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Arts & Business Council’s Annual Meet ...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

In a continuing mission to aid arts groups in Miami with marketing and publicity efforts, the Arts & Business Council’s Miami Arts Marketing Project workshop series held its annual Meet the Media event on Tuesday, June 24 at the Actors’ Playhouse in Coral Gables. Moderator Suzette Espinosa of the Arsht Center framed the morning’s focus, saying that with today’s shrinking

ScreenDance Call For Films: Submission dea...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

Miami-based choreographers, dancers, and filmmakers interested in submitting their experimental concepts of dance on film for Tigertail’s ScreenDance Miami have until September 1

The Best of Miami’s Cultural Offerings for...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

Teens and college students can get their cultural fix at Miami’s hottest, hippest shows and museums thanks to Culture Shock Miami and their unbeatable $5 ticket deal for students ages 13-22.

MEET THE ARTBURST VIDEOGRAPHER: CARLOS OCH...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

   Because of a deep love of photography and thanks to his wife who is a theater and dance writer, Carlos Ochoa’s road to Artburst was a pretty direct one. He met Anne Tschida, Artburst editor, and writer Celeste Fraser-Delgado

Attention Arts Groups: One Way To Expand y...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

Just about any group could use help selling tickets on slower days, and that option is available through a partnership with the national company Pavé Life. The group’s mission is to allow arts and cultural organizations to increase revenue and exposure at the local, regional, and national level, without diluting their brand through the company’s partners and reach. Partnership Benefits: Allows cultural groups to expand their reach to potential mass affluent donors by promoting offers on both a regional and national level. Provides a platform to reach new members and new audiences by selling tickets and memberships on slower days to help fill seats. Through a merchant portal, partners can log in and update content, images, seat availability, and prices. Provides a full report and payment within the first week of each month reflecting all sales in the previous month, all at zero cost upfront. Provides protection of premium brand

Decoding Your Audience: Building New Clien...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

As an arts organization, knowing your audience is the key to keeping the support of existing patrons and donors as well as building new ones. That was the focus of the Arts & Business Council’s Miami Arts Marketing Project workshop held on May 20 at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. The six featured speakers represented a wide spectrum of industries where the workshop topic is a daily part of the work they do. Robert Lander of Behavioral Science

Insight Into the Evolution of Karen Peters...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

At the opening night performance of “GRIT” by Karen Peterson and Dancers on May 15, audience members were treated to an insightful post-show panel discussion about the evolution of this powerful piece. The multi-media screen presentation, strength of the physically challenged wheelchair dancers, and dramatic lighting sequences by Gary Lund all added to the raw emotion of the show. Art Consultant Jenni Person, who served as the evening’s moderator, lead the post-show discussion because “discourse

Dance Critics Reveal Intricacies of their ...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

A group gathered on May 6 at the Coral Gables Library to listen to three local dance critics answer questions from moderator Mary Lisa Burns, dean of dance at the New World School of the Arts, about the work of a dance critic and what most influences their writing and reviews. The panel discussion was

Workshop On Branding: How to Stand Out in ...

Written By Josie Gulliksen

Gathered at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, attendees at last month’s Branding: How to Stand Out in a Crowd workshop hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Miami arrived ready to learn how best to brand and re-brand their organizations. The panel provided insights, tips, and tools from their personal arsenal of