The New Arts Entrepreneur is the first uniquely designed pedagogy for arts entrepreneurship educators and students. Melding an arts-first approach with understandable entrepreneurial concepts and newly formulated tools, the text helps arts students to envision themselves as an entrepreneurial CEO.
"Afirst-of-its-kind for aspiring arts entrepreneurs, this accessible and insightful textbook book will help shape the field of arts entrepreneurship. The book stands to be a seminal text,which will make alasting contributionto arts entrepreneurs' careers in today's creative economy."
James D. Hart, Director of Arts Entrepreneurship,Southern Methodist University, USA
"Gary Beckman's novel take on arts entrepreneurship, through his development of the Arts Ecologies, provides a brilliant yet accessible skills kit for future potential arts practitioners to orientate themselves business-wise in their distinct environments; thereby empowering them to create viable arts ventures. It will certainly become an essential tool for surviving the modern age as a freelance arts practitioner."
Paul Loeb van Zuilenburg,University of Pretoria, South Africa and The South African City Orchestras
"Moving away from the business school textbook approach, this book is written for arts entrepreneurs by an arts entrepreneur. The ecology metaphor encourages students to explore the sustainability of their arts venture in a whole new way."
Todd A. Stuart, Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship, Miami University, USA
