Doug Borwick discusses the origins of art, how the arts can benefit the community, how to focus more on community engagement, and how to lower the barrier of entry to get non-theatre people engaged with your organization.
Doug is a past President of the Board of the Association of Arts Administration Educators and was for nearly 30 years Director of the Arts Management and Not-for-Profit Management Programs at Salem College. He is the CEO of Outfitters4 which provides management services to nonprofit organizations and ArtsEngaged which provides training and consultation to artists and arts organizations to help them more effectively engage with their communities. He is also the author of Building Communities, Not Audiences and Engage Now!, and writes a column for ArtsJournal.
Show Notes:
Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the United States
Engage Now! A Guide to Making the Arts Indispensable