Tag Archives: arts incubators

I’m Back at It…a little bit

Posted on April 23, 2024 by lindaessig

I was invited recently by my colleagues at the IU Arts Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab to contribute to a monograph they are editing on “Cultural Entrepreneurship” in the Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship series. To my surprise, and I think … Continue reading →

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Reconnecting in Repurposed Buildings

Posted on January 12, 2019 by lindaessig

One of the great advantages of “maturing” is that along the way, one’s circle of acquaintances and friends expands and grows to include people near and far. Sometimes, someone you meet through a friend relocates and then you relocate, and … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Here

Posted on December 27, 2018 by lindaessig

I’m still here. I launched this blog on December 31, 2010 and have written an anniversary post on or near New Year’s Eve each year since. These eight years have seen a lot of change – in the world, in … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Creative Infrastructure Posts of 2017

Posted on December 28, 2017 by lindaessig

#1. For the second year in a row, a short piece defining arts incubators was the most popular post on Creative Infrastructure. I first posted “What is an ‘Arts Incubator’?” in 2013 early in my research on the topic, but … Continue reading →

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Pay Artists!

Posted on September 12, 2017 by lindaessig

I recently attended the “Artists Thr!ve Summit” hosted by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Artists Thr!ve is a rubric, a tool, to help organizations in the arts services sector determine if and to what extent their work supports artists: do … Continue reading →

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The Field of Cultural Production – Pacoima

Posted on September 3, 2017 by lindaessig

I recently re-read Pierre Bourdieu’s influential essay “The Field of Cultural Production.” Just before, I had spent 36 hours in Pacoima (a northeast LA neighborhood) consulting on an arts incubator project there. The latter helped me to understand – and … Continue reading →

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A Short Story of Cultural Bifurcation

Posted on July 18, 2017 by lindaessig

I include this short story of cultural bifurcation in one of the essays in An Ouroboros: Art, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action. In 2014, I traveled to a small rural town in western Washington State to observe an arts incubator that had been … Continue reading →

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For 2017, Lower Barriers

Posted on December 28, 2016 by lindaessig

As I write my year-end post in celebration of the anniversary of this blog, I find myself still reeling from the results of the election eight weeks ago, my mind overwhelmed at times by the “what-could-have-been”s that gave me hope … Continue reading →

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Book proposal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by lindaessig

I’m working on a book proposal – let me know what you think. [Please see the revised proposal instead] An Ouroboros: Art, Money and Entrepreneurial Action will be a collection of original essays for an interested lay audience that bridges the … Continue reading →

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Animating Research

Posted on January 29, 2016 by lindaessig

A few weeks ago, I shared some excitement about my research being used in Liz Lerman’s class, “Animating Research.” Yesterday, I presented a 15 minute overview of “Lowering Barriers: Value Creation and Evaluation in Arts Incubators” to the class. Students had previously … Continue reading →

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