MA arts organizations are ready to share what they've learned from listening to local audiences. Slover Linett Audience Research highlights key actions local arts organizations are taking to welcome and engage audiences: bit.ly/3CTCRZF

Sharp & fun new post from Cory Garfin about the eye-boggling web project ArtButMakeItSports. Who knew that sports photography rhymes with #arthistory? And hey wait, are sports part of #culture? Serious question, with practical effects. What do you think? sloverlinett.com/news-notes/the…

Happening right now: Jen Benoit-Bryan speaking to OPERA America trustees about, among other things, the #socialjustice expectations Americans bring to the #arts. (In person in NYC!) operaamerica.org/programs/event… #CCTTstudy #culturetrack Ongoing thanks to Wallace Foundation Barr Foundation et al.!

Calling all #museum changemakers! This week, 2 info sessions on the Museums Moving Forward data study: Thurs. 8pmET on #IGlive with Jen Benoit-Bryan, Mia Locks & Kelli Morgan. Fri. 12pm ET on zoom >> instagram.com/p/Cj--sw4Ng-J/… If you care about #workplaceequity in #artmuseums, join us!

Well choreographed conversation, coming soon to your screen: Jen Benoit-Bryan & @melodybuyukozer taped last week with DanceUSAorg about audiences' values, behaviors & hopes for the future. We'll link when the video's up! #dance #artsequity #community #artsresearch #CCTTstudy

Happening now: SMU DataArts’ Zannie Voss and Slover Linett Audience Research's Peter Linett join Acting Director Cyndee Landrum Crosby Kemper for a panel discussion to share insights about the present and future of #museums in a post-pandemic world. #IMLSMuseums #IMLSConvening

#ICYMI here's Mellon Foundation Pres. Elizabeth Alexander and Smithsonian Sec. Lonnie Bunch on the role of museums in telling the #AmericanStory. A fascinating and timely conversation: mellon.org/news-blog/arti…

And apropos, we're excited to be talking about conducting another #research study of the #socialimpacts of folk & traditional #arts in lives and communities. (Our first was with ACTA a few years ago. Learned and unlearned a lot since then!) Stay tuned...

Yes. Language can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. #artsequity #artsequity #culturalsector

Great to hear that this resonates across the pond... Thank you, Roger!

So proud to be even one spoke on this hub of great #communityresearch and inclusive #arts planning in #Massachusetts, set in motion by Barr Foundation. Inspiring piece by Essex Community Foundation & Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation leaders: commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/how-ar… Jen Benoit-Bryan #CreativeCommonwealth #ArtsBuildCommunity

We're thrilled to share new #research centering Americans of color about #music listening, w/ 4 #ClassicalMusic #publicradio stations around the US. sloverlinett.com/insights/takin… And join us for a free webinar about the study next Wednesday, w folks from Classical KING FM WQXR Classical & WRTI Music.