Because
I’ve been in a major U.S. city the past four days running auditions for a dog & pony dc show produced by another company. The auditions consisted of three 2-hour… Read more Because →
Please Accept My Apology for This Post
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, members of a dystopian future society enact an apology ritual around even the slightest error. The wrongdoer states “I apologize for [__brief description of wrong… Read more Please Accept My Apology for This Post →
FOUND! Notes on Arts Participation as a Behavior
How long have I been percolating on engagement and the arts? At least since 2006. In cleaning my office, found these notes from the 2006 TCG Annual Conference in Atlanta. The topic? “Building… Read more FOUND! Notes on Arts Participation as a Behavior →
The Most Confusing Infographic Ever: audience engagement, community engagement & audience development
Previously on A Big Eyed Fish, in defining audience engagement I noted that it was “artcentric” and differed from community engagement and audience development. In order to better show the relationship between a work of art, audience and community engagement, and audience development, I whipped up this infographic using my low-tech graphic design skills in PowerPoint: Totally clears it all up, right? Ok. Unlike a really excellent infographic, mine needs a little additional explanation. Starting with the work of art: The artwork drives our audience engagement programming choices. There’s a strong one-way relationship there and… Read more The Most Confusing Infographic Ever: audience engagement, community engagement & audience development →
Privilege – Responsibility Tension: A “sound-off”
Prologue “Do you sense a tension…” “I’m hearing a tension…” “Let’s explore that tension…” The “t” word appeared many of my sentences last year as I attempted to more closely examine… Read more Privilege – Responsibility Tension: A “sound-off” →
A Big Eyed Fish 