Business Issues in the Arts

Business Issues in the Arts is a text designed to address some of the most prescient business issues that nonprofit arts organizations face today. This text is not a how-to but an in-depth dive into fourteen topics and their associated theories to augment learning in arts administration programs.

With contributions from leading academics in arts administration, the book guides readers through an exploration of those topics which have been found by practitioners to be most vital and least explored. Chapters include numerous case examples to illustrate business theory in the artistic and creative environment. The academic contributors themselves each come with both professional backgrounds and research experience, and they are each introduced at the start of their chapters, allowing for a collection of voices to navigate through some oftentimes challenging topics.

This book is designed for an advanced undergraduate course or a stand-alone graduate course on the intersection of business and management and the cultural and creative industries, especially those focusing on business issues in the arts.

Anthony Rhine is Professor of Management and Management Science at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business in New York City. He previously worked as a theatre executive, running multi-million-dollar and Tony-nominated theatre companies.

Jay Pension teaches theatre and arts administration at Florida State University. He has worked as a theatre producer on over 100 productions in Boston and New York City.