Arts Leadership in Contemporary Contexts

Arts Leadership in Contemporary Contexts
Author: Josephine Caust
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2018-04-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1317195663
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This book explores and critiques different aspects of arts leadership within contemporary contexts. While this is an exploration of ways arts leadership is understood, interpreted and practiced, it is also an acknowledgement of a changing cultural and economic paradigm. Understanding the broader environment for the arts is therefore part of the leadership imperative. This book examines aspects such as individual versus collective leadership, gender, creativity and the influences of stakeholders and culture. While the book provides a theoretical and critical understanding of arts leadership, it also gives examples of arts leadership in practice.

Arts Leadership

Arts Leadership
Author: Jo Caust
Publisher: Tilde Publishing and Distribution
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780734611697
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An edited collection of international case studies discussing approaches to arts leadership and management

Co-Leadership in the Arts and Culture

Co-Leadership in the Arts and Culture
Author: Wendy Reid
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2022-12-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0429996349
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This book is about co-leadership: A leadership practice and structure often found in arts organizations that consist of two or three executives who bridge the art and business divide at the top. Many practitioners recognize this phenomenon but the research on this topic is limited and dispersed. This book assembles a coherent overview and presents new insights of the field. While co-leadership is well institutionalized in the West, it is also criticized for management’s constraint of artistic autonomy and for its pluralism that dilutes leadership clarity. However, co-leadership also personifies the strategic objectives of art, audiences, organization, and community, by addressing plural logics – navigating the demands of artistic vision and organizational stability. It is an integrating solution. The authors investigate its specifics in the arts, including global practice and its interdisciplinary nature. The theoretical frame of plural leadership supports their empirical explorations of the dynamics within the co-leadership relationship and with organizational stakeholders. Data includes the voices of co-leaders, artists, staff, and board members from arts organizations in Canada and Norway. Their abductive reflection generates a stimulating research experience. By viewing co-leadership in action, not as a study of static theories, the book will appeal not only to students and researchers but also resonate with practitioners in arts and cultural management and assist them to work with co-leadership and to manage its tensions. Chapters 1 and 4 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Cultural Governance in a Global Context

Cultural Governance in a Global Context
Author: Ian W. King
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319988603
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This original book explores the character of cultural governance of arts and cultural institutions in eight countries across five continents. Examining strategy and decision-making at an organisational level, this is the first empirical contribution on cultural policy and management, revealing how it is applied across the globe in otherwise unexplored countries. Concerned with the assumption that ‘one-size fits all’, the chapter authors analyse how cultural governance is managed within arts organizations in a range of countries to assess whether some locations are trying to apply unsuitable models. The chapters aim to discover and assess new practices to benefit the understanding of cultural governance and the arts sector which have as yet been excluded from the literature. As a collection of local accounts, this book offers a broad and rich perspective on managing cultural governance around the world.

The Routledge Companion to Arts Management

The Routledge Companion to Arts Management
Author: William Byrnes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 605
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351030841
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The Routledge Companion to Arts Management contains perspectives from international scholars, educators, consultants, and practitioners sharing opinions, exploring important questions, and raising concerns about the field. The book will stimulate conversations, foster curiosity, and open pathways to different cultural, philosophical, ideological, political, national, and generational insights. Four broad thematic areas are used to organize current topics in the field of arts and culture management. Part I introduces a mixture of perspectives about the history and evolution of the practice and study of arts management, the role of arts managers, and how arts management is being impacted by the digital age. Part II focuses on the dynamics of entrepreneurship, change processes, and leadership practices. Part III includes globally focused topics on cultural policy, cultural rights, and community building. Part IV examines a sampling of topics related to functional activities that are common to arts and culture organizations around the world such as marketing, planning, increasing diversity, hiring, fundraising, and sustainability. This book builds a comprehensive understanding of what arts management can mean in an international context creating an essential resource for students, scholars and reflective practitioners involved at the intersection of business and the arts.

The to Z of Arts Management

The to Z of Arts Management
Author: Ann Tonks
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 993
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1000032639
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The A to Z of Arts Management, Second Edition covers 97 topics about the management of arts and cultural organisations. Each section offers a theoretical and conceptual introduction to the topic, as well as storytelling and reflections about the meaning and application of such theories in the real world. Drawing on the author’s past as a manager running media and performing arts companies and her present as a consultant helping Boards and managers, this book covers a wide range of topics, from leadership, motivation and cultural policy to passion, coffee and laughter. This second edition includes even more coverage and stories about the challenges of arts management, and new topics such as harassment, philanthropy and venues. Written for arts managers, students and Board members anywhere in the world, The A to Z of Arts Management provides information about research and academic best practice in arts management alongside stories about the reality of working in the arts and cultural industries.

