Your NPO News - Sept 2023
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Hi Binita,
We've had it all this month haven't we! Heatwaves, storms, and Krishnan Guru-Murthy's dad dancing on Strictly (only joking Krishnan! Though it's all about 'Team Angela' Scanlon for me).
Hope this finds you in top form. It's lovely to have you along for the ride as we hold onto our hats and delve into September's edition of the NPO newsletter.
For this month's issue, lets' take a gander at lots of noteworthy news, opportunities that make you go oohlala, and winsome ways that National Portfolio Organisations and the wider cultural sector are engaging audiences.
Please do send a smoke signal to matt@a-m-a.co.uk with any charismatic case studies, time-saving tips, or impressive ideas you're using to reach your audiences. If your colleagues or clients might find this useful, please do share so they can sign up for future newsletters.
Sending lots of 'dancing like no one is watching' vibes,
Matt |
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Tracey Emin calls for Turner Contemporary to stay free, as councillors consider entry charge
Local councillor suggests charging visitors from outside the coastal town, as it emerges that one of the gallery's funders Kent County Council, needs to make £86m of savings next year.
Read more about the Turner Contemporary entry free speculation. |
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Mooted X paywall could be a setback for the sector
Feature shares views on the impact on the cultural sector to a paywall for the artist formerly known as Twitter. Featuring thoughts from our very own Head of Marketing, Claire Jones.
Read more about the mooted X/Twitter paywall. |
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Pokémon Gogh! The Van Gogh Museum teases an upcoming collab with Pikachu and pals
Trailer sees Pikachu and Eevee running through a landscape filled with references to the Dutch painter's work including sunflowers, windmills and the Starry Night painting.
Watch the Pikatastic trailer for Pokémon Gogh. |
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A Reading Festival in the life of an autistic audience member
Nicholas Fearn shares his first ever experience of a music festival as an autistic person. Lots of takeaways for festivals and other cultural orgs to take away from Nicholas' experience. Nicholas summed it up as a "pleasant" experience but "little changes" would need to be made to make him consider attending again in future.
Read Nicholas' experience of Reading Festival as an autistic person. |
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- Melanated Global Majority Salons taking place in Bristol, Leeds and Online — Free events for AMA members who self-identify as Melanated Global Majority to decompress, learn more about context of race in the arts & heritage, and find out more about the upcoming Affinity Group. Read more about the Affinity Groups.
- First speakers announced for Digital Marketing Day 2023 — line-up includes Toju Duke from Diverse AI and Marketing Consultant, Jo Burnham, while the day is subtitled 'The Future is Here'. Find out more and book for Digital Marketing Day 2023.
- Programme announced for Reflect, Share, Inspire: Digital Skills for Heritage — free event hosted by the AMA will share insights from Heritage orgs who have had their approach to digital transformed by The National Lottery Heritage Fund's Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Find out more about the full programme for Reflect, Share, Inspire.
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- Arts Marketers need to be on the right side of history with AI — inspired by this year's AMA conference, John Holmes shares potential harms of AI and how we can reassess how we use it to stay true to our values of inclusivity and putting audiences at the heart of what we do. Read 'Arts Marketers need to be on the right side of history with AI'.
- Guide to achieving a top search ranking — climb the Google ladder with these super steps from Monty Beaumont. Read the blog on achieving a top search ranking.
- Ren James shares some tips on how to make your workplace more trans-inclusive — revisiting this blog which is filled with goodness on how to support a trans employee. Written from the perspective of a digital agency but easily applies to cultural organisations. Read the blog on a trans-inclusive workplace by Ren James.
- 10 things about PDF content and why you should avoid it — Lauren Pope weighs up the pros, cons and accessibility issues of the humble PDF. Read the blog on 10 things about PDF content.
- Six things I have learned about selling tickets — Broadway and US focused blog from Vic Cairl. Lots of this will be familiar to those of you working for theatres & venues, but there's some nice insights from Vic's own perspective as a self-proclaimed "middle-aged suburban woman" and how this impacts her being marketed to, and attending shows. Read 'Six things I have learned about selling tickets'.
- Act Green 2023 report released by Indigo Ltd report — includes data from 86 orgs with 77% of respondents saying they think cultural orgs have a responsibility to influence society to make radical change in response to the climate emergency. Read the full Act Green 2023 report or watch the webinar sharing key points.
- The case for and against the 'Unhinged Social Media Manager' — no, not an exposé of the dating app's social team... but an exploration of the pros and cons of breaking the fourth wall, leaning into internet language and using shock value to drum up engagement on your socials. Read this article on the Unhinged Social Media Manager.
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Travel Bursaries available for Reflect, Share, Inspire - Digital Skills for Heritage
A second round of travel bursaries has been launched. Each bursary supports a contribution of up to £100 and is available to support attending the in-person event at The British Museum.
Apply for Travel Bursaries for Reflect, Share, Inspire.
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Global Majority Affinity Group Salons
We're running free Salon events to share how the Melanated Global Majority Affinity Group will support and benefit AMA members who self-identify as Melanated Global Majority. Events are taking place in Bristol (2 Oct), Leeds (5 Oct) and Online (6 Oct).
Find out more and book onto the Global Majority Affinity Group Salons.
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Introduction to AI webinar from Heritage Pulse
Open to Heritage Pulse members, this session will introduce some key AI tools, share how to get the best out of them, and consider their limitations.
Find out more and book onto Introduction to AI.
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Making Change: Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance National Conference
Three day conference in Barnsley runs from 11 - 13 October; exploring what needs to happen at a personal, organisational, and political level to bring creativity and health together and cultivate change.
Find out more about Making Change: CHWA National Conference.
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AMA Conference 2023 (c) AMA
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1 - Image courtesy of The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
2 - Image by Rubaitul Azad on Unsplash
3 - Image courtesy of Turner Contemporary |
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