Discovering the Creative Industries
About the Book Series
The creative and cultural industries account for a significant share of the global economy. Gaining and maintaining employment and work in this sector is a challenge and chances of success are enhanced by ongoing professional development.
This series provides a range of relatively short, student-centred books which blend industry and educational expertise with cultural sector practice. Books in the series provide applied introductions to the core elements of the creative industries. In sum, the series provides essential reading for those studying to enter the creative industries as well as those seeking to enhance their career via executive education.
Legal Issues for Arts Organizations: A Practical Guide
1st Edition
By Kristi W. Arth
April 29, 2024
Legal issues touch every aspect of organizations in the creative and cultural sectors. This book teaches non-lawyer, arts administration professionals and students how to identify and manage legal issues common to arts organizations. Legal Issues for Arts Organizations demystifies common legal ...
Understanding Cultural Policy: Government and the Arts and Culture in the United States
2nd Edition
By Carole Rosenstein
April 17, 2024
This textbook provides an introduction to cultural policy in the US, enabling both students and practitioners to understand how government impacts the arts and culture. Starting with an historical overview of why and how the US developed a national cultural policy, the book goes on to trace the ...
Cultural Leadership in Practice: Beyond Arts Management and Cultural Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Steven Hadley
March 29, 2024
What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? This book brings global leaders in the cultural field into dialogue with academics and experts to offer profound insight and perspectives on the complex issues the cultural sector faces in a ...
Orchestra Management in Practice
1st Edition
By Salvino A. Salvaggio
December 15, 2023
Introducing the business models, organisational structures, and fundamentals of orchestras, this book takes readers on a journey through the evolution of orchestra management. The author explores the dynamics between artistic excellence and financial sustainability. Key aspects of orchestra ...
Funding the Arts: Politics, Economics and Their Interplay in Public Policy
1st Edition
By Andrew Pinnock
October 04, 2023
Who funds creative and cultural projects, and why? This insightful book analyses how the arts have been funded in a variety of political environments, helping readers understand how politics and economics intersect to support cultural life. Employing the UK Arts Council as an historical case study,...
The Art Business: Art World, Art Market
2nd Edition
By Jeffrey Taylor
September 29, 2023
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the professional activities of the art business. Addressing this fast-moving industry, The Art Business: Art World, Art Market analyses the sector’s institutions and structures, including galleries, auction houses and art fairs. The rapid development ...
Transformational Innovation in the Creative and Cultural Industries
1st Edition
By Alison Rieple, Robert DeFillippi, David Schreiber
June 13, 2023
Interest in the management of creative and cultural organisations has grown at pace with the size of this sector. This textbook uniquely focuses on how innovation in these industries transforms practice. Uncovering the strategic role of innovation for organizations in the creative and cultural ...
Managing Organizations in the Creative Economy: Organizational Behaviour for the Cultural Sector
2nd Edition
By Paul Saintilan, David Schreiber
May 01, 2023
The creative and cultural industries represent a growing and important sector in the global economy. Thriving in these industries is particularly tough and organizations face unique challenges in the digital age. This textbook provides a vivid initiation into the creative industries workplace. ...
Managing the Arts and Culture: Cultivating a Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Constance DeVereaux
December 30, 2022
Managing cultural organizations requires insight into a range of areas including marketing, fundraising, programming, finances, and leadership. This book integrates practical and theoretical insights, blending academic and practitioner voices to help readers "speak the language" in the creative ...
Fundraising in the Creative and Cultural Industries: Leading Effective Fundraising Strategies
1st Edition
By Michelle Wright, Ben Walmsley, Emilee Simmons
November 30, 2022
The need for effective fundraising in the arts has never been more acute. Specialist yet accessible, Fundraising in the Creative and Cultural Industries is designed to provide strategic and practical support to individuals needing to lead or develop fundraising in their organisations. Part One ...
Arts and Cultural Leadership: Creating Sustainable Arts Organizations
2nd Edition
By Kenneth Foster
October 17, 2022
This textbook provides an expert overview of the challenge of arts and cultural leadership in the contemporary world. Grounded in theories of sustainability and with a renewed global focus for this second edition, the author’s insights from contemporary arts organizations facilitate meaningful ...
Business Issues in the Arts
1st Edition
Edited
By Anthony Rhine, Jay Pension
August 08, 2022
Business Issues in the Arts is a text designed to address some of the most prescient business issues that nonprofit arts organizations face today. This text is not a how-to but an in-depth dive into fourteen topics and their associated theories to augment learning in arts administration programs. ...