arts marketing

A Perspective on Accessibility

I’ve long held that audiences with disabilities, including deaf audiences, would benefit from being considered from a marketing perspective and understood from a multi-cultural standpoint, rather than a strictly legal requirement/service perspective.

Engaging a Mid-Size Community with Digital Content

When you work for a non-profit arts organization outside of a metropolitan area, it’s easy to fall into the mindset that what works for the big organizations won’t work for you—even when you know your mission is BIG.

This is Not Your Grandmother’s Arts Scene.

Or maybe it is? Or maybe it isn’t. The challenge that arts marketers face is navigating the changing landscape and being mindful of the identity and personality of the organization balancing against welcoming the whole community.

Send your constituents to NAMPC

The case for sending a “NAMP Team” to the National Arts Marketing Project Conference to increase their marketing and advertising skill levels, which in turn will serve to attract and entertain more visitors and residents in your community.

Passion Project, Public Resource

There is always a gap to fill. I took my frustration with the job hunt and turned my personal solution into a public resource for my sector.

Artists, Arts Patrons, and Access to Capital

Several community organizations are working to create innovative solutions that improve access to capital related to Memphis’s creative class.

6 Ways Millennials are Changing Charitable Giving

Data shows that millennials are just as generous as previous generations. But when it comes to how they give, their means and methods are significantly different.

Creating compelling, share-friendly content for your arts organization

Here are a few things arts marketers can do to make the process of developing social content simpler, more straightforward … and maybe even more fun.

Creating the Right Visual Hierarchy for Your Website

The ugly truth is: over the past 15 years, our patience has decreased. If you structure your web content into logical patterns, the chance of the average visitor leaving your site will decrease!

Six Secrets on How to Become Pennsylvania’s Next Hot Arts Marketer

This first-of-its-kind skill-building initiative combines best practices with new trends to give you and your organization the confidence to compete within the state's diverse and exciting arts space.

The Many Hats of the 21st Century Arts Marketer: There is a Solution

Realizations about trends in our field like multiple hat syndrome helped inspire a new program to support, strengthen and advance arts marketing and audience engagement skills in Pennsylvania.

The heart of your personal brand as an artist? Specificity.

Artists, we know you work hard, but are not always the most extroverted or business-savvy people. Yet you are expected to do it all.

Walk It Out: The Other Side of Brand No One Talks About

Whether you’re working in a swanky downtown office with 100 employees or if you’re an independent artist working out of your momma’s kitchen—Brand. Matters.

Announcing the Launch of the new National Arts Marketing Project Website!

We listened to your needs and built a website that is simple to navigate, while providing the educational tools you need to market the arts in today’s competitive landscape.

The Starving Artist Syndrome & How to Cure It

Working in both arts and marketing/business, I've noticed a disconnect between the desire for artists to become successful and earn a living with their art and how they think about their craft as a business.

Leveraging New Technology Trends for Your Arts Marketing Campaign

The world is in constant change and is becoming more dominated by technology. Therefore, you should use all of your “technology weapons” to stand out from the crowd and create a successful arts marketing campaign.

Audience Engagement is NOT Community Engagement

Why is it important that we get these terms right? As we work to communicate the value of the work that we do, it’s important to paint an accurate and authentic picture. It is only once we acknowledge the work we are currently doing that we are able to grow.

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