Alvin H. Reiss, perhaps the most prolific writer on the business of the arts, has donated his vast collection of materials on the arts and arts management to The Ohio State University Fine Arts Library, in Columbus, in support of the Department of Art Education's graduate-level Cultural Policy and Arts Administration Program. The collection includes thousands of books, periodicals, reports, studies, clippings, tapes, and papers of historical significance.
Arts & Business, the national charity dedicated to increasing private investment into the arts will, on 4th October, launch an on-line tax guide with Margaret Hodge, Minister for Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism, explaining how to give efficiently and effectively to the arts. The on-line tax guide is for arts fundraisers, donors and wealth managers. A&B's guide includes simple information demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, it has never been easier to give to the arts and the tax benefits have never been greater.
After the hype for contemporary Chinese art, the scene's interest seems to be shifting to India. Therefore the next UBS Arts Forum will look at the trends in contemporary Indian art and provide insights by top-experts like Ranjit Hoskoté (writer and co-curator Gwangju Biennale), Nitin Bhayana (collector, New Delhi), Elaine Ng (editor and publisher ArtAsiaPacific) and Hugo Weihe (International Director Asian Art, Christie's, New York).
For the first time, all major performing arts-oriented organizations got together in Denver from June 10 to 14, 2008 at the National Performing Arts Convention. Over 3500 delegates attended, gathering under the motto "taking action together", ready to take part in a wide offering of presentations, caucuses, forums, etc. and, as usual at these events, to network...
The EUConsult conference was held in Rome from Friday June 20th through Sunday June 22nd, 2008. The leadership of the group should be congratulated for their wise choice of location - Rome was more exquisite than ever and the hospitality of Pasquale Pesce (conference host) and Dr. Franco Pavancello, President of John Cabot University, where the meetings convened, were outstanding.
With the realization of the National Library, the Museum for Contemporary Art and the Concert Hall Riga, Latvia intends the three biggest construction plans for the upcoming years.
Glancing on the eventful history of the Baltic Sea is sufficient to understand, why this region does not also deserve attention but is one of the most pulsating and dynamic regions in Europe with the greatest economic growth. The large cultural heritage became due to the vast majority of initiatives to one of the priorities and challenges for the cultural cooperation.
Independent theatre producer Sherrie Johnson and Santee Smith, artistic director of the Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, are the first two recipients of the John Hobday Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievement in the field of arts management.
Canberra Arts Marketing supports the growth of creative, sustainable arts organisations through strategic initiatives that increase and diversify audiences and encourage their ongoing support for the arts in Canberra and the region. Canberra Arts Marketing is dedicated to the advancement of the arts in the ACT and region. It acknowledges the immense value of the arts to individuals and communities through cultural experience and economic benefit.
April 28 - May 1, 2008, Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, Canada
The international symposium Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity, organized by the Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University and the City of Ottawa, brought together noted speakers, experts and artists from across Canada and around to world to examine the role and value of cultural infrastructure in furthering culture and the creative economy in cities and communities.
The international symposium Creative Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity, organized by the Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University and the City of Ottawa, brought together noted speakers, experts and artists from across Canada and around to world to examine the role and value of cultural infrastructure in furthering culture and the creative economy in cities and communities.
John Willan, the chairman of IAMA, had the pleasure to welcome 460 delegates in the Konzerthaus Berlin. For the committee chair Cornelia Schmid (Konzertdirektion Schmid, Hannover) it was the amazing cultural scene of Berlin responsible for the decision to come to the conference.
Authors: M. Pulh, S. Marteaux, R. Mencarelli
One opinion is widely shared by managers in the cultural sector: Consumer relations with regard to cultural products and services have changed.
One opinion is widely shared by managers in the cultural sector: Consumer relations with regard to cultural products and services have changed.
Authors: S. Boerner, S. Renz
The authors focus on operagoers subjective judgements of performance quality.
The authors focus on operagoers subjective judgements of performance quality.
Author: D. Bouder-Pailler
The purpose of this article is to show that live entertainment attendance is influenced by the consumers conception of personal time and social time.
The purpose of this article is to show that live entertainment attendance is influenced by the consumers conception of personal time and social time.
Authors: J-F. Ouellet, M-A. Savard, F. Colbert
The authors develop the concept of personality as applied to performing arts venues.
The authors develop the concept of personality as applied to performing arts venues.
Authors: R. Rentschler, D. Shilbury
The authors report the results of a journal rating survey assessing 14 publications dedicated to arts management and related topics. Establishing a rating scheme for journals is an important step in the professionalization of an academic field. The authors argue that the development of a rating system in arts management is in the best interests of the discipline.
The authors report the results of a journal rating survey assessing 14 publications dedicated to arts management and related topics. Establishing a rating scheme for journals is an important step in the professionalization of an academic field. The authors argue that the development of a rating system in arts management is in the best interests of the discipline.
Author: S. Poisson-de Haro
The long-awaited reopening of Barcelonas Gran Teatre del Liceu took place on 7 October 1999, five years after it had been destroyed by fire for the second time in its history. This tragic event presented an opportunity to build a new opera house in the best tradition of the old one from an architectural and acoustical point of view and using best practices from a management point of view.
The long-awaited reopening of Barcelonas Gran Teatre del Liceu took place on 7 October 1999, five years after it had been destroyed by fire for the second time in its history. This tragic event presented an opportunity to build a new opera house in the best tradition of the old one from an architectural and acoustical point of view and using best practices from a management point of view.
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Concerning the cultural management education in Finland there are two different kinds of educational lines. One of these is something you can call Arts Management Education, which, as you can guess, is concentrated on special art form and its managerial questions. The other line is Cultural Management Education on which broader view to culture and its field is on the front line. In the latter also different art forms in itself are present but not that strongly as is the case with former.
An essay by Richard Holloway exploring the relationship between the artist and the state.
The international seminar on May 24th at the Latvian Academy of Culture in Riga focus on the present challenges in German and Latvian arts management. The lecturers provide an insight into the academical, practical and political status quo and challenges.