Category Archives: Institutional Infrastructure

The Venn Diagram of Art and Entertainment

Posted on November 27, 2016 by lindaessig

In her insightful response to the recent Hamilton/Pence/Trump kerfuffle, Margy Waller wrote on Medium, “The current debate about whether artists should speak to policy or politics from the stage is framed to reinforce the default thinking about the arts as … Continue reading →

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What Can We Do? Part 4

Posted on November 13, 2016 by lindaessig

This is the fourth in a four part (for now) series that I am writing in response to last Tuesday’s election results because for me, writing is way of thinking, knowing, and understanding. In the first post, I tried to … Continue reading →

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What Can We Do? Part 1

Posted on November 10, 2016 by lindaessig

Like many political moderates, I was stunned by the outcome of the recent presidential election. My children, who are politically to my left, are bereft; I worry for them personally while they worry for our country and our planet. Because … Continue reading →

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A Creative Enterprise Strategy Model

Posted on November 1, 2016 by lindaessig

I’m currently teaching a new course titled “Strategy: Opportunity Recognition in the Creative and Cultural Industries” as part of the Curb MA in Creative Enterprise and Cultural Leadership. My concept of strategy may be different than a business school conception … Continue reading →

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Voting, Rights

Posted on October 16, 2016 by lindaessig

I rushed home from the airport today knowing that my early ballot would be waiting in my mailbox. Then, I voted with tears in my eyes. The tears were tears of joy, because after participating in eight presidential elections (nine … Continue reading →

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ENCATC Teaser

Posted on September 29, 2016 by lindaessig

I’m presenting a paper next week at the European Network of Cultural Management Conference (ENCATC) entitled “Same or Different? The ‘Cultural Entrepreneurship’ and ‘Arts Entrepreneurship’ Constructs in European and US Higher Education.” Here’s a teaser: “Arts Entrepreneurship” is beginning to … Continue reading →

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Leadership Axioms from Jim Ed Norman

Posted on September 22, 2016 by lindaessig

What a treat! Our guest this week in “Leadership in the Creative and Cultural Industries” was Jim Ed Norman: musician, arranger, producer, former president of Warner Records Nashville and, after coming out of retirement three years ago, CEO of Curb … Continue reading →

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Uber, Gigs, Artists

Posted on September 11, 2016 by lindaessig

I heard a story on NPR this morning about a high school teacher in California who drives for Uber because the cost of living in his community is so high he can’t quite make ends meet on his teacher’s salary. … Continue reading →

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Leading and Following

Posted on August 26, 2016 by lindaessig

My “Leadership in the Creative and Cultural Industries” course has met twice now and we are making progress toward understanding that leadership and management are not the same, that leadership can happen anywhere in an organization, and that authentic leadership … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Zelda

Posted on August 3, 2016 by lindaessig

Zelda Fichandler, who passed away last week at age 91, was a woman who knew a lot about infrastructure for the arts. She was a leader in the regional/resident theatre movement that built the institutional infrastructure of nonprofit theatres across … Continue reading →

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