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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Podcasting Pre-Nups And Other Legal Arrangements For Digital Media by Joe Patti

I haven’t written about any of his posts for a couple years, but I have been following Gordon Firemark’s entertainment law blog for 15 years, if not longer. At one point he wasn’t post…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:32PM
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Goal Is To Get People To Come, Bring Friends, Make Part Of Core Identity by Joe Patti

Last month I wrote about an article on the Metropolitan Museum of Art that appeared in Yale University’s The Business Behind The Art series. Another article that caught my eye was about th…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:48PM
Monday, August 11, 2025

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Construction Fence by Joe Patti

Over the last dozen years I have frequently written about Springboard for the Arts’ Irrigate initiative where they organized 600 artists to provide activity along the construction route fo…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:32PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The Story Behind The Storytelling Increases Perception Of Value by Joe Patti

Came across a press release about a study conducted on Gen Z and Millennial perceptions of Broadway. The provocative title suggested that Broadway wasn’t overpriced, but rather undervalued…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32PM

American Indians Find New Supplier Of Traditional Shells–India by Joe Patti

Last week I wrote about a series of case studies on small arts and cultural organizations creating community advisory groups referenced in an Arts Midwest newsletter. Another set of stories …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:32PM
Thursday, July 31, 2025

How Will My Advice Help? by Joe Patti

Arts Midwest sent out their monthly newsletter this week which included stories they had published on their website during July. One of the pieces was a quick set of case studies of small ar…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:03AM
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Even The Wealthy Met Museum Has Decades Of Serious Deferred Maintenance by Joe Patti

I am not sure how I came across it, but Yale University’s School of Management published a series of stories about The Business Behind The Arts. One of the stories briefly profiled Daniel …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:42AM
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

What’s Member/Non-Member Age Gap? by Joe Patti

Last month Colleen Dilenschneider and the folks at IMPACTS Experience provided an analysis of exhibit and performing arts audiences from the perspective of age. (sub required) It will come a…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 06:12AM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

No Refunds, Did You Buy The Insurance? by Joe Patti

Last week Seth Godin made a post about how companies use technicalities in their terms of service (TOS) to generate more revenue after quoting a low initial price. There was one statement he…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:06PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Do High Levels Of Creative Activity Help People Feel They Have The Capacity To Be Creative? by Joe Patti

This is definitely anecdotal rather than backed by any data, but based upon observations across a few decades and working at three-four different organizations, there seems to be a degree of…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:36AM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Social Prescription Programs Slowly Expanding by Joe Patti

Following up on my post yesterday about how an improv program for members of the NY City Police Department has resulted in better interactions with the public. There was an NPR story this we…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:32AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Better Policing Through Improv by Joe Patti

Last month the NY Times had a story about a theater company in Brooklyn which had been running a 10 week improv program for the police department since 2014. The goal has been help officers …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:06AM
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Continuing Need For “The Talk” by Joe Patti

A couple weeks ago I caught a news story about the California legislature restoring funding to a program which was focused on helping arts organizations make payroll after a 2019 state law r…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:48AM
Thursday, July 3, 2025

Giant Pencils As Creative Placemaking by Joe Patti

Early last month I saw a story about a giant pencil being sharpened in a Minneapolis suburb. Apparently a few years back the owners of a storm damaged oak tree on their front lawn had the id…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:24AM
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Philly Pops Regain Their Name And Return With A Dragon by Joe Patti

There was a brief mention that came across my social media feed about the Philly Pops reclaiming their name after performing as No Name Pops for a number of years. Curious to learn what that…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:06AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Thing Enjoyed About Outdoor Summer Concerts by Joe Patti

The New York Philharmonic held a concert in the borough of Queens a recent weekend. The performance was under the direction of guest conductor, soon to be music and artistic director of the …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:42AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Broadway For The Bros by Joe Patti

According to a recent article in the Washington Post, while male attendance at Broadway shows generally hovers around 1/3 of audiences, a recent slate of plays labeled as “Bro Shows,” ar…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:54PM

National Park Service Belies The Image Of The Unimaginative Government Agency by Joe Patti

Government agencies tend to have a reputation for being dull, unimaginative, and rule bound. Speaking from experience, I can confirm there is good reason for that reputation. I have to say t…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:42AM
Monday, June 23, 2025

Be Cautious With Claims Linking Arts-Health by Joe Patti

Back in April The Lancet had a brief piece by researchers of arts and health cautioning readers about the strength of research results connecting the arts with positive health outcomes. In g…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:12PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

NBC News Looks At Dynamic Pricing At Museums by Joe Patti

I was pleasantly surprised this past weekend to see NBC News devote a little time into reporting about the use of dynamic pricing by zoos and museums. I would typically expect them to report…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:54AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Is Your “Buy Tickets” Button Really Emphasizing That Action? by Joe Patti

Last week Drew McManus posted a slidedeck he used for a presentation at the Chorus America conference on LinkedIn. I wasn’t at the conference, but I have previously attended conferences at…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:32AM
Saturday, June 14, 2025

When Members See Themselves As Donors by Joe Patti

Earlier this month, Colleen Dilenschneider and IMPACTS Experience released data on exclusive access being a membership benefit that was important to high value museum members. I wasn’t rea…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:18AM
Monday, June 9, 2025

Talk About How Your Cancelled NEA Grant Impacts Your Community by Joe Patti

This weekend Margy Waller posted a guide for arts and cultural organizations to use to talk about the termination of your National Endowment for the Arts grant. The guide is based on researc…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:42PM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Test Driving Seats Without The Pressure Of Performance by Joe Patti

I had purchased tickets from the Straz Center in Tampa, FL as a gift for family members earlier this year so I ended up on their mailing list. This week I received an email inviting me to a …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:03AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Will Cultural Prescriptions Come To NYC? by Joe Patti

Earlier this week Hyperallergic had an article about the cultural plans of two candidates for NYC mayor, Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani. From the article, it appears Lander has a more detail…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:42AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

These Are Not The Fans You Are Looking For by Joe Patti

Seth Godin recently made a post about fans which can sort of hit close to home for arts organizations. His observations also serve to illustrate that the relationship dynamics experienced by…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:18AM
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Understanding The Importance Of The Conductor by Joe Patti

This weekend someone posted a video of Gustavo Dudamel conducting the LA Philharmonic in a rehearsal of Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony 13 years ago in the nextfuckinglevel sub-reddit with…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:36AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Contemplating Your Role In The Community by Joe Patti

Kyle Bowen at Museum as Progress presented an interesting perspective on the way arts organizations can approach supporting the outcomes their visitors and participants seek. He tackles the …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:18AM
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Art That Will Stop Your Heart by Joe Patti

I am generally opposed to promoting arts and cultural experiences as events that will make you swoon or enter some sort of ecstatic state. These aren’t common outcomes and there can be an …

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:36AM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

A Play About A Book About A Guard In A Museum by Joe Patti

Patrick Bringley, who wrote a memoir about his time as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has an off-Broadway show based on his book. He now stars as a version of himself in a one-man…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 04:36PM
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Doubling The Yield Vs. Doubling The Land You Have by Joe Patti

Seth Godin made a post last week that aligns with the idea that it is easier and cheaper to retain a following rather than constantly trying to acquire new customers. Aubrey Bergauer will of…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 02:32AM

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