Over the past two decades, the cultural sector in the United States experienced an enormous building boom. From Seattle to Boston, a wide range of new construction projects were undertaken: some came to successful conclusions, while others did not. Award-winning author Peter Frumkin and Ana Kolendo explore how artistic vision, financial and organizational patterns, as well as institutional culture, work togetheror don t work togetherthroughout the process of major cultural building projects." Building for the Arts ...
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Over the past two decades, the cultural sector in the United States experienced an enormous building boom. From Seattle to Boston, a wide range of new construction projects were undertaken: some came to successful conclusions, while others did not. Award-winning author Peter Frumkin and Ana Kolendo explore how artistic vision, financial and organizational patterns, as well as institutional culture, work togetheror don t work togetherthroughout the process of major cultural building projects." Building for the Arts "identifies four elements that must be successfully addressed and harmonized in designing a successful cultural building project. These are: managing the demands of mission; building the operational capacity of the organization; garnering broad-based community support; and securing the necessary funding. How and whether these elements are addressed and then aligned with each other in the design and execution of a building initiative lead an organization to either thrive or stumble. It will be invaluable to professional arts staff and managers, trustees of arts organization, development professionals, and individual and foundation donors, as well as to those who study and seek to understand them."
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