Arts--Management Centers for the performing arts--Management
Contemporary economic and social challenges are pushing non-profit performing arts organizations to operate with greater efficiency, using the highest possible percentage of their resources for artistic, rather than administrative, outputs. Because no exhaustive study of current management practices of North American performing arts centers has been recently conducted, this paper employs a survey of hundreds of performing arts center websites, interviews with arts management professionals, and the author's relevant work experience to hypothesize a strategy for increasing operational efficiency. Classic and shared management models are reviewed and a centralized model is proposed as a potential solution for streamlining the management of multiple performing arts genres within a single hub organization. This model includes the consolidation of a performing arts center's resident groups under a single organizational umbrella and introduces community foundations, rather than unique boards of directors, as additional fundraising entities for each genre of performance.
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Title
Performing arts center management
Creators
Jennifer McGill-Rusynyk - DU
Contributors
James Undercofler (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
Awarding Institution
Drexel University
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (M.S.)
Publisher
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Number of pages
vi, 50 pages
Resource Type
Thesis
Language
English
Academic Unit
Arts Administration; Arts and Entertainment Enterprise; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Other Identifier
4353; 991014632381704721
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