How much can we expect from artists that get involved in politics?
Art has an important role to play in political change, but artists are not necessarily political organizers. That’s OK.
Category: Politics
“No Gatekeepers” Part 2: Yarnbombers
Yarnbombing is a form of “craftivism” that brings attention to feminist issues and other important social change.
Effective Arts Marketing: Lessons from the COVID Vaccine Campaigns
I learned three important lessons from the COVID vaccine campaigns that I think about every day for arts marketing.
Trump at Kennedy Center: Booed AND Cheered
We’re in a culture war, but let’s take it as an opportunity to listen to different views of the place of arts in society from people who are operating in good faith.
The NEA is more than just funding
The NEA has been doing more than just awarding grants. They’ve been making the arts more important to more people. We have to do it on our own now.
Now’s the time to focus on relevance
Arts organizations need to focus on being more important to more people. It’s a financial strategy and a long term sustainability strategy.
“Cultural Abandonment”: The impact of losing government funding for arts, culture and humanities
Public funding means equitable public access to the arts. That’s worth fighting for.
Kennedy Center takeover and why it matters
The arts generally flew under the radar under the first Trump Administration, getting by with the strategies that arts advocates had been using for years: focus on Congress for support by highlighting the spending happening in their districts and “speak their language” by emphasizing economic development and warm and fuzzy community connection strategies and arts … Continue reading Kennedy Center takeover and why it matters
It’s all about the Vibes: Lessons from the election for arts marketers
Reposting from my blog Row X on ArtsJournal.com What can we learn about arts marketing from how people consume information about elections? Here are three observations: The 2024 Presidential election has been called the “vibes election”. Believe me, I wish people didn’t just vote based on vibes and everyone spent serious time looking at high … Continue reading It’s all about the Vibes: Lessons from the election for arts marketers
Book Recommendation: Tracks on the Campaign Trail
Sharing this book recommendation today in honor of the shakeup in the 2024 Presidential Campaign: Tracks on the Trail: Popular Music, Race, and the US Presidency by Dana Gorzelany-Mostak. It’s an open access book, so it’s free to access for everyone. Published just last year, it includes a whole chapter on Kamala Harris.
Hannah Grannemann 