“Although there’s no admission charge, audiences are asked to consider making a donation to benefit a different nonprofit each month. The chosen nonprofit brings concessions, and the audience is invited to ‘Take what you like, give what you can.’ In this model, nonprofits are considered essential partners and not competitors. There’s no mentality of scarcity – only the refreshing belief that we secure a stronger community by working together, and everyone wins in a sharing economy.”
Tag: 12.13.15
Evidence Is In: Arts Audiences Are Declining
“Following a sharp decline in overall arts attendance that occurred from 2002 to 2008,” one NEA report states, “participation rates held steady from 2008 to 2012” for classical music, jazz, and dance performances. However, ticket sales for non-musical plays continued to slip further during those final four years, and attendance at stage musicals—one of the few art forms that had been holding steady earlier in the decade—declined from 2008 to 2012.