Thursday, October 2, 2014
Wallace Foundation Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts
Most arts organizations these days are seeking ways to fill seats and to expand their audiences. On Wednesday, the Wallace Foundation will announce a $40 million effort to help performing arts organizations around the country do so.
The six-year initiative will provide funding for up to 24 nonprofit organizations — multidisciplinary presenters or those in other nonvisual arts forms, such as opera, theater, music and dance. Over four years, the chosen organizations will design projects to build audiences through a variety of ways, including new programs as well as nontraditional venues. The organizations will be named in February....