Bari Newport, currently Producing Director at Penobscot Theatre in Maine, has been named the new Producing Artistic Director of GableStage. As long-time strategic counsel to GableStage and with its deep roots in the South Florida community, AMS recently lead the search for new artistic leadership for the theater in the wake of its visionary leader …
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The AMS team is pleased to congratulate incoming Executive Director, Anthony McDonald on his new role. AMS Planning & Research facilitated a search process for the next Executive Director of the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, a partner of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA). Working with a transition committee of Shubert Theatre …
On Thanksgiving Day, AMS Principal Steven Wolff remotely delivered a keynote address, “Reimagining Return – New Models post-COVID?” to the third edition of the Ro.Me Museum Exhibition. The address, entitled “Recovery…or Transformation?” exemplified the theme of the ‘digital transition’ that the museum industry has embarked on since the onset of social gathering limitations imposed by …
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AMS is pleased to welcome our new fellow, Gregory Keng Strasser. Gregory’s term with AMS will begin in October and close at the end of December. In addition to Gregory’s fellowship with AMS, he helps lead the 2020 Helen Hayes award winning theatre, 4615 Theatre Company, as its producing director. He has also served as …
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In June, the AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee organized a panel to discuss preparing our cultural facilities for the future. The panel, including AMS Principal Steven Wolff along with Steven A. Adelman, V.P., Event Safety Alliance; Founder, Adelman Law Group; Heather McAvoy, ASTC, Principal, Schuler Shook; Delia Nevola, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Steinberg Hart, and moderated …
AMS Principal Steven Wolff joins a panel of industry colleagues to discuss how we can design and plan cultural facilities in the short-term pandemic-era and long term as our notions of health and safety evolve. To date, the first round of post-COVID-19 reopening guidelines for cultural and performing arts facilities have focused on process. Most …
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Monitoring audience concerns and readiness to return will be key to managing our sector’s successful return to operation. This longitudinal study is designed to complement, not duplicate other efforts. The key difference is a dedicated PAC cohort effort versus either national panel studies or individual organization efforts. The survey is designed to provide an opportunity …
AMS is delighted to announce our first Expanding Pathways to Consulting fellow, Renée Cox. Renée is a 2015 graduate of Howard University with a degree in Advertising. She’s currently an MFA candidate at UConn studying Arts Administration. Launched following extensive field consultation by Lynette Turner, a long-time senior associate with AMS, this first-in-the-field program is …
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It is with great pleasure that AMS announces the promotions of Melora Cybul to the position of Project Manager and Meg Friedman to the position of Senior Consultant. Since joining the AMS team in 2015, Melora has worked on over 40 projects in facilities and business planning, operations assessment, program design, and industry research. She …
AMS’s final recommendations for the implementation of a performing arts center in Lansing, MI have been passed to the Mayor for further action. AMS was engaged by the City to assess the opportunity for the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the Capital City Film Festival to be year-round players in programming a potential new venue, along …
