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Linda Essig is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Baruch College and principal/owner of Creative Infrastructure. The opinions expressed on Creative Infrastructure are her own and not those of Baruch College

Plans, Planning, Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2015 by lindaessig

I teach a two-semester sequence on arts entrepreneurship for undergraduates. The first semester is delivered in an online format and introduces students to theories of entrepreneurship as well as tools arts entrepreneurs. Students are also introduced to business planning tools … Continue reading →

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Complicated, Important, Difficult

Posted on November 15, 2015 by lindaessig

There are a few intersecting threads of conversations – even protests – on college campuses that we would do well to separate from one-another. Conflating them obscures their importance and will likely prevent real change from happening. The intertwining is … Continue reading →

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Chance Meetings on the Library Shelves

Posted on November 5, 2015 by lindaessig

I was a graduate student at New York University during a period in the mid 1980s when Bobst Library was converting from its card catalog to a computerized catalog. I lamented the loss of my ability to browse the card … Continue reading →

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SAEE, Take 2

Posted on October 22, 2015 by lindaessig

A little over a year ago, I attended the inaugural meeting of the Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education, about which I expressed some very mixed feelings. I am pleased to report that the second annual conference of the group was … Continue reading →

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Curb Creative Connection, Day 3

Posted on October 3, 2015 by lindaessig

Day 3 of the Curb Creative Connection put on a wide angle lens to focus on topics broader than one specific sector: public policy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Before digging in to these, however, we were treated to a (too short) … Continue reading →

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Curb Creative Connection, Day 2

Posted on October 2, 2015 by lindaessig

Back in my hotel room, I’m still geeking out on the fact that I spent half the day in the studio where Bob Dylan recorded Blonde on Blonde. This is a city rich in cultural history and we experienced some … Continue reading →

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Curb Creative Connection, Day 1

Posted on October 1, 2015 by lindaessig

Nashville panorama (public domain) For the second year in a row, the Curb Creative Connection (CCC) is convening students from the 14 institutions of higher education that have benefitted from the Mike Curb Family Foundation’s support of academic programs in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Building for the Arts

Posted on September 15, 2015 by lindaessig

The following is published in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Should We Build It? Will They Come? Review of: Peter Frumkin & Ana Kolendo, 2014. Building for the Arts: The Strategic Design of Cultural Facilities. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago … Continue reading →

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Arts Incubator Evaluation Variables

Posted on September 4, 2015 by lindaessig

[In this post, I share an excerpt from the conclusion of my study on value creation in and evaluation of arts incubators.] When I began my research on arts incubators as the financial crisis was waning in 2012, it appeared … Continue reading →

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Begin with the Middle in Mind

Posted on August 16, 2015 by lindaessig

I was recently turned on to David Grant’s “Social Profit Handbook” by the arts program director at the Tremaine Foundation, which supports some of the research we’re doing in field-based arts business training. The premise is deceptively simple, an organization … Continue reading →

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