Keeping the plates spinning Capital projects for arts organizations are often described as once-in-a-generation opportunities. For many organizations, especially those that operate performing arts venues,
Please join the AMS team in welcoming our newest Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellow, Silvia Ferrer. Silvia will be joining our team from
This past year, we celebrated the groundbreaking of Northlight Theatre in Evanston, Illinois, and the Dave and Roma McCoy Arts and Cultural Center in Mammoth
This fall, AMS Planning & Research stepped into a new phase of leadership—one that honors our legacy while setting a fresh course for how we
Please join the AMS team in welcoming our newest Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellow Sherry Xueer Hao. Sherry will be joining our team
Please join the AMS team in welcoming our newest Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellow Lynne Ombati. Lynne will be joining our team from
Please join the AMS team in welcoming our newest Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellow Zoe Briscoe. Zoe will be joining our team from
On Sunday, January 12, 2025, AMS Managing Director Jon Faris will moderate a panel discussion at APAP NYC 2025 Conference entitled “Immersive Programming : It’s
We’re pleased and proud when our work can serve not only the success of individual clients, but also the resilience of the larger arts and culture field. This page includes links and listings of some of the long-form articles, chapters, reports, and resources we’ve developed that are available to the public.
Performing arts centers (PACs) have long tracked performance indicators and many have engaged in formal benchmarking for over a decade. Still, until now, the sector has yet to formally address the need for a rigorous, singular source of performance measures and definitions. This manual represents a first effort toward that goal and contains the work and thought of professionals throughout the PAC sector. Performance reporting is crucial to communicating the role and relevancy of Performing
AMS President Steven A. Wolff contributed a chapter entitled “The Evolution of the Performing Arts Center: What Does Success Look Like?” to the 2017 Routledge book, Performing Arts Center Management.
In an article for Arts Centre Melbourne’s magazine, Encore, AMS Principal Steven A. Wolff details the evolution of “public value” among a particularly complex group of arts organizations: performing arts centers. Modern performing arts centers like Arts Centre Melbourne which officially opened in 1984 were relatively new concepts that dated back only to the 1960s. But now, they have become highly sophisticated businesses run by expert professional staff and guided by deeply engaged boards.
Performing arts centers (PACs) have long tracked performance indicators and many have engaged in formal benchmarking for over a decade. Still, until now, the sector
AMS President Steven A. Wolff contributed a chapter entitled “The Evolution of the Performing Arts Center: What Does Success Look Like?” to the 2017 Routledge
In an article for Arts Centre Melbourne’s magazine, Encore, AMS Principal Steven A. Wolff details the evolution of “public value” among a particularly complex group
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