Professionalization in the Creative Sector - Policy, Collective Action, and Institutionalization

This book seeks to better understand the processes and influences that have driven professionalization in the arts.

List of contents

1. Professionalization in the Creative Sector: Processes and Trends Margaret J. Wyszomirski & WoongJo Chang Part One 2. Sustaining Atypical Professions: Professional Structuration in the Creative Sector WoongJo Chang & Margaret J. Wyszomirski 3. Cultural Policy Tools and Rising Professionalism in American Arts, 1963-1996 Margaret J. Wyszomirski 4. Passion and Profession: Individual Artists, Professional Development, and the Role of Foundations Claudia J. Bach 5. The Dual Professional: The Artist/Manager in Small Arts Organizations WoongJo Chang 6. Strategic Planning for the Creative Professional: A Curriculum Proposal for Career Development Design Javier J. Hernández Acosta Part Two 7. Actors' Equity Association and the Professionalization of the Acting Vocation Rachel Shane 8. The Fractured Professionalization in Arts Education Young-ah Koh & Ann Galligan 9. Cultural Value and Professionalization of Emerging Contemporary Artists Ian Fillis, Boram Lee, & Ian Fraser 10. Strategic or Struggling? Professionalizing Philanthropy in Nonprofit Arts Organizations Chiara Carolina Donelli & Ruth Rentschler 11. Performing Arts Center Managers: A Crucial Profession in Community Performing Arts Sectors Patricia Dewey Lambert 12. 'I am a Professional dancer': The Case of Professionalization in Disability Arts Ruth Rentschler, Boram Lee, Jung Yoon, & Ayse Collins 13. Making a Buck Through Blockchain: Artist Entrepreneurship in the Artworld Minha Lee 14. Epilogue: Challenges for Creative Professionalism Margaret J. Wyszomirski & WoongJo Chang

About the author

Margaret J. Wyszomirski is Professor Emerita of Arts Administration, Education and Policy at The Ohio State University, USA.
WoongJo Chang is Associate Professor of Arts and Cultural Management at Hongik University, Seoul, Korea.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret J. Chang Wyszomirski
• Assisted by: WoongJo Chang (Editor), Margaret J. Wyszomirski (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9780367687045
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68704-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Routledge Research in the Creative and Cultural Industries
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology, Theatre Studies, Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, Public ownership / nationalization