Leadership in Arts Organisations

Leadership in Arts Organisations
Author: Andrea Hausmann
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2024-01-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3031401913
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At a time of transformation for many arts and cultural organisations, this book provides a compact, in-depth and practical introduction to effective leadership in arts organisations. It begins with an overview of leadership theories, then moves on discuss the specific tasks and challenges of leadership in the arts, including digital leadership and remote work challenges for arts managers. Well-balanced and concise, this book combines a sound theoretical background in management with practical knowledge from the field. The underlying view is that all employees in arts and cultural institutions are responsible for successful leadership. Bearing this in mind the overall aim of this book is to provoke interest in better leadership in the arts and to generate knowledge of leading more effectively. It will be of interest to academics in the field of cultural management, creative industries management, heritage management and leadership in the arts. Additionally, it will be of interest to professionals working in these fields and explores topics that affect every leader in the arts sector, including typical framework conditions, the most important leadership tasks and responsibilities and individual leadership styles and principles.

The Oxford Handbook of Arts and Cultural Management

The Oxford Handbook of Arts and Cultural Management
Author: Yuha Jung
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 881
Release: 2024
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0197621619
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"The Oxford Handbook of Arts and Cultural Management surveys contemporary research in arts and cultural management, fulfilling a crucial need for a curated, high quality, first-line resource for scholars by providing a collection of empirical and theoretical chapters from a global perspective. With a focus on rigorous and in-depth contributions by both leading and emerging scholars from international and interdisciplinary backgrounds, the Handbook presents established and cutting-edge research in arts and cultural management and suggests directions for future work"--

Cultural Leadership in Practice

Cultural Leadership in Practice
Author: Steven Hadley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2024-03-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1003851940
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What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? This book brings global leaders in the cultural field into dialogue with academics and experts to offer profound insight and perspectives on the complex issues the cultural sector faces in a rapidly accelerating and destabilising twenty-first century context. The book engages directly with leaders in the arts and cultural sector, bridging the gap between academia, policy and practice. Each chapter sheds new light on national cultural policy contexts, offering different perspectives on arts subsidy, audiences, the cultural workforce, heritage, artform development and how cultural leadership functions in a fast-changing local, national and international context. Interviews are conducted by academics and experts with significant knowledge and understanding of the arts management and cultural policy field, who ask critical and probing questions. Featuring interviews with an impressively international range of senior figures from the cultural sector, from the Royal Opera House, BMW, Bloomberg and Onassis Foundation and covering countries including the UK, Germany, Chile, Singapore, Greece, USA, Serbia and Ireland, the book gives a truly global overview of cultural leadership from leaders who are open to question, critique and challenge. Each chapter offers a unique and fascinating insight into the mind of a leader in their field, with their experience ranging from huge participatory events featuring tens of thousands of people to the visual arts, opera, the Turner Prize and the #blacklivesmatter movement. This book will be essential reading for reflective cultural leaders around the world, as well as a useful resource for students and scholars involved with arts and cultural management and policy.

Management and the Arts

Management and the Arts
Author: William J. Byrnes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2022-06-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1000587126
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The sixth edition of Management and the Arts has been revised and updated with the latest concepts, theories, and practices to meet the evolving demands faced by arts managers in cultural organizations around the world. This comprehensive textbook covers a wide range of topics, including planning, strategy development, leading, marketing, fundraising, budgeting, finance, staffing, and operations. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach as it explores how arts managers and leaders can develop equitable, collaborative, and dynamic organizations that bring communities together to experience all the arts have to offer. It also includes illustrations, tables, tools, techniques, and case studies that can be applied in a wide range of visual and performing arts organizations. Each chapter features terms, learning outcomes, real world examples, and discussion questions designed to help students build skills, develop strategies, and understand options to consider in meeting the challenges faced by cultural organizations. New to this edition: An extensive focus on how arts managers and organizations can successfully engage in developing and implementing equity, diversity, and inclusion programs Expanded content on leadership, marketing, social media, and fundraising theories, practices, and ethics Updated content about planning and assessment, business models, entrepreneurship, and heuristics Expanded coverage of organizational culture and its impact on programming, operations, and inclusion Additional perspectives about leading in the arts, examination of theories of motivation and communication, and expanded discussion on leadership ethics Integration of topics on operations, budgeting, and finance including technology and CRM systems Suggested additional readings, website links, and a broad array of other resources have been carefully gathered to help faculty guide students of Performing Arts programs and Arts Management courses as they explore what is required to work with artists, board members, staff, funders, volunteers, and community leaders. Management and the Arts includes access to a companion website featuring a sample syllabus, additional project assignments, suggested resources, and chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides (www.managementandthearts.com).