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Looking for the latest about Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation? We’ll post announcements, report releases, blog entries, upcoming webinars and conference presentations, and media coverage here. Please also sign up for Slover Linett’s newsletter and LaPlaca Cohen’s newsletter, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn (#CCTTstudy, #CultureTrack).

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The world is crap. What we need is more Pooh.
March 23, 2022
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…
Americans want arts & culture organizations to address social issues
March 21, 2022
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…
Am I an artist?
March 14, 2022
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…
Changing the Traditions at the Yale Peabody Museum
February 24, 2022
One year, as a freshman in high school, a new tradition started when a friend called my house on Thanksgiving day and asked if I wanted to go with him…
The national audience picture evolves! Culminating new findings from our research collaboration with Culture Track
February 1, 2022
The whole team at Slover Linett, along with our wonderful collaborators and funders, are delighted to share this culminating analysis from our pandemic-era, equity-focused research study of arts and culture…
Finding art in quarantine: How my cats became my muses
January 26, 2022
Quarantine has allowed (or forced) us the time to explore new ways of connecting with the arts that are accessible at home. In an alternate pandemic-free version of my life…
Announcing the Release of Massachusetts-focused Insights from the Culture & Community Research
December 15, 2021
In this report, we share highlights of the kinds of change and transformation that MA residents want to see in the arts & culture sector, building blocks for a more…
Major new report released today: Black perspectives on creativity, trustworthiness, welcome and well-being
November 30, 2021
We’re thrilled to share findings from in-depth interviews with Black and African American adults across the U.S., a new phase of Culture + Community...
Did the pandemic make us more creative?
October 4, 2021
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…
Methodology appendix now available for Wave 2 of Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation
August 10, 2021
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.…
Culture + Community Wave 2: The Questions We Are Most Excited About
April 20, 2021
The Culture + Community in a Time of Transformation study is in the field, and we’ve already received tens of thousands of responses to the survey. In Wave 2 of…
Millions of invitations. Hundreds of organizations. Ten languages. Equity in the center. Go!
April 5, 2021
We can’t wait to extend and update our understanding of how people’s circumstances, attitudes, expectations, and engagement with arts and culture may have changed after a full year of the…
New report amplifying the voices of BIPOC Americans in arts and culture
December 16, 2020
We’re thrilled to share a new report that we’ve been working on for several months: “Centering the Picture: The Role of Race & Ethnicity in Cultural Engagement in the U.S.”…
Scaling up: Behind the scenes of CCTC
November 18, 2020
Most of what we’ve shared about the national study that we’re co-leading with our colleagues at LaPlaca Cohen, Culture and Community in a Time of Crisis, has been focused on…
Botanical Gardens in a time of crisis: Highlights from our recent webinar
October 5, 2020
Last week we co-hosted a webinar with the Morton Arboretum that focused on the unique thoughts, behaviors, attitudes, and needs of botanical garden attenders compared to the nationally representative sample…
Read our new report — A national portrait of arts and museum audiences during the crisis
July 7, 2020
We’re excited to announce the release this morning of key findings from our national research & strategy collaboration, Culture & Community in a Time of Crisis: A Special Edition of…
Making racial justice even more central in our national audience study
June 15, 2020
When we began this national research and strategy collaboration, the “crisis” in our title was the coronavirus. Recent events have demonstrated that the actual crisis is deeper, more historical and…
Looking forward & embracing change: Upcoming conferences & panels from Slover Linett
May 25, 2020
I am delighted to announce several upcoming virtual conferences and panels where our team will be sharing initial findings from the national study, Culture + Community in a Time of…
An update on the national audience & community study
May 22, 2020
We are excited to share that we recently closed the first wave of our online survey for Culture & Community in a Time of Crisis: A Special COVID Edition of…
Special announcement: A national audience & community study for COVID resilience
April 14, 2020
We’re collaborating with our friends at LaPlaca Cohen and other partners, funders, and advisors to conduct a rapid but nuanced study cultural audiences and the wider American public during COVID...

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