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Butts In the Seats
Musings on practical solutions for arts management
- Last week I heard a news story about the Department of Education moving to require colleges and universities to provide graduates are better off with a degree than a high school diploma or risk losing their funding. I thought back […]
- Over on the Charity Lawyer blog Ellis Carter recently posted on a topic that was not on my radar at all. Twenty-three states have sent a letter to GoFundMe regarding donation pages created for 1.5 million non-profits without their knowledge […]
NEO CLASSICAL
Holly mulcahy on the future of classical music
- By now, many of you have seen the headlines regarding the “shifting landscape” of arts philanthropy. To put it in musical terms: the crescendo of our 10-year grant cycle has reached a subito piano, and the silence is deafening. In […]
- Leadership in the arts is rarely tidy. The work is personal, and the margin for error is thin. Timing matters more than we like to admit. You can do everything right and still miss the moment. Anyone who’s been in […]
Double Bass Blog
jason heath on double bass news and resources
- Pablo Brie is building a joyful global bass collaboration for his original “La Cumbia del Contrabajo,” written for FICI 2025 in Colombia. In this Q&A he shares the inspiration, the challenges of organizing 550+ players, and how you can participate […]
- Cullen Smith reflects on two formative experiences that taught him to accept what he cannot control and to protect his health by setting boundaries so he can keep making music for the long run. The post Two Stories That Define […]
non divisi
frank almond writes a column instead of practicing
- My friends know I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin, the author, entrepreneur, and teacher. He also happens to have the most popular blog in the world (seriously, google the single word “Seth”). One of his recent posts really got my […]
- People say weird stuff during a pandemic. You read them here first. Or probably not. Great! It’s probably just a few weeks off from the orchestra. No way they will cancel next season. I thought PPP was a virus. Wait, […]
ArtsHacker
practical tips, tricks, and pointers for getting things done as an arts manager
- After years of practical, no-nonsense content built specifically for arts administrators, ArtsHacker is officially moving into archive status. The site will remain fully accessible. Every article, every tutorial, every workflow breakdown: it all stays up. Nothing disappears. You can still […]
- In March, Arts MidWest sponsored a webinar on the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on DEI. The webinar was led by attorneys from McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Lawyers were eligible to get seminar credit for participating in the webinar so […]
Retired Blogs
Although these blogs no longer generate new content, their complete article archives will be made available indefinitely.
Adaptistration
DREW MCMANUS ON THE ORCHESTRA BUSINESS
- After 18 years, 10 months, 17 days, and 4,821 posts it’s time to wrap things up. I was listening to the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton and the track One Last Time came on. If you’re unfamiliar with the […]
Sticks and Drones
Two conductors, on the beat
- Well, it’s happened. You’ve squandered another perfectly good practice session by reading this blog. The good news is that it’s the last time you’re going to be able to blame me for missing that F sharp 9 diminished arpeggio, because we’re […]
There’s Always Room For Cello
The official blog of cellist Lynn Harrell
- Henri Dutilleux has died. His work as a musician and composer is, and like Stravinsky, will remain a pinnacle of accomplishment from our time; and given how long his creativity lasted, it is fair to say his achievements span multiple […]
Who’s Your Audience
Doug Rosenthal on the Arts and Industry of Classical Music
- Anyone in the Classical Music Industry, or anyone connected to folks in the industry, has likely seen this widely-read article by classical tenor Zach Finkelstein on their social media newsfeeds. In a time when future paychecks for many in the […]
Scanning The Dial
Joe Goetz on Classical Music Broadcasting
- I want to start this blog by recounting a story, and one that admittedly doesn’t portray me in the greatest possible light. In the winter of 2018, I was made aware of a national hosting opportunity at APM/PRI’s Classical 24. […]
Brian Dickie
Life after 50 years in opera
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