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  • Funding the Arts

    Politics, Economics and Their Interplay in Public Policy

    Series series Discovering the Creative Industries
    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 author explores the politics of arts funding and how artists and audiences adapt their behaviour ... Read more

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  • Disciplining the Arts

    Teaching Entrepreneurship in Context

    Increasingly, the availability of entrepreneurship education is becoming a factor in college choice as fine arts students demand training that helps them create an arts-based career after graduation. For too long, the arts academy has ignored the long-term career outcomes of its graduates and has only recently begun to meaningfully address how students can earn a living as working artists and arts ... Read more

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