What: Arts Management Issues and Trends in the USA
Who: Professor William Byrnes
When: Tue 16 Mar, 7pm - 9.30pm
Where: Block F Level 2 #F202, LASALLE College of the Arts
Type: Seminar
Admission: Public: S$10 at the door; LASALLE students and staff: Free. Registration is required due to limited seating, RSVP by Fri 12 Mar to
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. Light refreshments will be provided after the session.
Arts management education, the ongoing debate about the benefits of the arts and the “culture wars” take the spotlight in this INTERACTIONS talk. A brief history of the evolution of arts management in America and an overview of the arts audiences and trends in arts attendance in the last 30 years will underpin Prof Byrnes’ talk. He will then expound on the pervasive topic of funding and the impact the recession has had on arts organisations and artists in the US. The lecture will conclude with thoughts about future trends and key issues facing arts organisations and arts managers.
About the Speaker:
Professor William Byrnes brings an extensive background in academic administration, management, teaching, and leadership to his current role as Interim Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies at Southern Utah University. Before assuming his current interim appointment, Professor Byrnes was Dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts. Professor Byrnes maintains a strong international presence with his service on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Languages and Economics (ISW), an international culture management training and business school located in Freiberg, Germany. He has also lectured on arts and culture management in Japan and China. His textbook, Management and the Arts, now in its fourth edition, is widely used in arts and culture management courses throughout the world.
This seminar is part of INTERACTIONS, an initiative spearheaded by LASALLE’s Master of Arts Arts & Cultural Management programme. The series, consisting talks, seminars and forums, bring practitioners and professionals from the arts and business world to share their knowledge and expertise.
