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. Learn more about the minor

Stay up to date on the latest trends, topics, and resources in arts entrepreneurship with our blog, curated by Jim Hart, Director of Arts Entrepreneurship at SMU. Read the blog

Articles, journals and other relevant material related to the movement of Arts Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, the arts, etc., as well as a list of tools that arts entrepreneurs often find useful. Read more

In FACE (First-Year Arts Community Experience), 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. Learn more and view video highlights

Beginning with the class of 2016, Meadows Music, Theatre, Art, Dance and Film and Media Arts majors are required to maintain an online presence that showcases the skills and talents that make them unique artists. This self-marketing is a key part of developing artistic voice as well as entrepreneurial and business spirit. View student sites

SMU Meadows students can view requirements, instructions, resources, and more about building their online presence as an artist.  This is a key starting point toward artists being able to market themselves and their art, and students are expected to participate throughout their time at SMU. Read more about the student web presence requirement

SMU Meadows has a number of channels through which to help get the word out about student initiatives. Students are encouraged to use as many of these resources as they can! Many are "self-service" and require only that time and effort be put forth.There are also a number of arts publications in the Dallas area that allow event submissions, as well as e-zines and blogs that are always looking for interesting stories. Read more