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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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The 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 MOREAnnouncing Wave 2 of the National Culture + Community Research & Strategy Collaboration in 2021
Information for cultural organizations interested in participating in Wave 2 We are excited to share that we are launching a new phase of the Culture + Community research in collaboration with LaPlaca Cohen and Yancey Consulting. The second wave of this...
READ MOREAnnouncing a national study of cultural audiences & the wider American community during COVID
Like others in the arts and culture sector, we’ve been asking ourselves how we can help the field during these difficult times. We believe that a shared, empirical picture of cultural audiences and the wider American public will help ground and guide a collective...
READ MORENew, 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)...
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From making soap to baking bread, the pandemic presented many people with an opportunity to follow their muse. How widespread was this phenomenon? What ways have people used to channel their creative energy? The national Culture + Community study…
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We’re so happy to welcome Bayaz Zeynalova as the newest member of our team, joining us in July! Bayaz joins Slover Linett as Research Manager, bringing her strong background in project management and social research to this role…
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In this recent collaboration with Signature Theatre, Slover Linett explored the experiences of Black and Latinx audiences in the theater spaces around the concepts of welcome and belonging, with the goal of making the theater a more welcoming space to all…
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Slover Linett, in collaboration with LaPlaca Cohen and Yancey Consulting, is delighted to share our most recent methodology from the national Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation study. This document, authored by Dr. Jen Benoit-Bryan and Matthew Jenetopulos, reflects specifically on the tactical methodology…
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We’re excited to share a new white paper commissioned by the Levitt Foundation and several years in the making: Listening to the Music of Community Change—Findings from a Pre/Post Research Study at Levitt Pavilion Denver. The research examines how a new outdoor music venue has shifted perceptions and experiences of a Southwest Denver neighborhood and park over time, before and after the construction of the free music venue…
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Slover Linett is excited to announce that we are looking for a new team member to join our firm! We are hiring another Research Coordinator to support our team of social researchers in both administrative and operational ways. The role of Research Coordinator is a really special one…
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Data from the Culture + Community study shows that the majority of Americans (64%) have engaged with arts & culture online over the past year.
However, most online users (74%) have still only used free content.
#CCTTstudy @LaPlacaCohen @CultureTrack
"From making soap to baking bread, the pandemic presented many with an opportunity to follow their muse."
Bayaz Zeynalova explores data from the Culture + Community study to shed light on how folks have explored creative activities during the pandemic.
Did the pandemic make us more creative? | Slover Linett
From making soap to baking bread, the pandemic presented many people with an opportunity to follow their muse. How...
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Many thanks to @valuingculture & @anthonysargent0 for including Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation in this overview of research into the effects & response to the pandemic.
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Covid-19 and the global cultural and creative sector - CultureHive
This report by Anthony Sargent offers a truly global overview of research into the impacts and responses to the ...
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The beauty of experiencing #artsandculture in person, or digitally in your own home & being able to talk about it in your own language!
To reach more voices, our Wave 2 survey was available in 10 languages including #Spanish
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The stats keep coming!
Most Americans (76%) believe arts & culture orgs should address at least one social issue, with 41% most desiring the tackling of systemic racial injustice.
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The importance of Arts & Culture organizations is increasing! #CCTTstudy #CCTCstudy #culturetrack @LaPlacaCohen @SloverLinett
It's clear that Americans value arts & culture institutions even more so since we last asked.
56% of Wave 2 respondents believe arts or culture orgs are important/very important compared to 40% during the pandemic (and 37% pre-pandemic).
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