risk-Taking and Innovation
How can arts organizations innovate while managing risk? Barr's senior program officer for Arts & Culture, San San Wong, reflects on an "electrifying panel" held earlier this fall at MIT's Media Lab—part of our Barr-Klarman Arts Capacity Building Initiative.
New Webinar Offers 101 on Political Advocacy for Nonprofits
While the tax codes make it clear nonprofits can’t endorse or oppose specific candidates for office, or specific legislation, it turns out there is quite a lot they can and should do to advance their issues.
Empty seats? Don't (just) look to your marketing department.
At a recent gathering of Boston arts leaders, researcher Alan Brown challenged participants to consider a new way to understand and make progress on a persistent challenge: how to build demand and diversify audiences for the arts.
Artists and a World out of Balance
Boston becomes creative home base for award-winning playwright, poet, author, and actor, Daniel Beaty in his work that uses storytelling for individual and community transformation.