Arts Entrepreneurship

Most artists make a living locally, so being relevant to your community is a key to getting paid. Since all communities want to improve their quality of life, an explicit mission to make the world a better place is usually a critical component of being relevant. You must be able to articulate how your art will improve lives. Creating relevance in your artistic practice will allow you both to grow your business and change the world at the same time. You can indeed both eat and sleep better every day.

Minor in Arts Entrepreneurship
The minor in arts entrepreneurship at the Meadows School of the Arts provides an overview of how to develop and launch a new arts venture, either for-profit or nonprofit.  It includes course topics such as Developing an Arts Venture Plan and Attracting Capital: Donors, Investors, and Public Funds.

Entrepreneurship for the Visual Artist
Visual artists have a specific set of challenges and opportunities in regards to entrepreneurship. This article by Meadows alumnus Bret Slater gives advice on getting noticed in the art scene.

The Art of the Elevator Pitch
Meadows Theatre alumnus and national elevator pitch champion Chris Westfall spoke to first-year Meadows artists about how to effectively present their most powerful asset: their personal story.

Arts Entrepreneurship Web Resources
This collection of links provides a starting point for further web research on arts entrepreneurship.

FACE: First-Year Arts Community Experience
Watch below to learn more about the required First Year Arts Community Experience. In FACE, first-year artists at Meadows learn to work together, monetize their practice, collaborate well, and find common ground among their different forms of artistry. Led by Meadows Dean José Bowen and a gathering of faculty from many Meadows disciplines, students also get to meet local and international professionals and gain real-world insight into what it means to be a working, collaborative artist.