Events
Submit listings for Conferences, Symposia, Panels & Accepted Papers for Presentation here.
Conferences of Interest Arts Entrepreneurship Educators
College Music Society, Richmond, Va. Annual Conference, Oct. 20-23, 2011.
USASBE, New Orleans, La. Annual Conference, Jan. 12-15, 2011. Arts Entrepreneurship pedagogy pre-conference workshop. Call for papers here - deadline for submissions Aug. 26, 2011.
Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour brings the country's top young entrepreneurs to college campuses to spread the entrepreneurial mindset. Note: Not Arts specific.
Job Postings
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP. The Meadows School of the Arts at SMU seeks an arts entrepreneurship professor, either tenure-track or executive-in-residence, to join a dynamic faculty in Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship in Fall 2012. Extraordinary candidates at all levels will be considered. Essential are creative energy, intellectual strength, and a deep understanding of the entrepreneurial forces that shape production and consumption of new arts and entertainment ventures. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. The candidate selected will be expected to grow this new program and to be a significant partner in connecting the division to an increasingly diverse and globally-connected community at the university and in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. A record of successful teaching at the undergraduate level is preferred. Salary commensurate with experience. Full benefits package. The Meadows School of the Arts, one of the nation’s premier arts schools with a legacy of excellence, prepares leadership for professional performing arts and visual arts organizations. For detailed information, visit http://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasOfStudy/ArtsManagement.aspx. The selected candidate will educate students about how to harness their innovative drive so that risk-taking happens, but is informed by structured research, a well-developed business plan, and a thorough understanding of the intended impact and model for how that change will take place. The successful candidate will have a terminal degree or commensurate professional experience as well as professional and/or teaching experience in new product/service idea development and screening, arts or entertainment entrepreneurship, social enterprise creation, with the possibility of also offering coursework in arts marketing, fundraising, or nonprofit financial management. Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae and contact information for three references by November 1, 2011 to Search Committee, Division of Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship, SMU, PO Box 750356, Dallas, TX 75275-0356, and reference position number: 52700. Applications can be submitted electronically to arad@smu.edu and will be accepted until position is filled. SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. SMU is also committed to the principle of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.