Category Archives: Arts entrepreneurship

Tenth Anniversary!!

Posted on December 31, 2020 by lindaessig

This isn’t just any New Year’s Eve post, this is the TENTH ANNIVERSARY of Creative Infrastructure! Continue reading →

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Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action

Posted on October 30, 2020 by lindaessig

Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action is a labor of love, the culmination of fifteen years of ever-evolving thinking, and, now, a manuscript submitted to Intellect Books. A prologue, nine essays, and an epilogue (this last is still in … Continue reading →

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Real Estate

Posted on September 5, 2020 by lindaessig

All too often, artists who are attentive to the “business” of their creative practice are accused of “selling out.” But for many working artists, that attention to business–to revenue generation, asset accrual, the arts economy—is what enables an artist to … Continue reading →

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First Principles, Inadequate Soil, and Artist Entrepreneurs

Posted on June 9, 2020 by lindaessig

On June 8, I participated in a virtual symposium sponsored by the Arts, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab at Indiana University entitled “New. Not Normal.” Some panelists were invited to pre-record ~15 minute talks, while others, like me, were invited to … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Students: “Don’t Wait”

Posted on May 27, 2020 by lindaessig

A colleague dean clearly articulates both the challenges and the hope…”We need the next generation to define and improve the next normal”

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A Covid-19 Prompt from Artivate

Posted on April 4, 2020 by lindaessig

[The co-editors of Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts invited me to submit some “thoughts on arts entrepreneurship in light of the recent economic and social shifts brought on by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Here is that … Continue reading →

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New Year Post 2019-20

Posted on December 31, 2019 by lindaessig

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! Since I launched this blog on New Year’s Eve 2010 it has been my tradition to offer a recap of the blog’s year, summarizing its stats and revisiting its most popular posts. As the … Continue reading →

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Back at it (Finally)

Posted on September 26, 2019 by lindaessig

After a summer vacation and some less fun issues (now completely resolved!) that unfortunately coincided with the very busy start of a new semester, I am back at work on my collection of  essays on the relationship between artists, money, … Continue reading →

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Arts Entrepreneurship 11 through 15

Posted on August 19, 2019 by lindaessig

Four years ago, I created a series of short videos for use in my class Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship. I’m no longer teaching the course (and the videos themselves admittedly could use some updating) but for those of you looking for … Continue reading →

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AE 10: Entrepreneurial Decision Making and Basic Finance

Posted on August 5, 2019 by lindaessig

Module 10 looks at two approaches to entrepreneurial finance: venture capital vs. effectuation. To understand the module you will need to first seek out and watch the Voyage Air Guitar pitch on Season 1 Episode 3 of ABC’s Shark Tank. Please watch … Continue reading →

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