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We’re a social research firm for the cultural sector.
We use rigorous research & evaluation methods to shine new light on how people connect to the arts, museums, media, science, stories, ideas, creativity, and community. And how they could connect.
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The research has the capacity to be transformational for the O’Keeffe Museum. Slover Linett took the time to listen, understand our needs, and integrate their work with another consultant team… As a result, the staff is eager to develop and implement experimental programs to attract and retain new audiences. Peter and his team are not only experts in audience research; they are experienced, thoughtful, and sophisticated partners who are willing to think with my team.”
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A major national research initiative about how Americans have been connecting to culture, creativity and community
Our pandemic-era research collaboration with Culture Track® and Yancey Consulting has been all about equity and transformation. Read the reports from our 2021 phases: “A Place to Be Heard,” which centers Black voices, and “Rethinking Relevance,” findings from a large-scale national survey...
READ MOREThe Building Blocks of Welcome: Lessons Learned from Interviews with Black and Latinx Theatergoers for Signature Theatre
By Emily Bray & Jen Benoit-Bryan In early 2021, the Signature Theatre in NYC shared that they wanted to learn about the experiences of Black and Latinx audiences in their theater around welcome and belonging with the goal of making the theater a more...
READ MOREA toolkit for DIY audience surveying, with OF/BY/FOR ALL
We're right there with community innovator Nina Simon when she says, "Collecting good demographic data can help you smash stereotypes. It can help you make smarter strategic decisions and better programs." Well, we would believe that — we’re researchers....
READ MOREWhere is Folk Music Heading? A New Survey for Folk Alliance International
Slover Linett has done considerable research on classical music audiences and innovations over the years. But other kinds of music are also vital, evolving art-forms, with their own communities of creators and consumers. So we’ve been delighted...
READ MOREHow Can Science Connect to More Millennials? A Survey for the National Academy of Sciences
In 2018, the National Academy of Sciences closed its science museum in Washington, DC and announced a new program aimed at millennials, LabX. The LabX team engaged Slover Linett to conduct a groundbreaking national study of how science is perceived by...
READ MOREMapping the Future of the Arts at Cornell University
Slover Linett has long worked with museums and arts presenters based on college and university campuses. But until recently we hadn’t helped a major educational institution look at the big picture: What roles can the arts and creativity play in...
READ MORESupporting and studying a learning community of arts organizations in California
We’re excited to be entering the homestretch of one of our most rewarding and complex engagements: an ongoing evaluation and capacity-building project with the James Irvine Foundation and its fifteen grantee-partners in the New California Arts Fund (NCAF)...
READ MORENews & Notes
Quotes Benoit-Bryan, “They’re holding both ideas at once. There is systemic racism in many different parts of the arts and culture sector, but they still believe in the power of arts and cultural organizations to address that very same issue, even though they know it’s still being grappled with internally…
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I’m honored to be promoted to the role of President at Slover Linett, a company where I’ve had the valuable opportunity to grow through almost every role on the team during my eight years here. Looking back at the last few years, I’ve been particularly challenged by leading the national Culture + Community research initiative…
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I’m so happy to announce a few important changes, starting with the promotion of Jen Benoit-Bryan, PhD, to president of the firm. As many of you know, Jen has been vice president and co-director of research here, and over the last two years she has been the overall leader of our national, equity-focused research collaboration with LaPlaca Cohen and Yancey Consulting, Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation: A Special Edition of Culture Track. That word “transformation” has applied to Jen, as well…
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I caught wind of a new musical bringing cheer to Theatre Row, and that’s how, on a blustery Saturday morning in November, I found myself, a solo adult woman, rushing to make a 10:00am curtain of Winnie the Pooh…
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Our Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation national survey found that more than three-quarters (76%) of Americans believe that arts and culture organizations should be addressing at least one of the social issues we asked about in our survey—which, honestly, surprised me…
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In a society where identity plays a large role in how we connect to ourselves and how we are perceived by others, we are careful about our labels. A common pause that people took in the interviews for the Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation study was right before calling themselves an “artist.” It’s a label I have also struggled…
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Keep an eye out next week for this important and fascinating report, developed in partnership with @CultureTrack.
@LaPlacaCohen @SloverLinett #CultureTrack https://twitter.com/CultureTrack/status/1540016929288720385
Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & the Arts, new report available next week! A partnership with @EAMPhil we aim to shed light on older generations’ preferences and behaviors with cultural engagement. Sign-up to DL #LinkInBio
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Insights from our participants indicate #Accountability is one way to #BuildTrust: recognition of past harm, statements backed by action, and measuring true community impact are examples. Read more in #BlackVoices Link in Bio! #CCTTstudy #CultureTrack @LaPlacaCohen @SloverLinett
Insights from our participants indicate #CommunityEngagement is one way to #BuildTrust: meeting community needs, events for diverse audiences, and continuous community dialogue are examples. Check out #BlackVoices Link in Bio! #CCTTstudy #CultureTrack @LaPlacaCohen @SloverLinett
Read more from @jenbenoitbryan & @melodybuyukozer's presentation of the Culture + Community research at @BPLBoston in this great feature from the @BostonGlobe:
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Mass. residents both value the arts and see racism in them, new survey shows - The Boston Globe
In the Barr Foundation-funded study, 8,000 people also weighed in on what arts organizations must do now.
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“There is systemic racism in many different parts of the arts & culture sector, but they still believe in the power of arts & cultural orgs to address that very same issue, even though they know it’s still being grappled with internally.” @jenbenoitbryan
Culture + Community findings featured in the Boston Globe | Slover Linett
Quotes Benoit-Bryan, “They’re holding both ideas at once. There is systemic racism in many different parts ...
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How can arts organizations be more welcoming? A recent report from @SloverLinett reveals some insights from Black and African Americans, a viewpoint historically sidelined from research and planning efforts in the arts. Read more:
How Can Arts and Culture Organizations Be More Welcoming?
Authors of new report break down what they learned about arts participation from in-depth interviews with 50 Black Americans
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Happy Juneteenth.
Today we're taking a deep breath of history, hope and care. No more delays.
We'll be back at our desks tomorrow. Meanwhile, kudos to the amazing Ms. Opal, who is making even more happen next: a national Juneteenth museum in Fort Worth.
National Juneteenth Museum Takes Shape in Fort Worth
The brainchild of Opal Lee, the institution will be part of an economic development project aimed at revitalizing ...
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Reflecting the multitude of stories from the past few years brings a #floodoffeelings. #Joy for those folks out there #killingit is among the best of them. Read more about reflecting on the breadth of #BlackLife in culture, link in bio!
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