The Object Stories gallery at the Portland Art Museum. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/object_stories_galleryartsfwd_innovation_story.jpg?fit=300,197&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/object_stories_galleryartsfwd_innovation_story.jpg?fit=640,420&ssl=1" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">

Contest Winner: Portland Art Museum’s Object Stories!

PAM’s project has won the popular vote in our “Business Unusual” story contest and will be featured in our Innovation Stories collection.

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Finalist: Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Connecting donors to specific arts and cultural projects through their new on-line giving site, power2give.org.

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Finalist: Columbus Museum of Art

A bold strategic decision to reframe their role as “community resource”.

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Finalist: Cornerstone Theater Company

Providing new pathways to creating meaningful social change.

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Finalist: Intersection for the Arts

A new home at The Hub and a whole new phase of exploration and convergence.

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Finalist: Portland Art Museum

Pushing the boundaries of the traditional role of the visitor and what is worthy of being exhibited in a gallery space.

The multidisciplinary permanent exhibition featuring the history of the Research Studio and work by artists who were connected with the space. " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/maitland1.png?fit=300,199&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/maitland1.png?fit=640,425&ssl=1" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">

Submission of Excellence: Art & History Museums-Maitland

A conversation that started about sharing a copier turned into a full fledged merger.

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Submission of Excellence: HowlRound

#NEWPLAY TV, a free livestreaming channel to aggregate and amplify the new works theater sector’s local efforts onto a national and global platform.

A scene from Woolly Mammoth’s “The Vibrator Play” " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/VIB_1.jpg?fit=300,181&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.artsfwd.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/VIB_1.jpg?fit=640,386&ssl=1" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">

Submission of Excellence: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

A new strategy for audience and community engagement – the Connectivity Department.