From the past, to the future, and back to the present, the following transcript captures a summary of the American University Arts Management Fall Colloquium 2012 via Twitter #AUArtsMgt.
Keynote speaker Mario Garcia Durham – the CEO of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters in Washington, DC – joined us to discuss the challenges facing performing arts institutions. Storify by Catherine.
Update 12.01.12 – Durham’s Winding Road to Arts Leadership
AU Arts Management Fall Colloquium 2012 (#AUArtsMgt)
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The AU Arts Management Fall Colloquium with keynote APAP Pres. Mario Durham happens Fri. Use hashtag #AUArtsMgt to discover and share.
— AU Arts (@AUArtsDC)
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looking fwd to #AUArtsMgt Colloquium today w/Mario Garcia Durham, CEO, Association of Performing Arts Presenters: http://on.fb.me/PWjVNB
— Violet Morris (@violet_dc)
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RT @AUArtsDC: The AU Arts Management Fall Colloquium with keynote APAP President Mario Durham is about to begin. Use #AUArtsMgt to follow along and share.
— Ximena Varela (@xvarela)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC Terrifying Choices and Unresolved Questions in the Performing Arts #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC you’re all emerging arts leaders #MarioDurham #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham shows genuine appreciation for interns and fellow colleagues #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham outlines discussion: high v. low art, value proposition, what is actual diversity… #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham who are the new arts leaders, media/technology, who are service individuals, spark btwn artist #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Forks in the road, I’ve had a lot of them and I try to learn from them & share w/ emerging ldrs #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC parents refused to speak Spanish at home for fear of prohibiting chldrns’ success in America #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham reflects on experiences over past decades that have shaped who he is & what he believes #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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Mario Durham asks “What was your pivotal art moment?” #auartsmgt
— AU Arts (@AUArtsDC)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Had time to hit dead-ends and try again…I have incorporated those dead-ends into a new path #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham father was first to not follow path of ancestors – realized I didn’t HAVE to follow any 1 path #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham started by playing violin, explored dance, and then acting, channeling emotion of hard times #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham performing arts experiences have given him perspective and appreciation for public presentation #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham successful corporate banker, considering law, honed attention on and skills in arts admin #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham What is so great about (the arts admin/perf arts) field it that so much is built on #TRUST #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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Volunteering is a great way to make connections in the art world. #auartsmgt
— AU Arts (@AUArtsDC)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Want to get to know someone? #VOLUNTEER Even one act can catapult your career #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham addresses #gentrification – beautiful, #arts, community, went to #work there #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Dream of multi-cultural organization turned out to be utopian ideals. Need real #access #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Crisis turned into a real asset… #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham when you offer what you have and you’re really honest with (businesses), they will come #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham I started to truly love what festivals offer…#AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Realizing mission was separate from programs in gardens, wrkd to sep into own NP – really hard #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Arts leaders with differing ideas over programming. Battling felt almost “parental” #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Another life lesson: trust your gut. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Arts ldrs wkng in public space, programming, and funding, a lot of outside pressure. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham public scrutiny – “it was great! I had to learn how to be nimble,” remain aware #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham No matter what electronics, the #magic (of the arts) will never change #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Job change, it was terrifying – moving fm job just learned to national gov’t org @NEAArts #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham had a choice to make – allow myself to fail, or try and learn. Went for it, still miss @NEAArts #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham @NEAArts “we’re not this dangerous entity.” Shw that we can have convos & not necessarily agree #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Huge lesson: build support #before you get into anything. Controversy can be abated, don’t wait #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Value of #mentors – talk with ppl who truly #know you. Leaders want to mk a difference #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham ‘I’m morning-depressive…I don’t like to wake up to bad news.’ #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham knowingly took a job with challenges ahead…got to know staff & wkd thru struggles #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@AUArtsDC #MarioDurham gives the run down of @APAP365 and the annual conference. Artists, mgrs, agents, showcases, profdev, exh #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham choices are enormous at the conf and in NYC, you have to chart your path #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Conference Jan 11-15, volunteer & get involved http://apapnyc.org #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Advice: trust, build instinct, find mentors, learn from experiences #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Switching Gears: High vs Low Arts #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham We’re in an orchard of arts, some may want to feed certain plants and not others… #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Sometimes ppl are unaware of how art plays a role in their lives. Huge gulf, no connection #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Creative place-making vs. direct funding for the arts … #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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True! RT @CStarek @APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Advice: trust, build instinct, find mentors, learn from experiences #AUArtsMgt
