The Routledge Companion to Arts Management

The Routledge Companion to Arts Management is a timely addition to the original text (Management and the Arts) and to the ever-evolving field of arts and culture management. Byrnes and Brkic have selected a diverse group of authors-experts in branding, ED&I, community engagement, policy, revenue strategy, business and fund development, HR and leadership-whose focus on indicators of the future are carefully constructed to be seen through the digitally-expanded perspective of the world, using cultural dexterity, social market data and personal narrative. As one author alludes to regarding the content within, the strategies in these chapters are most useful and helpful when taken as a proactive intervention. Sherry Henry-Wagner, Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin, Madison This is an important and timely volume, which begins to fill a gap in available literature and will help stimulate a global conversation about arts management and its future. The text combines theoretical and critical perspectives with the examination of key technological, cultural, social and economic trends, and with reflections on practices from the US, Europe, Australia and Asia. The book will be of interest to researchers, educators, cultural practitioners and managers wishing to engage with innovative thinking in this field, beyond traditionally dominant Western paradigms. Franco Bianchini, Professor of Cultural Policy and Planning, Culture, Place and Policy Institute, University of Hull, UK This book is a must-have for all enthusiasts, serious students and the curious in this field. William J. Byrnes and Aleksandar Brkic have done an amazing job in compiling a global and condensed, yet comprehensive body of work which should serve as a guide in events and cultural management. Joe Sidek, Festival Director, George Town Festival, Malaysia (2010-2018)