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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.”
Robert A. KretFeatured Projects
Where 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 MORESupporting Cultural Innovator Nina Simon’s New OF/BY/FOR ALL Movement
We are honored and excited to play a small role in a big idea emanating from Santa Cruz, California. OF/BY/FOR ALL is a new, international change network created by museum and community leader and author Nina Simon to help civic, cultural, and community...
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
Across the U.S., foundations are rethinking how they fund culture and the arts. Some are pulling out. But some are becoming even more creative and collaborative.We’re excited to have recently started four new studies, all of them tied to how foundations...
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I’m so pleased to share that we recently welcomed Aparna Hariprasad as the newest member of our team at Slover Linett. Aparna is a Research Coordinator at the firm, providing crucial direct support to project teams for both qualitative and quantitative...
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Each year I look forward to reconnecting with museum colleagues, meeting new people, getting inspired, and having fun at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) conference. This year, I’ll be joined by our president, Peter Linett,and we are both excited...
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I play in the South Shore Orchestra, a small community orchestra in Northwest Indiana that performs at the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso. You’ve probably never heard of us, and that’s exactly the point. The SSO is made up of a mix of professional,...
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I have been an avid reader my entire life. I continue to be a proud member of two book clubs, where I am challenged by my fellow readers to open my mind, learn about cultures (even the ugly aspects), and evolve my thinking about what is fair...
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This summer, Cory Garfin and I had the pleasure of conducting qualitative research at a NYC museum. We observed and interviewed its visitors and found that many of the people we met were either professional artists or were connected to art as an educator,...
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Followed by @ShiraleeH's equally sharp talk on how #art & #artists have changed visitors' mental maps about #climatechange @agotoronto. The #AnthropoceneProject artists were aiming for revelation, not confrontation...and per the evaluation, it worked pretty deeply.
Terrific presentation by @Rjones3333Jones of @PerotMuseum on the changing ethics & technologies of #evaluation in & outside of #museums. Love her RAP: "rapid #anthropology perspective." https://t.co/GkJcTfCwar #visitorstudies #AAM2019
"Across the U.S., #foundations are rethinking how they fund #culture & the #arts. Some are pulling out. But some are becoming even more creative & #collaborative." @PLinett shares several new studies that we are excited to support: #audienceresearch
Packed house for empathy & social change panel at #AAM2019. @Museums_Nerd on empathy tours @artsmia: establishing a shared space, building in multiple modes of expression. Fascinating methods for measuring empathy.
Packed house for empathy & social change panel at #AAM2019. @Museums_Nerd on empathy tours @artsmia: establishing a shared space, building in multiple modes of expression. Fascinating methods for measuring empathy.
Great to see some of our partners at #AAM2019 during the DAM/PRAM reception! @NaplesBotanical @IolaniPalaceHI @FieldMuseum @pennmuseum @SloverLinett
This afternoon, flying into #NOLA for #AAM2019, I heard Paul Simon in my head as this beautiful landscape passed below: "The Mississippi delta, shining like a National guitar..." See you soon, #museum cronies...
I'll be there - this'll be one of the key conversations at #AAM2019 for those of us who care about #inclusion and #relevance in #museums. And that's...everybody, right?
At #AAM2019, I am excited to learn:
- how to build communications strategy for @OFBYFOR_ALL
- what assumptions might be holding us back as we build the Change Network
- who might be a great next hire
Ideas? Advice? Find me and/or join us Tuesday 2pm for the session.