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Citizen Artists
Yo-Yo Ma and Damian Woetzel chronicle a year of Arts Strikes around the globe.
About this Blog and About Me
Engaging the Community Through Art
This blog will be explore why the arts are essential to any and every community. It will be taking a look at how our arts organizational models are changing and why this is actually a good thing! What is the future of the arts, and why should everyone be involved?
Art will always exist in society. What is changing, however, are the management practices behind the arts, and especially the way arts organizations communicate and connect with others over reflective art. What’s important to understand is that any type of art can be reflective, it just depends on how it is communicated. This blog will discover new methods of communication so that every one person can receive the innumerable benefits of artistic expression and creativity.
About Me
Currently, I’m a senior studying arts administration at Butler University–and really loving it! I live in Indianapolis, Indiana and have really come to appreciate this area. While I’m not entirely sure what is in store for me after Butler, I do hope to continue my studies at graduate school sometime within the next few years, sing as much as possible, and start working for an arts nonprofit.
My thesis project
For my final year of studies at Butler University, I’m trying to tackle an undergraduate thesis project. Why not? This blog will be dedicated to exploring my thesis, and hopefully a great way to receive constructive feedback from others! Please let me know what you think!
In a nutshell, this project started because I love music (lately, I have become especially attached to opera) and I love Indianapolis. I’d love nothing more than to share this love with others, so ultimately this is what this project is all about!
I think there are some big problems with opera in Indianapolis. Despite the amount of diversity this city holds, opera companies have had a really hard time expanding their audiences. I feel like they keep showing the same programming over and over again. And while they may have specific and well developed marketing tactics, they aren’t making any lasting connections. They aren’t engaging the communities. If opera companies are every going to survive, they need to find new ways of reaching out to the communities around them.