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Nonprofit arts organizations have to place nonprofit ahead of arts in order to thrive in these pre-post-pandemic days. Most currently don't. Scene change is a phrase tied to the arts when discussing a literal change from one scene in a play to another, eliciting a new time, place, and situation. Here, however, it refers to actions made at this pivotal moment within the entire sector, where the rules that went into play over half a century ago can no longer apply for the arts to serve their nonprofit purpose. That charitable purpose -- to help those who need the help -- cannot exist in an environment of privilege, exclusivity, and the subjective concept of excellence. Excellence does not put food on a hungry person's table, if they even have a table. In his brilliantly unpretentious, snarky, and hilarious style, Alan Harrison pulls no punches. He identifies and addresses elitism, defines and defuses toxicity, and provides outlines for success, including a hopeful prediction for the future. This book also provides context for the pinball journeys of a 30-year adventure, leading nonprofit arts organizations in America -- warts and all.
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The 3d Most Important Responsibility for a Nonprofit Arts
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What Are Your Nonprofit Art Board Members' Real
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Oct 10, 2023 —
Taking Big Swings, with Alan Harrison and His New Book
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54 Percent and Nonprofit Arts Organizations
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Why Today's Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop
Scene change is a phrase tied to the arts when Scene Change: Why Today's Nonprofit Arts Organizations Have to Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact.
What Can We Do? Arts Organizations and Climate Sustainability
Artists have been on the frontlines of environmental and climate activism for decades. Could this be the moment when arts institutions pick
Backlash: White Male Artists Are Losing Their Careers
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Nonprofit Art and the Tyranny of Happiness
BIG NEWS: Alan's new book, “Scene Change: Why Today's Nonprofit Arts Stop Producing Art and Start Producing Impact” will be published in
Shepard Fairey
Fairey is a supporter of artist movements such as The Art of Elysium, an organization aiming to affect social change by making art available to striving artists
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Pulling at a Few Threads
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arts organizations, and have greater difficulty in building institutional commitment to change. The Art of the Turnaround: Creating and Maintaining Healthy