ArtsManaged Field Notes

Designing toward "desire lines"

Arts managers make and maintain paths for human movement. It's worth noticing where people wander off.

Mar 10 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Two sand traps of the 'red ink' business

Creative and connected work can depend on what's in your wallet.

Mar 3 • E. Andrew Taylor

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February 2026

Nonprofit arts adaptation

The modern arts nonprofit evolved in an ecology of growth. It's time to evolve again.

Feb 24 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Seven indicators of strategy

How to know if you're crafting strategy or just drafting plans

Feb 17 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Learning how you learn

What do you do when you don't know?

Feb 10 • E. Andrew Taylor

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The two meanings of 'facility'

An arts facility isn't just a place, it's a process.

Feb 3 • E. Andrew Taylor

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January 2026

Vision, capacity, and capital

Organizational growth is never in one direction, but rather three directions at once.

Jan 27 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Sorting artists by social type

Clustering artists (and arts organizations) by their relationship to an "art world" can be both useful and terrible

Jan 20 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Strategic outsourcing: when and why to DIY

Outsourcing can improve focus, amplify expertise, and reduce costs. But don't give away the farm.

Jan 13 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Invitation to recalibration

In this new year, consider a next chapter in your Arts Management story

Jan 6 • E. Andrew Taylor

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December 2025

Top 10 Posts of 2025

The most-read ArtsManaged Field Notes in a bumpy, grumpy year.

Dec 30, 2025 • E. Andrew Taylor

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Pillars of a creative community

Six ways to make a place hospitable to artists

Dec 23, 2025 • E. Andrew Taylor

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