Tag Archives: Evaluation and assessment
Catch 23 in Kansas
Wichita Public Radio did a story this week* about the before-and-after effects of the decimation and then partial restoration of the Kansas Arts Commission, now the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission. The change is not just rhetorical. The piece lists … Continue reading
Measuring Incubator Success
Coincident with a spate of interesting blog posts about defining success for oneself (digested today by Thomas Cott), I am traveling to a conference to present some research on measuring the success of arts venture incubators. Specifically, I look at … Continue reading
It’s Complicated
Relationships are complicated. Perhaps none are more complicated than the relationship between art and money. What makes the relationship so complicated isn’t “love,” but “value.” Economic theories from Adam Smith to Karl Marx focus on the distinction between value-in-use (a … Continue reading
My BIG Questions
Here are the questions that keep me awake at night: How does an arts organization provide value to its community? Should an arts organization measure the value it provides to its community? If so, how? How does the way an … Continue reading
Approaching (Vibrant) Clarity
Issues of Outcomes and Measurement included implicit criticism of the ArtPlace Creative Placemaking program for not using evaluation outcome indicators that reflected stated program goals, their overarching term for which is “vibrancy.” I was not alone in this critique. Therefore, … Continue reading
Incubating the Incubators
Devon Smith recently visited the ASU campus as part of the p.a.v.e. program in arts entrepreneurship speakers series. Her visit followed close on the heels of her blog about arts incubators and how they differ from business incubators. In response … Continue reading
Waxing Theoretical Part 6: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!
This is the sixth and final installment in my blog series on the theories that underly arguments against — and in today’s installment for – government funding for the arts. I look today with some skepticism at the creative industries … Continue reading
Is Crepe-hanging Premature?
What a way to start the week!* Intiman Theatre in Seattle cancelled the remainder of its 2011 season to “pause, plan, and prepare for strong seasons in 2012 and beyond” and Philadelphia orchestra filed for bankruptcy protection. A week earlier, … Continue reading
Takeaways
Last week, the p.a.v.e program in arts entrepreneurship hosted its second bi-annual symposium, “Creating Infrastructure for Creativity and Innovation.” The interactive format allowed for many different levels of participation by symposium attendees. Although not an exhaustive list or description, here … Continue reading
“Intern” need not be a dirty word
Internships, a form of experiential learning in which a student works in an entry-level capacity at an organization external to the school for little, or more frequently, no, pay, is touted in the pedagogy literature – including some written by … Continue reading
