I recently found this YouTube video on The Artful Manager: Andrew Taylor on the business of arts and culture. It's a creative example of what one "artist" can do with the information already out there on the web. Read the entire post here. Visit The Artful Manager here.
Taylor introduces us to the inspiration for his blog, which began in 2003, with the following quote:
"But what if, all along the way, we fundamentally misunderstood what it meant to be run 'like a business'?...What if, in the end, the arts organization is not a problem to be managed, but an instrument to be played?"
While this blog is directed to arts administrations organizations and the culture roles they play, I found some of his observations and insights to be thought provoking and worth thinking about. Enjoy the video, then skip on over to The Artful Manager and take a look.
Why do I like this idea?
The music is great. The creativity is fantastic.
The Inspiration - how to use what exists all around you and present it in a new form - invaluable.
sheesh - I sound like that bank commercial!
Hi Sue Smith, I just made a blog post (saved in a draft) telling my friends to visit this blog.I won't publish it if you object,so let me know. I just feel others might enjoy as much as I do.Thanks, sue
Posted by: sue furrow | April 12, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Hey, that was a kick! Thanks for sharing it!
Posted by: Tamara Hocker | April 09, 2009 at 08:12 PM