Showing papers in "Journal of Arts Management Law and Society in 2014"
TL;DR: In this article, a review of financial and management accounting literature on the arts and cultural sector is presented to understand to what extent this literature is able to offer a critical perspective on the study of performance evaluation practices.
Abstract: In this article, I present a review of financial and management accounting literature on the arts and cultural sector My objective is to understand to what extent this literature is able to offer a critical perspective on the study of performance evaluation practices in arts and cultural organizations, as it is currently missing in the arts management literature Adopting a critical perspective means shifting the focus of research from the technicalities of evaluation rules and procedures to their embodiment by the different organizational and societal actors of the arts and cultural sector
34 citations
TL;DR: A typology of arts incubators based on organizational objectives through the lens of stakeholder theory is presented in this paper, where the goal is to produce successful firms that will leave the program financially viable and freestanding.
Abstract: Recent policy initiatives evidence a vigorous interest in arts-based community development. Arts incubators are one means for such development, as well as a means for supporting artists and arts organizations. Literature suggests wide variance across arts incubator objectives: some aim “to produce successful firms that will leave the program financially viable and freestanding,” while others pursue such diverse goals as supporting individual professional development, providing gallery space, or advocating for social change. There is also a diversity of organizational forms, governance structures, and funding models. This article offers a typology of arts incubators based on organizational objectives through the lens of stakeholder theory.
29 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors aim to advance the idea of the network and the art fair with regard to art fair boom, the differentiation of art fairs and their interlinking.
Abstract: Although Howard Becker defines art worlds as networks of cooperating people and a broad range of studies has applied this idea of the network to art markets, research on fairs remains a neglected issue. This article aims to advance the idea of the network and the art fair with regard to the art fair boom, the differentiation of art fairs and their interlinking, and the role of networks with regard to the participating galleries and their interlinking within art fairs. Quantitative and qualitative data are brought forward to shed some light on these issues, including statistical information, along with interviews.
22 citations
TL;DR: A critical appraisal of the UNCTAD Creative Economy Report (2013) can be found in this article, which dis-cusses continuity and change in the focus and message of the United Nations Creative Economy reports.
Abstract: This article develops a critical appraisal of the UNESCO Creative Economy Report (2013). It dis-cusses continuity and change in the focus and message of the UNCTAD Creative Economy Reports. The UNESCO Report aims at Widening Development Pathways and provides a balanced engagement with the relation between culture and development. It is a welcome addition to the creative economy debate that is now uncontestably global in scope. In spite of many perks, there is always room for improvement. First, there is a need for more critical engagement with examples, including bad ones. Second, mobility and visa issues among artists remain a concern. Third, the problematic opposition of developed and developing countries is no longer useful. Finally, the limited historical framing of (cultural) policy issues often leads to myopic thinking.
20 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors study the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), a museum that has experienced outstanding growth since the 1980s and has regularly adapted its business model in order to sustain growth.
Abstract: In a changing context in which many creative organizations navigate, arts museums struggle to remain faithful to their traditional missions and at the same time to adapt their business model, enabling them to grow. How does a museum renew components of its business model to become part of a creative industry, i.e., an organization that simultaneously maintains the creation of artistic value and the capture of this value on a market? In this article, we study the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA)—a museum that has experienced outstanding growth since the 1980s—which has regularly adapted its business model in order to sustain growth. We identify three major periods of leadership and business model evolution. Beyond endless definitional debates on creative industries, this article unveils actual industrialization processes of an arts museum.
16 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study focused on the Millennial Generation and potential differences in viewing an exhibition in person versus online was conducted, where participants engaged in reflexive self-interviews using Dervin's Sense-Making Methodology.
Abstract: Reported is a study that focused on the Millennial Generation and potential differences in viewing an exhibition in person versus online. The exhibition featured the artwork of Paul-Henri Bourguignon, whose extensive body of work includes a variety of paintings and drawings that employ a wide range of styles. Some viewers traveled to the physical space of a museum gallery, while others viewed reproductions of the same works on the Internet. Informants engaged in reflexive self-interviews using Dervin's Sense-Making Methodology. The authors compare viewers’ responses to works experienced in person versus online and discuss implications.
15 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measure the management of the relative efficiency among those forty-eight youth orchestras that participated in the profile summary project of the League of American Orchestras 2009-2010.
Abstract: Nonprofit arts organizations need to develop more effective mechanisms for self-regulation in response to increasing government regulation and to meet organizational expectations. In this article, I measure the management of the relative efficiency among those forty-eight youth orchestras that participated in the profile summary project of the League of American Orchestras 2009–2010. I used two steps of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in order to evaluate program service delivery and the effectiveness of these fundraising efforts. The result of this analysis enabled me to divide these groups into efficient and inefficient groups. The efficient group can use this study's results in future marketing or fundraising efforts. Inefficient groups are provided suggestions to implement that will improve their fundraising and program services.
