Case Studies
Our consulting clients range from large philanthropic foundations to ad hoc citizen's committees in small cities and towns. These case studies provide just a few examples of our work across the country and around the world.
Kingman Arts Network
AMS was retained to conduct a feasibility study for a performing arts facility in Kingman, Arizona, a city of 30,000 known for its association with Historic Route 66.
County of Arlington, Virginia
The County asked AMS to lead a study to inform support of the arts in Arlington County over the coming 20 years. AMS developed a situation analysis of the agency and provided key informant interviews, a market analysis, best practices research, and a stakeholder's survey.
Grounds For Sculpture
Leadership at this 35-acre public sculpture park asked AMS to design an ongoing data collection effort and database maintenance schedule to support their marketing and development efforts. Audience Insight (AMS's research affiliate) analyzed more than 6,000 household records to find insights on members and visitors.
El Museo del Barrio
New York's leading Latino cultural institution asked AMS to enhance its understanding of existing and potential audiences, increase visitation, clarify the museum's market potential and audience-development goals, and create a consistent marketing and branding campaign.
Town of Killington, Vermont
The Town of Killington Economic Development and Tourism Commission retained AMS to determine the feasibility of a year-round performing arts center. Research suggested it was not yet time to take that step.
Village of Pinecrest, Florida
How can a city bring new life and new investment to an existing venue? That's what the Village of Pinecrest asked AMS as they considered the next steps for a 500-seat space in a public park.
Afrikan Poetry Theatre
The City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs and Afrikan Poetry Theatre asked AMS to help create a new business plan that would guide the organization beyond the renovation of its facility.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) engaged AMS Planning & Research to assist in the development of a strategic plan. We helped provide a shared understanding of the state of the arts in the Mid-Atlantic region, and frame priorities for future investment. And we helped the board update their vision and mission in response.
Purchase College
Purchase College asked AMS to assist in a strategic planning process to better integrate the Performing Arts Center (PAC) and the Neuberger Museum of Art (NMA) into the academic life of the college
City of Oregon City
AMS led a public process to define a vision and recommend options for the future of the End of the Oregon Trail site and Interpretive Center. Working with a 15-member community task force and city staff, AMS helped the city set criteria for ''success,'' articulate a community vision for the Center, and establish criteria for evaluating potential programs at the site.
City of Mississauga , Ontario
AMS Planning & Research was engaged by the Corporation of the City of Mississauga to analyze and make recommendations on the future role and identity of the Living Arts Centre and Meadowvale Theatre within the context of the new Culture Master Plan.
City of Danbury, Connecticut
The City of Danbury, Connecticut, engaged AMS to work in tandem with JCJ Architecture, Inc., to conduct a restoration planning study for its historic Palace Theater.
Columbus Foundation
The Columbus Foundation engaged AMS to explore the breadth and depth of the cultural ecosystem in Columbus and determine whether it was 'right-sized,' how the sector might be appropriately capitalized, and what strategies might be implemented to achieve this level of capitalization.
Asia Society Texas Center
Asia Society Texas Center engaged AMS to develop a business plan in preparation for it's move into a dramatic new facility. An outgrowth of AMS's original 2006 feasibility study and operating plan, the business plan is designed to enable the organization to realize a sustainable business model over the transition period and beyond the grand opening.
City of Kingston, Ontario, and Queen's University
The City of Kingston was experiencing a dramatic increase in its inventory of live arts and entertainment venues. They called AMS to help them plan better ways for these facilities to work together rather than against each other.
City of Salt Lake and Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County developed a sales-tax-based fund to support the marketing, branding, development and improvement of arts and cultural activities in Salt Lake's Cultural Core. AMS Planning & Research Corp. helped gather community insights and recommend primary investment goals.
South Miami-Dade Cultural Center
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Center opened to rave reviews in October 2011. The Center was designed by Arquitectonica International Corporation, in conjunction with Artec Consultants (acoustical, sound and communications consultants) and Fisher Dachs Associates (theater consultants). The technical specifications for...
Writers' Theatre
AMS guided Writers' Theatre in determining its next best steps for a facility, and in developing a transition plan from its current operations to expanded operations in a new facility.
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
In March 2007, AMS was engaged by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra to assist with the development of a strategic plan. A Joint Committee for the Future, composed of four Board members and four musicians, was developed to work on...
City of Lee's Summit, Missouri
The City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, is a rapidly growing suburb in the Kansas City metropolitan area, with a population of nearly 90,000 residents. In 2004, the Mayor and City Council established a strategic goal to conduct a feasibility...