Category Archives: Artist Entrepreneur

Simpatico: Artists and Entrepreneurs

Posted on February 19, 2015 by James Hart

What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? What does it mean to be an artist? To be an entrepreneur means you take risk for an idea you are passionate about in the hopes of making a living. What does … Continue reading →

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Interview: Martha Higgins, Arts Entrepreneur

Posted on December 9, 2013 by James Hart

Interview with Martha Higgins, Arts Entrepreneur Business: Hand Painted Glassware Samantha Schell: Your business seems to be doing really well. Tell me more about the company. Martha Higgins: Well, a couple years back I started painting wine glasses, decanters, and … Continue reading →

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Artists: Natural Entrepreneurs?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by James Hart

“My second conclusion is that attributes of creative individuals and attributes of entrepreneurs are so similar that even attempting to define a set of predetermined characteristics is a futile exercise”. (1) This is such a great quote and I would further … Continue reading →

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Update on The Marble Game

Posted on October 9, 2013 by James Hart

“Any updates regarding trades?”, I asked in my Attracting Capital class. “Traded the putter for two other clubs and floor seats at the mavs game”, was the first response from an undergraduate visual artist. This young woman has consistently traded … Continue reading →

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New Video: Interview with Scott Debus

Posted on September 23, 2013 by James Hart

Check out the latest Meadows Youtube Channel interview with Scott Debus, in which Debus speaks about making a living as an Arts Entrepreneur and working outside the system. The Meadows Youtube Channel offers a variety of voices from the field … Continue reading →

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Interview: with Arts Entrepreneur Eyal Goldberg

Posted on September 20, 2013 by James Hart

Serial Artist Entrepreneur Eyal Goldberg is an Israeli arts businessman and artistic leader. Though he has a classical theatre training background (MFA from Yale School of Drama) and continues to work as a theatre director, Goldberg runs a successful music … Continue reading →

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Teaching Arts Entrepreneurship: The Marble Game is On!

Posted on September 13, 2013 by James Hart

Games in the classroom, teaching Arts Entrepreneurship  In Attracting Capital, the short title of a course taught in the minor of Arts Entrepreneurship at Meadows School of the Arts, SMU, students are learning about the relativity of value and how … Continue reading →

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New Arts Entrepreneurship Youtube Channel

Posted on September 12, 2013 by James Hart

Meadows has a new Arts Entrepreneurship Youtube Channel. In this academic season, a number of arts entrepreneurs, academics in the field and those working with entrepreneurs (such as an IP Lawyer), have been video interviewed and asked to speak about the … Continue reading →

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News

Posted on August 4, 2013 by James Hart

Please check out this post recently published on Theatre Communications Group’s website. It was co-authored between SMU and Meadows Faculty member Jim Hart, Director of Arts Entrepreneurship, and Dr. Gary D. Beckman, Director of Entrepreneurial Studies in the Arts at North … Continue reading →

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Heroes Among Us: Orlando Soria

Posted on April 29, 2013 by James Hart

The following interview is part of a class assignment for Entrepreneurship and the Hero Adventure at SMU, Meadows School of the Arts. Each interview has been conducted and created by students for this course, which celebrates those heroes in our communities. Heroism, for … Continue reading →

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