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The beautiful budget

Don't be fooled by its buttoned-up appearance. A budget is a complex work of human expression worthy of complex human attention.

Sep 26

ArtsManaged: Origins of a Meme

The term “Arts Managed” was born in a joyful and mischievous faculty meeting at American University – capturing the energy and alchemy of making art…

Sep 19

The three questions of a job search

In the complex process of hiring or getting hired, there are three essential inquiries in play – all of them fraught.

Sep 12

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Churn, baby, churn

Jun 27

ArtsManaged: Origins of a Meme

Sep 19

The pyramid and the wheel

Aug 8

Three stages of nonprofit boards

Aug 29

Value and the arts experience

Aug 1

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Sorting your lists into useful bits

Your list of active patrons, attendees, or ticket buyers shouldn't be an all-or-nothing communication tool.

Sep 5

Three stages of nonprofit boards

Boards must rise to the challenges of their changing enterprise and changing world. One framework describes the archetypes along the way.

Aug 29

In Arts Management, the gift isn't simple

Arts Management is deeply entangled with the cultivation, care, and consequence of giving and of gifts.

Aug 22

The money dance of source and use

A thriving arts enterprise gives every dollar a job. But not all dollars arrive to work at the same time.

Aug 15

The pyramid and the wheel

Johan Galtung defined two structures for human interaction: thin-and-big (the pyramid) or thick-and-small (the wheel). Which describes your…

Aug 8

Value and the arts experience

How does the artistic work you make or share into the world solve a problem, alleviate a pain, or amplify a gain? Does it have to?

Aug 1

How "personal projects" shape well-being

The way you and your team answer "what are you up to?" reveals a lot about your purpose, personality, and flourishing in Arts Management and beyond.

Jul 25

ArtsManaged Field Notes

ArtsManaged Field Notes

Weekly insights on management practice in arts and culture. Exploring Arts Management as if humans had something to do with it.

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American University's Arts Management Program

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