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Catalog The Arts Management Handbook
“A valuable new source for students seeking to broaden and deepen their understanding of arts management and leadership.” (*)
Whether the art form is theater, dance, music, festival, or the visual arts and galleries, the arts manager is the liaison between the artists and their audience. This groundbreaking text links the fields of management and organizational management with the ongoing evolutions in arts management education.
The book brings together the insights of educators and practitioners as new directions in arts management education and practice merge. It uses cases studies as both a pedagogical tool and an integrating device. Separate sections cover Performing and Visual Arts Management, Arts Management Education and Careers, and Arts Management: Government, Nonprofits, and Evaluation. The book also includes a chapter on grants and raising money in the arts.
Endorsements:
"The Arts Management Handbook is a valuable new source for students seeking to broaden and deepen their understanding of arts management and leadership. Engaging case scenarios offer students and instructors a path to start their journey through topics that cover everything from managing arts facilities and galleries to fund-raising and grappling with impact of public policy. Each contributor offers a unique perspective on an arts management topic, resulting in a realistic overview of the challenges and opportunities facing future arts leaders." — William J. Byrnes, Southern Utah University (*)
"The Arts Management Handbook is a breath of fresh air, providing a new and user-friendly way of considering contemporary issues in arts management. Each chapter is grounded in a case study, which offers the opportunity to look at multiple issues surrounding the central focus of the chapter. Practical information is presented in a solidly researched but accessible manner. A welcome addition to the field!" — Ellen Rosewall, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
"Sensitively exploring both the theoretical and applied elements of arts management, Brindle and DeVereaux have produced an extremely welcome addition to the field. Through introductory case examples, a direct writing style, and a focus on the 'nuts and bolts' of each topic, this book superbly addresses the many challenges facing today's arts managers." — Richard Maloney, Boston University
“After reading the book, present and future arts managers will gain a grip on the situations that inevitably end up in disaster for one’s career and those that serve as milestones towards perfected professionalism. What is interesting about this book is that it has a lot of transferable knowledge that may serve business managers who are also involved in non-artistic endeavors. Another strong point I’d like to stress is that the book introduces the reader to possible—well documented—future trends and explains how governments, NGOs, and grant writing work in what concerns the arts, without losing sight of the reader as an individual. The book fulfills its task of setting new directions for students and practitioners and an artist still has a lot to learn throughout its chapters. I recommend the book to everyone seeking to broaden their understanding of how arts managers contribute by means of their expertise to the development of the arts market in general.” — Journal for Communication and Culture
Catalog The Arts Management Handbook
The Arts Management Handbook
New Directions for Students and Practitioners
By (author)
Meg Brindle, Constance DeVereaux
e-ISBN
9780765629586
eBook Price
$27.95
Pages
370
Pub Date
April 2011
Main Subject(s)
Management
Course Title(s)
Arts Management
“A valuable new source for students seeking to broaden and deepen their understanding of arts management and leadership.” (*)
Whether the art form is theater, dance, music, festival, or the visual arts and galleries, the arts manager is the liaison between the artists and their audience. This groundbreaking text links the fields of management and organizational management with the ongoing evolutions in arts management education.
The book brings together the insights of educators and practitioners as new directions in arts management education and practice merge. It uses cases studies as both a pedagogical tool and an integrating device. Separate sections cover Performing and Visual Arts Management, Arts Management Education and Careers, and Arts Management: Government, Nonprofits, and Evaluation. The book also includes a chapter on grants and raising money in the arts.
Endorsements:
"The Arts Management Handbook is a valuable new source for students seeking to broaden and deepen their understanding of arts management and leadership. Engaging case scenarios offer students and instructors a path to start their journey through topics that cover everything from managing arts facilities and galleries to fund-raising and grappling with impact of public policy. Each contributor offers a unique perspective on an arts management topic, resulting in a realistic overview of the challenges and opportunities facing future arts leaders." — William J. Byrnes, Southern Utah University (*)
"The Arts Management Handbook is a breath of fresh air, providing a new and user-friendly way of considering contemporary issues in arts management. Each chapter is grounded in a case study, which offers the opportunity to look at multiple issues surrounding the central focus of the chapter. Practical information is presented in a solidly researched but accessible manner. A welcome addition to the field!" — Ellen Rosewall, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
"Sensitively exploring both the theoretical and applied elements of arts management, Brindle and DeVereaux have produced an extremely welcome addition to the field. Through introductory case examples, a direct writing style, and a focus on the 'nuts and bolts' of each topic, this book superbly addresses the many challenges facing today's arts managers." — Richard Maloney, Boston University
“After reading the book, present and future arts managers will gain a grip on the situations that inevitably end up in disaster for one’s career and those that serve as milestones towards perfected professionalism. What is interesting about this book is that it has a lot of transferable knowledge that may serve business managers who are also involved in non-artistic endeavors. Another strong point I’d like to stress is that the book introduces the reader to possible—well documented—future trends and explains how governments, NGOs, and grant writing work in what concerns the arts, without losing sight of the reader as an individual. The book fulfills its task of setting new directions for students and practitioners and an artist still has a lot to learn throughout its chapters. I recommend the book to everyone seeking to broaden their understanding of how arts managers contribute by means of their expertise to the development of the arts market in general.” — Journal for Communication and Culture