Category Archives: Arts Entrepreneurship

Arts Entrepreneurship at your school?

June 6 and 7, Meadows School of the Arts at SMU will host the inaugural conference for the Arts Entrepreneurship Educators Society. UT Austin’s department of Fine Arts dean, Douglas Dempster, will serve as the keynote speaker and will deliver … Continue reading

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Tips Before Launching an Arts Venture

The following are some tips to consider before launching an arts venture. If you could create anything, regardless of financial cost, what would you create? It can be as large as you can dream. It can be a stadium opening, starring … Continue reading

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Artists: Natural Entrepreneurs?

“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

Some of you may remember that some students in Attracting Capital have been invested in trading up (beginning with a single marble) for objects of greater value. One young woman has traded up (through multiple trades) to a hunting trip, … Continue reading

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Champions Adjust

There is an old military saying I like to think of a lot: “No plan survives first contact”. For me, this means that as well as you may plan, things are going to change as soon as you make contact … Continue reading

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Interview with Elizabeth DeRusha, Artist Entrepreneur

Elizabeth DeRusha is arts entrepreneur who is currently working as the proud owner of Edge Dance Studio. She opened the studio in Plano, Texas during the summer of 2012. 1. What role, if any, does a business plan play in … Continue reading

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MIT Entrepreneurship’s Aulet visits SMU’s Arts Entrepreneurship

Bill Aulet, Managing Director of Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, visited the course

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Interview: Adam Huttler, Founder of Fractured Atlas

  Adam Huttler, founder of Fractured Atlas, is interviewed on when to start a nonprofit (or if). He speaks about fiscal sponsorship and gives a wealth of tips to arts entrepreneurs.  

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New Video: Interview with Scott Debus

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

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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