2,272 stories by "Joe Patti"
A few weeks ago the directors of the local museum invited me to an after hours talk by an artist whose work was showing in one of the galleries. Apparently the artist had floated the idea of…
In the wake of Richard Florida’s advocacy for the creative class as harbingers of vitality in a city, a number of locales subscribed to the notation with mixed results. Things arenR…
Broadway Producer Ken Davenport wonders why Broadway doesn’t do an American Idol type audition either having open auditions or putting casting directors on a bus to tour the country. T…
I have only been at work for three months, but already they have me on a search committee. When we were meeting to talk about interview questions before human resources gave us the applicati…
A few months back, Seattle based artist Clayton Weller, wrote a piece addressing what he feels is a self-limiting outlook held by many artists that theatre is dying and there is no money out…
I have been pondering whether we should start offering a “Choose Your Own” subscription series in future years. In my past jobs, we never programmed with an eye to filling slots …
Earlier this week, Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group listed an artist residency program that really appealed to me. Only Australians are eligible to apply, but I just really liked the wa…
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post in which I decried the practice of many companies who offer better rates to new customers but provide no reward to long time customers. Right on cue the nex…
Okay, this entry is more a question for readers than any sort of discussion of issues. Basically, I would like to know how many price levels of tickets do you put on sale online? When I was …
The Drucker Exchange recently noted that the Cincinnati Reds and Michigan Wolverines teams have started using dynamic pricing, scaling prices based on popularity. The Reds don’t provid…
Continuing with my answers to questions asked by readers, last week Karen asked: “I'm very interested in how small arts organizations effectively serve their community, particularly in…
Last week in response to my call for suggestions of topics to discuss, commenter Samara asked, “I am attending Bellarmine University this fall as a freshman and am the only student as …
Now that I am back living in the lower 48, I have begun thinking a little more seriously about possibly presenting at some of the national or regional conferences. I had actually thought abo…
I don’t know if I have every mentioned it here, but if you haven’t discovered the blog Google for Nonprofits, it is pretty handy for getting tips on using any of the many product…
Since I have started a new job I am in the process of evaluating every document, process and interaction my organization undertakes. One of those areas is customer service, of course. For th…
Apropos to my post dealing with doing more with less earlier this week, last week Janet Brown, CEO & President of Grantmakers in the Arts wrote about the problems with non-profit CEOs fo…
I have only been at my new job for six weeks and already they have me on a search committee. Some may groan at the thought, but the position being hired will likely impact my area pretty sig…
I was thinking last week about the growing sentiment that non-profit organizations should resist the impulse to do “more with less.” The idea being that it gives funders, boards,…
My hair like Jesus wore it Hallelujah I adore it Hallelujah Mary loved her son Why don’t my mother love me? These lyrics from the eponymous song of the musical Hair has always struck m…
Some of you may be aware that there is a fairly active debate about the utility of humanities degrees in progress. Some governors are proposing students pursuing STEM majors pay a lower tuit…
With the recent ruling about unpaid internships being illegal kicking up a conversation about the necessity of internships to secure a job, the topic of bullying in the workplace is apropos.…
Last December Seth Godin made an entry on his blog, True professionals don’t fear amateurs in which he says, “A few years ago, typesetting, wedding photography, graphic design an…
The release of the “Star Wars as Shakespeare would have written it” book, Star Wars, Verily A New Hope had me chuckle a bit at the concept, but also grumble about how derivative …
Creativity Post had an interesting piece by Jeffrey Davis who reviews the results of the State of Create study. Davis notes: 85% of Americans surveyed believe that creativity is key to drivi…
One of the questions on “Wait, Wait..Don’t Tell Me” this weekend referenced the fact that fast food giants were instructing their employees and robotic processors (which ma…
