Hi Honey,

My suggestion is to target as wide an audience as possible.

Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, shopping mall and condo
developers, airlines, hospitals/HMOs/PPOs, travel agencies, other art
museums/galleries.  We have had a huge variety of businesses sponsor
events at our museum and/or rent our facilities as a backdrop for their
events.  Do not eliminate any business from your list unless they have
shown themselves to be *hostile* to your organization's goals.

Yours truly,

Jay Heuman, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
Joslyn Art Museum http://www.joslyn.org
2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102
Phone: 402-342-3300, ext. 298
Fax: 402-342-2376

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Honey Tondre
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 12:33 PM
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> Subject: Help! Community Issues
>
> Hi all! I am looking into getting some input on broadening
> our targeted audience in San Antonio at ArtPace A Foundation
> for Contemporary Art.   Basically we are located in the
> downtown district of a community that does not really have
> the fire burning under them about the arts.   My task at hand
> is to contact downtown businesses in the area, and welcome
> them into our galleries for a brown bag luncheon discussion
> where we provide everything, to get them excited about
> Contemporary Art and about the downtown area.  What I am
> asking is basically if someone could guide me (as I am a
> lowly undergrad intern =) ) into the right direction of what
> types of companies I should really be looking at, i.e.  who
> is most excited/interested about contemporary art, and also
> who will be leading these businesses in the future.   If
> anyone could help me a huge thanks in advance!
>
> Honey Tondre

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