Managing the Arts and Culture - Cultivating a Practice

Managing cultural organizations requires insight into a range of areas including marketing, fundraising, programming, finances, and leadership. This book integrates practical and theoretical insights, blending academic and practitioner voices to help readers "speak the language" in the creative industries.

Including coverage of the management of theaters, dance companies, galleries, and performance spaces, evaluation, marketing, fundraising, activism, and policy, the book benefits from a range of features, including:

Scenarios to help orient readers to common arts management problems

Ethical dilemmas discussed in every chapter

Study questions to enable students to review the skills learned

Experiential exercises to gain experience and apply skills

Emphasis on cross-cultural and transferrable skills

Integration of international perspectives

Suggested additional readings and website links for each topic area

With contributions from a team of international experts, this book provides a one-stop-shop for students of arts and cultural management and will also provide a valuable resource for those currently in the field.

About the author

Constance DeVereaux is Director of Arts Leadership and Cultural Management at the University of Connecticut, USA. She is a former Executive Editor of the Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, and currently serves as an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy and on the executive editorial board of Culture et Gouvernance Locale.

Summary

Managing cultural organisations requires insight into a range of areas including marketing, fundraising, programming, finances, and leadership. This book integrates practical and theoretical insights, blending academic and practitioner voices to help readers "speak the language" in the creative industries.

Product details

• Authors: Constance DeVereaux
• Assisted by: Constance DeVereaux (Editor), DeVereaux Constance (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9780367622619
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62261-9
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Discovering the Creative Industries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Economics, The arts: general issues, Theatre Studies, Sports training & coaching, Non-profitmaking organizations, Sports training and coaching, Hospitality and service industries, Public ownership / nationalization, Sport & leisure industries, The arts: general topics