Fueling Resilience: As Arts Funding Tightens, Building Connection & Community with Tessitura

With FY26 around the corner and funding challenges intensifying, arts and culture organizations are facing tough questions about sustainability. But in these headwinds, fandom—community, passion, and connection—might just be one of the most underleveraged tools to drive resilience and growth.

In this special Fandom Unpacked, Andrew Recinos, President & CEO of Tessitura Network, joins Situation’s Founder & President Damian Bazadona, Innovation Advisor Peter Yagecic, and Account Group Director, Arts & Culture Meghan Goria to dig into how connection drives both Tessitura’s technology and its community. Tessitura helps arts and culture organizations truly know and engage their audiences—but just as powerful is how its own network of users has become a passionate community, coming together every year at the Tessitura Learning & Community Conference.

Join us Tuesday, May 20 at 12 PM ET as we explore how leaning into fandom—both inside and outside your walls—can help arts and culture navigate uncertain times with optimism and creativity.