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11/03/2026

Lincoln's first public library was built with local clay. Next year, it reopens as a place to work with it.

The 1909 Carnegie Library's terra cotta, glazed brick, and roof tiles were made by Gladding, McBean, Lincoln's clay manufacturer founded in 1875.

The building served the city for more than a century, then sat empty for 15 years.

Now it's becoming the Lincoln Clay Arts Center. Plans include affordable studio space for ceramic artists, classes for beginners and experienced makers, and room for exhibitions, open studio nights, and community events.

The City of Lincoln and LCAC are building it together, and the doors are set to open in 2027.

Our team completed the feasibility study for the center in 2025. It has been good to watch this one move from study to construction site.

Is there an old building in your town you would love to see brought back to life?

Read more: https://goldmountaincanews.com/news/372464/centuries-old-clay-legacy-reborn-lincolns-historic-carneg...

10/27/2026

When you plan a night out, you're not just choosing between theaters.

You're choosing between concerts at the arena, a game at the stadium, an evening in the park, a movie, and plenty more.

That's a lot for an arts venue to compete with, and a lot to learn from.

Sometimes it comes down to easy parking, a comfortable seat, or a place that feels worth sharing with friends.

What makes a place feel worth the trip for you?

10/06/2026

Before helping the University of Virginia plan a new shared museum facility, AMS benchmarked five peer institutions that had faced similar transitions.

The project brought together the Fralin Museum of Art and the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, two museums with distinct identities, into one new building for the first time.

Across all five peer institutions, the museums that invested deliberately in student-centered programming and staffing saw stronger attendance and deeper academic integration after their expansions.

For institutions planning a merger, expansion, or shared space, this points to a clear priority: build the programming and staffing budget into the plan from the start.

Read the full case study: https://www.ams-planning.com/case_studies/university-of-virginia-center-for-the-arts-c4a-museums/

09/29/2026

A city and its own arts organizations don't always define success the same way.

That was true in Dothan, Alabama, over a multi-year stakeholder engagement process. The city needed to replace an aging civic center, and figure out how to pay for it without a permanent hole in the budget.

45 stakeholder interviews and a survey of 65 organizations mapped 436 distinct annual uses across arts, youth sports, and community activities. Affordability of rental space topped the list — ahead of calendar access, ahead of amenities.

That groundwork carried into later workshops, where City leaders and local arts organizations were asked what success would actually look like. Economic impact, mostly, for the City. Identity, independence, and community benefit, for the arts groups.

Both were right. The engagement process built a governance model that could hold both, with arts organizations at the table alongside the City and business community.

Have you navigated something like this in your own community?

Read the full case study: https://www.ams-planning.com/case_studies/city-of-dothan-key-stakeholder-community-engagement-for-a-...

09/22/2026

For years, people in the arts have said that creativity brings communities together. Now there's data to support that idea.

A new national report from NASERC, the research center within the National Endowment for the Arts, found that people who participate in the arts are nearly four times as likely to be civically engaged in their communities compared to those who don't.

That means more volunteering, more voting, more town hall meetings, and more neighbors checking in on each other. The connection held even after researchers controlled for income, race, ethnicity, and location.

Investing in the arts is also an investment in the civic life of a community.

What does civic engagement look like in your community's arts scene?

Source: Arts Midwest, drawing on research from NASERC/NEA

Photo credit: Nicholas Worden

09/15/2026

Applications are open for AMS's Lynette A. Turner Pathways to Consulting Fellowship — a paid, 12-week opportunity for people historically underrepresented in arts consulting to gain real, hands-on experience.

Fellows work full-time and fully remote, alongside our team on actual consulting projects. The placement runs Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the fellow's own time zone. It pays $720 per week and includes a laptop for the duration. We're currently accepting applications for Winter 2027 placements.

If you're a student, recent graduate, or emerging professional building skills in research, analysis, or strategy for arts and culture organizations, we'd love for you to apply. If you're faculty, an administrator, or just know someone who should see this, please share it with them.

Learn more: https://www.ams-planning.com/opportunity-ams-expanding-pathways-to-consulting-fellowship-4/
Apply: https://amspnr.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eK8hK1zRPKBQ28K

09/08/2026

Some buildings carry more than square footage.

The Eng Homestead is one of the last intact single-family homes in Seattle's Chinatown-International District. Wing Luke Museum acquired it in 2021. Before any financial modeling started, that history already shaped which uses were on the table.

AMS worked with the Museum to model realistic financial scenarios for the site, while weighing what the building meant to the neighborhood around it.

What came out of it wasn't a single answer. It was a clearer view of the tradeoffs, financial and otherwise, that come with reimagining a historic space.

How do you balance mission and history against financial pragmatism when planning for a space like this?

Read the full case study on our website: https://www.ams-planning.com/case_studies/wing-luke-museum-eng-homestead-site/

09/01/2026

What does it take to make a renovated cultural facility work for the community it serves, not just financially, but in who actually gets to walk through the door?

That was the question at the center of AMS's engagement work with the City of Savannah on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civic Center and Johnny Mercer Theatre redevelopment.

29 stakeholder interviews. Direct outreach to prospective users. And a clear finding: most organizations interested in the renovated space were smaller not-for-profits, many on budgets under $1 million.

That's what drove the plan. Discounted rental rates for local not-for-profits. A formal City-use access policy. A facility built to stay affordable for the groups who depend on it most.

The result is a redevelopment plan shaped by what Savannah's arts organizations and residents actually asked for: expanded access, restored cultural prominence, and a sustainable path forward.

How does your community balance access and sustainability in shared cultural spaces?

Read the full case study here on our website here: https://www.ams-planning.com/case_studies/city-of-savannah-key-stakeholder-community-engagement-for-...

08/25/2026

New cultural facilities almost never break even on day one — and that's not a flaw in the plan, it's the plan.

We're proud to have supported the feasibility study for the Lincoln Clay Arts Center, which is turning a beautifully restored 1909 Carnegie Library in Lincoln, California into a new home for ceramic arts, education, and community programming.

Like most new arts organizations, LCAC expects an early operating gap while it builds its audience, programs, and revenue. Instead of hiding that, their team is telling funders and community partners upfront — here's what it actually takes to build something that lasts.

We've seen this again and again. Organizations that are honest about their early-stage realities build stronger, longer-term community support than those promising instant sustainability.

When did transparency about early costs help you build stronger donor trust?

08/18/2026

Parks & Recreation departments are increasingly being asked to lead arts and culture initiatives — even without dedicated arts infrastructure to support them.

It's a growing reality across the country, and it's one AMS has been supporting for years. From Mammoth Lakes, CA to Las Vegas to Vancouver, WA, we work alongside Parks & Rec leaders to help them navigate the intersection of public recreation and arts strategy.

The communities driving this work deserve thoughtful planning. That's what we show up to do.

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