It was two years ago today that I posted my very first entry to The Artful Manager, with the wonderful support, vision, and advice of ArtsJournal editor Doug McLennan. Here’s what I said I would be talking about:
This blog is intended to be an on-line extension of the conversations I’ve been having throughout my work with arts managers, foundation leaders, students, academics, friends, colleagues, and unwitting strangers on airplanes….The world doesn’t work the way we thought it did, the way our common knowledge thinks it should, or the way our training prepared us for. Either the world is broken, or our eyes and brains aren’t seeing it right. One, I suggest, is easier to fix.
It’s up to other people to determine if I’ve stuck to my topic, or made any headway. But for me, the two years of writing this weblog have been an extraordinary opportunity to think out loud about new ideas, nagging questions, and emerging trends. There’s more on the way. I just thought it appropriate to mark the milestone.
Many thanks Andrew. This is a great resource. Would that more arts managers would start their day reading your blog, and skimming through ArtsJournal.
Hello Andrew. I can’t remember for how long I have been getting your ”Artful Manager” but I do know I could not do without it. You continue to open up new possibilities for us in the not-for-profit arts with your no-nonsense approach to your work and, by extension, ours. Many thanks. And many more years for us all.
Rafael de Acha
Congratulations Andrew! Increased dialog and examination of issues related to arts management in an open forum only serves to benefit everyone as a whole. Well done!