— Andrew Llewellyn (@afllewellyn)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham firm believer in providing funding for artists, they’re the source! Not all tied to big projs #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham What is actual diversity?? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Put most standard form of X community’s art on stage and they will come — No, it’s mre complex #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Build #relationships – dig in, dive in, lkng fwd to emerging discussions of #diversity #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Who are the new arts leaders? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham New art leaders? NO worries, you’re just waiting to take over. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham New art leaders? NO worries, you’re just waiting to take over. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham New media – even more of a reason for person-to-person interaction. Grt hope, new ways to comm #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham New media – even more of a reason for person-to-person interaction. Grt hope, new ways to comm #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Young people – Gen X & Y – don’t discount them! Huge grey, retiring generation…BE READY #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Young people – Gen X & Y – don’t discount them! Huge grey, retiring generation…BE READY #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Young ppl – huge wave coming, take advantage, use them; don’t avoid incorporating them now! #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
11 days ago -
@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Young ppl – huge wave coming, take advantage, use them; don’t avoid incorporating them now! #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Take-Aways: Don’t discount #social_skills , adopt mentors (pos/neg) , failure (take risk) #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Take-Aways: Don’t discount #social_skills , adopt mentors (pos/neg) , failure (take risk) #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Make mistakes now (the big ones) and learn from them, so you can avoid them later. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Make mistakes now (the big ones) and learn from them, so you can avoid them later. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Do what you love, it will take you thru good/bad and lead you to success #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Do what you love, it will take you thru good/bad and lead you to success #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Q&A: Student, Josh – loved big picture morals, any pragmatic advice? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Q&A: Student, Josh – loved big picture morals, any pragmatic advice? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham A: Yes, little things can tear you down. Don’t be late! Don’t get stuck in a bubble. #respect #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham A: Yes, little things can tear you down. Don’t be late! Don’t get stuck in a bubble. #respect #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Don’t be late to a meeting, it’s disrespectful and sends the wrong message to your coworkers #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Don’t be late to a meeting, it’s disrespectful and sends the wrong message to your coworkers #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Treat people with respect, it’s a small thing, but can make such a huge impression; appreciated #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Treat people with respect, it’s a small thing, but can make such a huge impression; appreciated #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Q: Need for “soft skills” ; making progress in this field? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Q: Need for “soft skills” ; making progress in this field? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham A: It’s a fallacy to be mean to get yr way. Super smrt, successful, & SWEET – ldr I want to be. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham A: It’s a fallacy to be mean to get yr way. Super smrt, successful, & SWEET – ldr I want to be. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Organizational success — problems can’t be resolve until internal issues are straightened out #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Organizational success — problems can’t be resolve until internal issues are straightened out #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Can’t move forward if you aren’t centered; deficit, turn over, comp systm mess, mbrs angry #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Can’t move forward if you aren’t centered; deficit, turn over, comp systm mess, mbrs angry #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Moving fwd can happen “when the fires are out.” Lay the groundwork, build, strategic plng #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
11 days ago -
@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Moving fwd can happen “when the fires are out.” Lay the groundwork, build, strategic plng #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Gen X – a lot of them hadn’t gone through arts educ, how do we capture that aud? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Gen X – a lot of them hadn’t gone through arts educ, how do we capture that aud? #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Graying auds, prob some arts ed, but there’s a huge shift happening. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Graying auds, prob some arts ed, but there’s a huge shift happening. #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Audiences: Develop love for arts & know how to capture those auds #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Audiences: Develop love for arts & know how to capture those auds #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Arts managers – connection to the art is so important, we’re here bc of artists not bc of admin #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
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@APAP365 @AUArtsDC #MarioDurham Arts managers – connection to the art is so important, we’re here bc of artists not bc of admin #AUArtsMgt
— Catherine Starek (@CStarek)
11 days ago
Mezzaphonically Speaking 