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What is Arts Management?
The practice of aggregating and animating people, stuff, and money toward expressive ends.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Make things, tell people
The core of any creative practice is also the center of Arts Management practice.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Top 10 posts of 2024
Marking another year of weekly ArtsManaged Field Notes with the 10 most-read posts of the past twelve months.
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E. Andrew Taylor
The 100th Field Note
Please help me craft the NEXT 100 to match your interests and needs.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Be thankful, be thanked
Whether you celebrate this holiday or not, there is value in gratitude.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Spheres of influence
When your larger world is spinning out of control, remember the worlds you DO control.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Composing your day to fit your rhythm
Your body has a rise and fall throughout the day. Dance with it.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Ambition, capacity, and context
Arts organizations don't act in or on their environment, they act WITH it.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Making things that matter
Artistic practice, at its core, is about making things that matter. How those things matter, and to whom, is a core concern of Arts Management.
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E. Andrew Taylor
The ten functions of Arts Management
Ten bundles of sense-making and action-taking that help artistic expression and experience thrive.
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E. Andrew Taylor
Defining and delivering value
Who decides what's worth making in the private, public, and plural sectors?
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E. Andrew Taylor
Six pillars of artist support
What makes a community work for artists, and nurture artistic work?
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E. Andrew Taylor
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