Case Study

issue 2 fall 2026 The User Who Exists on Paper The lead producer behind MANIFEST--a large-scale cultural project that engages with the European memory of the transatlantic slave trade--wonders whether audience access is restricted before the project is fully realized. Manifest Final Exhibition - Nantes 2022 Editor's Introduction In “The User Who Exists on Paper,” Matias Seidler describes the persistent challenge of prematurely defining project audiences for grant funders and

What happened when the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra moved musicians off the stage and into nightclubs, neighborhoods, and immersive venues—and what it revealed about who orchestras actually serve.