Staging Change | Toronto Stage 2 Update
EmcArts began work last month with the 8 organizations selected to move forward into On-site Organizational Coaching in the second … Continue reading
Staging Change | Toronto Stage 2 Update
EmcArts began work last month with the 8 organizations selected to move forward into On-site Organizational Coaching in the second … Continue reading
New Pathways | Charlotte Update
The first quarter of 2019 brought exciting progress to the 10 organizations participating in New Pathways | Charlotte. Retreat The … Continue reading
Participants Selected for Staging Change | Toronto!
With great pleasure and excitement, EmcArts announces the cohort of fourteen Toronto-based performing arts organizations that have been accepted into … Continue reading
New Pathways | Charlotte Enters Phase Two
Having completed a workshop series on the roots of innovation, the participating organizations in New Pathways | Charlotte are about to enter the … Continue reading
Innovation Forum Celebrates Work of New Pathways Participants
On April 24th, participants in the New Pathways | Houston program gathered at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre for the third and final … Continue reading
Richard Evans Speaks on New Toronto Program
When Richard Evans co-founded EmcArts 20 years ago, he recognized that, though many arts organizations wanted to adapt and innovate … Continue reading
Making Innovation “Stick” with an Adaptive Leadership Circle
“How do we get this work to stick?” This is one of the questions that EmcArts facilitators get most often … Continue reading
Artist-Partners: New Directions in Artist-Driven Institutional Models
With the goal of redefining roles and division of labor in arts organizations, ICE created a new organizational structure in which ensemble members act as “Artist Partners” who lead and manage the organization. This new structure eliminates traditional silos between artistic and management functions, strengthens curatorial capacity, gives ensemble members more decision-making power, and supports creativity.
New Videos: What’s Your Complex Challenge?
What happens when the usual tools of problem solving aren’t enough to address your organization’s issues? These two groups found that truly complex challenges require a different kind of approach.
Community of Music Makers
In order to invigorate their renewed vision of service and community partnerships, San Francisco Symphony developed Community of Music Makers, a platform of activities designed to support, encourage and sustain amateur music-making by adults in the Bay Area.
National Youth Orchestra of Iraq: Building Bridges at Home and Abroad
How can a youth orchestra break down ethnic, religious, and language barriers to create opportunities for meaningful cultural exchange?
Boston Children’s Chorus Selected as Challenge Winner
The organization will develop a strategy to integrate anti-bias and empathy training into their existing music education.
Active Arts
A programming series that offers diverse participatory art-making experiences transforms an arts center.
Transformation and Capitalization
Opera Philadelphia used venture capital modeling to fuel artistic innovation and create financial stability.
Harnessing the Power of Art to Inspire and Transform Communities
What happens when artists from multiple disciplines come together in an unprecedented fashion to bring art to the people?