Category Archives: Arts entrepreneurship

Arts Incubators and Theories of the Firm

Posted on December 17, 2013 by lindaessig

Sometimes we build theory by observing phenomena and sometimes we use existing theories to explain the phenomena we observe.  I’ve been reviewing “theories of the firm” recently and am beginning to form some ideas about how these theories can be … Continue reading →

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Self-efficacy

Posted on December 5, 2013 by lindaessig

“I put this whole website together – and the band loves it!”  So said the student when she presented her final project, a website to promote her band.  The project is described as “a package of professional materials.”  Students can … Continue reading →

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Arts Entrepreneurship: New and Not New

Posted on November 8, 2013 by lindaessig

My colleagues teaching courses or whole programs in “arts entrepreneurship” often categorize the discipline as “new,” “nascent,” or “emergent.” I too have used those descriptors. It is useful, however, to remember that while teaching specific courses, offering certificates and degrees, … Continue reading →

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Lifelong Learning at STP+A

Posted on October 28, 2013 by lindaessig

I have just returned from my first STP+A conference.  STP+A stands for Social Theory, Politics, and Arts – an itinerant conference loosely connected to the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, but without any other fixed institutional affiliation.  I … Continue reading →

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The Double Bottom Line of Arts Entrepreneurship

Posted on October 14, 2013 by lindaessig

Tania Katan, kicking off our annual Pave Speaker Series, opened her talk with a quote from the Merriam Webster online dictionary: en·tre·pre·neur noun \ˌäⁿn-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər, -ˈn(y)u̇r\: a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to … Continue reading →

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Dinner Conversation

Posted on October 4, 2013 by lindaessig

On September 6, twelve arts and culture activists/leaders/thinkers gathered at the Djerassi Artist’s Retreat at the invitation of Barry Hessenius to discuss the following question: Traditional audiences are declining and participation patterns are shifting seismically, which is having a deleterious … Continue reading →

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Hip Hip Hooray for the ACA

Posted on October 1, 2013 by lindaessig

Some may remember today’s date, October 1, 2013, for the temporary government shutdown that resulted from political posturing in Washington.  If you work in the arts and culture sector, however, it is a day to shout “hip hip hooray,” because … Continue reading →

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The Arts Venture and Needs Satisfaction

Posted on September 11, 2013 by lindaessig

I thought I would share the graphic I use in my class to explain that an arts venture can satisfy both the individual needs/wants of the artist and the needs/wants of a community: For more, see “Why Arts Entrepreneurship“

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What is an “Arts Incubator?”

Posted on September 6, 2013 by lindaessig

I came across a website the other day of a municipally owned performing arts facility that describes itself as “the premier performance venue, arts incubator and advocate.”  To actually be an arts incubator, an organization or program needs to function … Continue reading →

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Language and Intention and Business

Posted on July 10, 2013 by lindaessig

Although my last post was deeply personal, I return here with a systems level look at a problem facing the nonprofit and for-profit arts sectors – that we use language imprecisely – and a corporate form that could help ameliorate … Continue reading →

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