The content is now posted for each chapter. I am still in the process of assembling and posting content for the Arts Manager Toolkit section. I should have this other content posted by the end of October.
Here are a few quick items of interest that could be added to your conversations with and among students about their study of arts management.
Boards In Action or Inaction?
Here’s a link to a story that was posted by the Brattleboro Reformer Oct 11 about a board with some serious oversight challenges. This article can be used in conjunction with chapters 9 on controls, and chapter 7 on the role of the board of directors.
http://www.reformer.com/news/ci_26705911/red-flags-existed-years-at-nonprofit-charged-mismanagement
Opera News September 2014 published an article entitled “Revised Ending,” which examined the ups and downs of the San Diego Opera’s closing and then reopening. This article could be used in conjunction with several chapters. It could be tied in with chapter 4, 5, 8 and 10.
http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2014/9/Features/Revised_Ending.html
Creativity Article
The July/August issue of Scientific American Mind had an article on “Creativity is Collective” which looked at the idea that “creativity takes place in a social context. (There is a charge if you want to download the whole article.)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/creative-communities-are-key-to-innovation/