My student, Tom Bonner, and I would like some feedback on his project. It follows. CR Spaces Tom W Bonner CR Spaces is a non-profit cultural and economic development corporation that acquires foreclosed on properties in blighted, neglected Philadelphia communities, renovates them, and then leases them out to burgeoning artists and arts and cultural organizations at … [Read more...] about Arts Entrepreneurship — Student Work
Arts Entrepreneurship Student Work
My students' final projects are beginning to take shape, and I have asked them if any would like to post them on my blog. The first one is from Juliet Verde. What makes this one so special (to me) is that is so perfectly emanates from her personality and experience. Philadelphiaist (Philadelphiaist.wordpress.com) will be launching on July 1st, 2012 and then will … [Read more...] about Arts Entrepreneurship Student Work
Arts Entrepreneurship Class – Assignment One
My students completed their first assignment (described in my previous post). Their work was superb: ideas were original, and plans were imaginative and comprehensive. After each team had made their presentation, I asked the class what they had learned from this assignment. Their spontaneous response was: HOW EASY IT WAS TO GENERATE ORIGINAL IDEAS! I was … [Read more...] about Arts Entrepreneurship Class – Assignment One
Arts Entrepreneurship, The Class
My spring term class at Drexel, Arts Entrepreneurship has begun. One clear difference this year is that all of the students (15) have come to the class with ideas that they want to pursue. I think this is the result of their asking me in advance, and those who took it last year what the class was about, so came prepared. We 'workshopped' a couple of the ideas during the … [Read more...] about Arts Entrepreneurship, The Class
A Successful Music Entrepreneur
Please forgive the personal nature of this post, as the central character is my older daughter, but nonetheless she possesses exemplary qualities of a successful music (arts) entrepreneur. Check out the link to the article in the NY Times: (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/arts/music/face-the-music-teenage-alt-classical-ensemble.html) … [Read more...] about A Successful Music Entrepreneur