Entering Cultural Communities Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts

Name: Entering Cultural Communities Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts
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ISBN: 9780813542171

ISBN-10: 0813542170

ISBN-13: 9780813542171

Edition: 2008

Authors: Diane Grams, Betty Farrell, D. Carroll Joynes, David Karraker, Morris Fred

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Arts organizations once sought patrons primarily from among the wealthy and well educated, but for many decades now they have revised their goals as they seek to broaden their audiences. Today, museums, orchestras, dance companies, theaters, and community cultural centers try to involve a variety of people in the arts. They strive to attract a more racially and ethnically diverse group of people, those from a broader range of economic backgrounds, new immigrants, families, and youth. The chapters in this book draw on interviews with leaders, staff, volunteers, and audience members from eighty-five nonprofit cultural organizations to explore how they are trying to increase participation and…

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List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 3/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 292
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction




Building Arts Participation through Transactions, Relationships, or Both




Changing Culture and Practices Inside Organizations




Leaders Bridging the Culture Gap




Partnering with Purpose




Building Youth Participation




Diversifying the Arts: Bringing in Race and Ethnic Perspectives




High-Tech Transactions and Cyber-Communities




Creative Reinvention: From "One Book" to "Animals on Parade"-How Good Ideas Spread Like Wildfire




Achieving Success



Postscript



Appendix


Bibliography


List of Interviews Cited


Notes on Contributors


Index