No More Starving Artists: The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship Shows Artists How to Become Successful Entrepreneurs
A Chicago-based program, set to launch in September 2010, is designed to eliminate the long-held “starving artist” stereotype and, instead, will teach artists how to become successful entrepreneurs.
The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship(TM) is a two-year program with a curriculum that combines experiential learning, mentorship and a personalized classroom environment that provides one-on-one time with the faculty of successful artist-entrepreneurs.
Founded by 25-year business veteran and serial artistic entrepreneur Lisa Canning, The Institute is based on her enthusiasm for the new wave of whole-brain thinking and the firm belief that the arts -and artists–can and must be allowed to contribute to the world’s financial recovery.
“There is simply no reason whatsoever that artists cannot be relevant and earn a living. And now, more than ever, society is not only willing but must innovate,” she says. “The arts hold many key ingredients that can help fuel economic growth. The time has come for artists to financially benefit from what the world now most needs–their creativity.”
Faculty at The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship includes entrepreneurial artists and artistic educational leaders. Among them: Dennis Rich, former chair of the Columbia College Arts, Entertainment & Media Program and Martin Atkins, serial artistic entrepreneur and renowned drummer; part-time faculty members include interdisciplinary arts leader John Cimino of Creative Leaps International, New York; musician, author, composer and educator David Cutler, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA; Gary Beckman, visiting professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music and Francois Kloc, vice president of sales and marketing for fine musical instrument maker Buffet Crampon & Cie., Paris.
The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship(TM) makes its home at Flourish Studios, a collaborative art studio and community center located at 3020 N. Lincoln Avenue in Chicago.
Enrollment is limited to 45 students. Applications are available online to apply for the institute. There is no age limit for enrollment and the requirements to apply simply include artistic excellence. For more information about the school, go to http://www.TheIAE.com
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