The U.S. is a fantastic place to take a show on the road - there are more fringes in the U.S. than in any other country. (Wondering what a "fringe" is? Check out this handy definition.) The logistics of mounting a tour can be daunting,...
Of course, one of the most fun parts of starting a new business is dreaming up a name. Arts Progress is a callback to the Works Progress Administration in the U.S. from 1935 to 1943, created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to address a nationwide crisis in...
Well, it happens to everyone at some point, although, if I ran the world, I wouldn’t have chosen to have my email hacked on the same day that I was launching Arts Progress. But in some ways, it’s perfect, because I can demonstrate on myself a...
Robin's been working in the nonprofit arts world since 1990, ever since she graduated from Carleton College (Northfield, MN) with a psychology degree that's been surprisingly useful. What started as a career in stage management in Minneapolis and New York evolved into work as production...
This is a great starting question for everything, actually, whether it's regarding a new business venture, a shopping list item or one more chocolate chip cookie. And in a world where becoming a consultant is as easy as registering a web domain and anointing oneself...