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Articles that have caught our attention, blog posts, and updates about our clients, our firm, and the arts, culture and entertainment sector.

Opportunity: AMS Expanding Pathways to Consulting Fellowship

AMS Planning & Research‘s Expanding Pathways to Consulting Fellowship Program, designed to engage members of BIPOC populations, is seeking its next fellows. The program has

AMS Congratulates Virginia Rep

AMS congratulates Virginia Repertory Theatre on the purchase of a Scottish Rite Temple, to be repurposed as Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education. The

Join APAP & AMS on Thursday, September 29th for ArtsForward Reopening Survey Update Webinar

On Thursday, September 29th, AMS Principal Steven Wolff and Associate Dwayne Harris will join APAP in presenting findings from Association of Performing Arts Professionals’ (APAP)

AMS Welcomes Our Newest Fellow!

AMS is pleased to welcome our newest fellow Yuwen Shen, joining our team from August 8th to October 28th. Yuwen has a strong intersectional interest

Join APAP & AMS on Wednesday, July 20th for ArtsForward Reopening Survey Update Webinar

On Wednesday, July 20th, AMS Principal Steven Wolff and Project Manager Kristian Otten will join APAP in presenting findings from Association of Performing Arts Professionals’

IAVM VC22: Invite, Welcome & Retain – Bringing People Back in Seats, Onstage, and Offstage

AMS Project Manager Kristian Otten will discuss the complexities of what the arts, culture and live event sector needs to do to restore participation.

AMS is Pleased to Announce our New Fellow

AMS is pleased to announce our new fellow in our Pathways to Consulting fellowship program. Dr. LaSaundra Booth’s fellowship term will run from May 9th

Join APAP & AMS on Tuesday, May 3rd for ArtsForward Reopening Survey Update Webinar

On Tuesday, May 3rd, AMS Principal Steven Wolff and Project Manager Kristian Otten will join APAP in presenting findings from Association of Performing Arts Professionals’

Publications

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.

Reporting handbook for Performing Arts Centers

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

Performing Arts Center Management

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.

The Evolved Performing Arts Centre

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.