Tag Archives: arts infrastructure

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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Knowledge Infrastructure: Artists’ Professional Development

Posted on March 7, 2016 by lindaessig

In a podcasted conversation with David Dower some time ago, I explained that creative infrastructure for the arts has three components: physical infrastructure, organizational infrastructure, and personal infrastructure. I’ve noticed (as has at least one regular reader) that this blog … Continue reading →

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A Brief Update on my Incubator Research

Posted on August 10, 2015 by lindaessig

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I have been researching arts incubators and how they create value. The research is continuing, but a few thematic commonalities have surfaced through my cross-case analysis of four … Continue reading →

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Arts (for) Infrastructure

Posted on April 7, 2015 by lindaessig

I dropped a friend off at the airport today – airports, along with roads and bridges are what most people think of when they think of infrastructure projects. Driving on the highway near the airport, my friend commented, “They do a really good … Continue reading →

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Trying Not to Feed the Beast

Posted on July 27, 2013 by lindaessig

I started writing this post a couple of days ago about adding an ownership incentive to arts organizations: When I teach my arts entrepreneurship students about different business forms that are available for artists and arts organizations, I explain a … Continue reading →

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Commonalities and Differences

Posted on July 25, 2011 by lindaessig

Jerusalem, War Horse, and Sleep No More have a lot in common: They’re playing to sold-out houses in New York I saw all three in a two-day binge of theatre-going last weekend They all have large ensembles of extraordinarily good … Continue reading →

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