I had the pleasure of providing the opening keynote for the Arts Enterprise Summit in Kansas City last month. Arts Enterprise is a national network of student organizations on college and university campuses, striving to connect arts and business students, and to connect the dots between the disciplines. This was their second annual summit.
I only do a few keynotes a year. And I try to use the opportunity to more clearly define (for myself, and for others) a vexing issue that seems to need attention. The audience for this event seemed well suited to an exploration of business models in arts and culture. It strikes me that we’re talking a lot about business models in the arts, but not saying a lot. So, I thought a slight reframe might help the cause.
The kind folks at Arts Enterprise recorded the talk. I synchronized the audio with my slide deck. And the result is the SlideShare document below. I welcome all comments and critiques, as this keynote only a first small effort toward building a better conversation.
This is a great resource! Thanks for sharing it, as it is now required listening for my arts entrepreneurship class. Particularly like, “it’s about making your work connect with other people.”
Andrew:
Right on the mark! Congratulations!