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Thanks to Theatre Bay Area , Alan Brown walked us through his study findings Stop Taking Attendance and Start Measuring the True Impacts of Your Programs Major University Presenters’ Value & Impact Study, Presentation by Alan Brown and Jennifer Novak at the Arts Presenters Conference (January 11, 2008) to download presentation click here . One of the primary messages is that you have to balance readiness and impact. Marketing can help create that level of anticipation. Captivation and Personal Involvement! The Hypothesis: “Readiness to Receive” + The Performance Experience = Intrinsic Impact Alan Brown draws our attention to the University of Florida's Performing Arts annual report, which actually includes intrinsic value in its annual report: UFPA INTRINSIC IMPACT RESEARCH SUMMARY Although our mission is not defined in terms of ticket sales and financial metrics, we previously reported only those figures to funders, foundations, university administrators, board members and...

Collecting the Impossible , originally uploaded by levenj . I was at ybca , because I've come ot know and really respect Catharine Clark. I got to know Catharine, because Ken Goldberg is doing an installation at the CJM to be entitled Are We There Yet? And Catharine represents Ken's work through the Catharine Clark Gallery . Initial funding for Are We There Yet? came in the form of one of those amazing collaborative grants from the Creative Work Fund . According to the Creative Work Fund web site, four principles guide the Fund: Artists’ creativity merits philanthropic support. Individual creativity is the source of cultural richness and diversity. The arts can be a powerful vehicle for problem solving and community renewal. Collaborative efforts among artists, organizations, and their constituents can generate a productive exchange of ideas and bring the arts to new audiences. How fantastic is that?! Well, anyhow, as part of getting to know Catharine Clark, she tells me s...

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: Creative Commons Salon: Participatory Culture Offline View more presentations from Nina Simon .

Jumping at the Y , originally uploaded by levenj .

by James G. Leventhal Jaron Lanier came to speak at the Contemporary Jewish Museum as part of the Museum's LINK program,, a Jewish, Art, and Technology initiative at the CJM. Jaron Lanier purposefully positions himself as archaistic. He wants you to read a book. He wants you to think before you "tweet." He is also sometimes credited with inventing virtual reality . That's right, inventing virtual reality . And he has helped to craft some of the finest future visioning in a Philip K. Dick film, yet, as a creative consultant on Minority Report . He has jammed with "Q," Ornette Coleman, and been on tour with Yoko Ono. Jaron Lanier, Wild Thing , originally uploaded by levenj . Hearing Jaron Lanier speak at the CJM was a thrill for me. I'd been reading Lawrence Lessig and Chris Anderson , and was all excited about the 'wisdom of the crowds' and the potential of mass collaboration and social media's power to build networks and layers o...