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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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New, free toolkit for DIY audience surveys, 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 MOREContinuing Our Inquiry with Two Wallace Foundation Arts Grantees About Audiences’ Connection to New, Unfamiliar Works
In 2019, we’ve been working again with Ballet Austin and the Goodman Theatre on related research questions: How do audiences decide to take the leap of attending dance or theater performances that they don’t know much about? Both organizations are...
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
In these times, research matters more…and differently. Because your community and audience need to have a voice and want to be heard. We hope you and loved ones are staying safe and sane during these trying times. Our team at Slover Linett is working from home, and we’re adapting and learning fast as the situation evolves. You’ve got a lot on your mind, so we’ll be quick; here are five things we want you to know…
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As we’ve talked about what’s really unfolding around the world, I realized research can do so much more, if we’re willing to quickly let go of some old ideas. What if we thought of it as a way of empathizing and collaborating with our fellow anxious, confused humans in our communities?
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In our hurry to get our cultural content out there, let’s not forget that innovation requires a feedback loop, a creative back-and-forth with the humans in your community who need you differently now — and in some ways need you more. Feedback should be built into the process…
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We’re delighted to point you to the new interactive report website that our friends at the National Academy of Sciences have created to share findings from our recent study of young Americans…
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One of the things I love most about my professional life is that I get to work with wonderful people and watch them grow and thrive. Lately, there’s been a lot of growing and thriving around here, and I’m delighted to announce several promotions…
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I’m so happy to share my review of Hamilton: The Exhibition, which was presented in Chicago for much of 2019. Read an excerpt below, or click through to the full article, which was published in the January 2020 issue of Curator: The Museum Journal…
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@Museumptnrs By all means! This is for the field, and for the communities our sector serves. The funding will come from major foundations, to be announced next week. Thanks for that point.
Yes, an urgent research-and-strategy collaboration with our friends @LaPlacaCohen, plus great funders, partners & advisors around the arts & culture sector.
You are all stakeholders in this. A shared picture to inform resilience.
Please stay tuned.
Some important news to share: We'll be collaborating on a national research study of #arts & #culture #audiences & the wider U.S. population during the crisis, about how cultural orgs can help their communities & vice versa. More next week. Excited to contribute to the field...
Some important news to share: We'll be collaborating on a national research study of #arts & #culture #audiences & the wider U.S. population during the crisis, about how cultural orgs can help their communities & vice versa. More next week. Excited to contribute to the field...
We are so looking forward to @ninaksimon’s livestream tomorrow - join us!
#audienceresearch
I've never done a livestream before. But from what I've seen, it's a lot more fun when many people participate in the live chat, asking thoughtful questions and making fun of the speaker's dubious haircare regime (it me). I hope you'll come tomorrow at 11ET! https://twitter.com/OFBYFOR_ALL/status/1245743106030534656
I've never done a livestream before. But from what I've seen, it's a lot more fun when many people participate in the live chat, asking thoughtful questions and making fun of the speaker's dubious haircare regime (it me). I hope you'll come tomorrow at 11ET! https://twitter.com/OFBYFOR_ALL/status/1245743106030534656
Join us Fri, Apr 3rd, 11am ET: @ninaksimon will join @timcynova and Lauren Ruffin @WrkShouldntSuck for a 30-min livestream about how orgs can partner with their communities to imagine a stronger future beyond coronavirus. #WorkShouldntSuck #ofbyforall
http://ow.ly/w21450z2GVZ
Gee, I wonder how this map would sync with @FoxNews audience-share. Demographers & political scientists, do the overlay! #COVIDdenial
Where America Didn‘t Stay Home Even as the Virus Spread
People in Florida and elsewhere continued to travel widely last week, potentially exposing more people to the coronavirus, phone data shows.
www.nytimes.com
"At the end of the day, every theatre is the community it has built."
Great piece from @AmericanTheatre & Lara Smith of @DadsGarage on how the business model of improv could help arts organizations during the time of Covid:
#audienceresearch
Can We Say ‘Yes, And’ to This Crisis?
In a time that calls for new ideas and quick adaptations, improvisers like Dad’s Garage may have an edge.
www.americantheatre.org
Great point by Chicago actor & accessibility advocate @r_costes. Organizations are doing an incredible job creating entertainment on the fly, but we need to think about the needs of *all* audience members, not just some.
Now is an opportunity to do so - let's discuss how.
Many thanks to @r_costes for the reminder: in our haste to create & adapt, we cannot forego #accessibility.
How can we use/learn from this moment to make cultural experiences better for all people?