15 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the evolution of hybrid organizations and the associated policy and governance questions that arise, concluding that, at least in their current state, hybrid organizations do not present a model likely to be widely adopted in the arts.
Abstract: Traditionally, the choice of organizational form facing an arts entrepreneur has been between starting a commercial enterprise or a nonprofit. Recently, state governments across the United States have passed authorizing legislation for various forms of hybrid organizations that combine elements of the commercial and nonprofit. This article presents an overview of the evolution of hybrid organizations and the associated policy and governance questions that arise. It concludes that hybrids, at least in their current state, do not present a model likely to be widely adopted in the arts.
14 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a trajectory analysis of the adoption and dissemination of digitization in Dutch museums and find that museums present a similar rate of adoption (and dissemination) for computers, the Internet, and information policy documents with a 10-year difference while digitization of collections and online publication of collections have a much slower adoption rate.
Abstract: Digitization of collections in Dutch museums can be traced back to 1969. Since then, significant resources have been allocated to digital activities. Results from the digitization trajectory analysis show that museums present a similar rate of adoption (and dissemination) for computers, the Internet, and information policy documents, with a 10-year difference while digitization of collections and online publication of collections have a much slower adoption rate. An explanation is found in the national policies designed to adopt technology focusing on innovation rather than organizational change or skill development. Restricted online publication of collections represents an important efficiency loss.
13 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, cultural diplomacy is proposed as a way for the EU and its member states to address the negative effects of the crisis on their soft power and integration process, and a proposal based on the balancing of sociocultural with economic principles is presented as a conclusion that would address soft power deficits and further EU integration.
Abstract: The economic crisis challenges the integration policies of the European Union (EU) and reduces its soft power. Developing from a discussion on cultural values, cultural diplomacy is proposed as a way for the EU and its member states to address the negative effects of the crisis on their soft power and integration process. Cultural values, identity issues, top-down and bottom-up stakeholders, policies, and prospects for cultural diplomacy are explored with a focus on Greece. A proposal based on the balancing of sociocultural with economic principles is presented as a conclusion that would address soft power deficits and further EU integration.
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a survey was conducted with cities and towns in Arizona that have public art programs to understand public art at the local level by providing analysis of local government public art program.
Abstract: This article contributes to our understanding public art at the local level by providing analysis of local government public art programs. A survey was conducted with cities and towns in Arizona that have public art programs. The article begins by defining public art and explaining how government funding for public art began in the United States. Next, it highlights the benefits of public art. Public art program funding sources, budgets, maintenance, personnel, and promotion techniques are discussed for the cities/towns surveyed. Last, recommendations are provided for cities/towns seeking to create or expand their public art programs.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the feasibility and sustainability of digital technology to promote cultural heritage sites in the City of Tshwane (CoT), South Africa and recommended further introduction of important facilities and services in the sites to increase public interest.
Abstract: This article examines the feasibility and sustainability of digital technology to promote cultural heritage sites in the City of Tshwane (CoT), South Africa. Post-Apartheid development imperatives compel the CoT to construct new cultural sites. Over time, the number of visitors to the places declined. The CoT introduced digital technology to collect and repackage information on some of the cultural edifices to add value to them. However, the absence of heritage/digital technology impact analysis and cultural policy in the CoT could compromise the program. The article recommends further introduction of important facilities and services in the sites to increase public interest.
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of the preservation of the Wheeling National Heritage Area is presented, which exemplifies the framework of how coalition networks can provide the structure necessary to push preservation policy in government.
Abstract: As the policy discussions of historic preservation have become complicated in recent years, the advocacy for the use of heritage is now even more important, and the number of coalitions for promoting the economic value of heritage has been on the rise. This research provides a historical view of the development of advocacy coalition networks that actively pursue the benefits of heritage resources. Through this context, the article then examines a case study of the Wheeling National Heritage Area. The case exemplifies the framework of how coalition networks can provide the structure necessary to push preservation policy in government.
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of the Folklife Center News from 1984 to 2011 is presented to get a better understanding of this part of American culture, and a major share of the articles are about folk music.
Abstract: Folk culture has often been regarded as a niche within the cultural field, implying that it is not the real thing, not “quality” culture. In order to get a better understanding of this part of American culture, the article presents an analysis of the Folklife Center News from 1984 to 2011. It documents a rich heritage of material and immaterial culture within different communities and groups. A major share of the articles is about folk music. The 1976 Public Law 94-201 greatly facilitated the preservation and dissemination of America's folk art and cultural heritage. Equally important are all the individuals who for decades created it.
TL;DR: The complex formation of identity has, for many years, been theorized, and articulated perspectives, analyses, and interpretations can be seen in many discourses as mentioned in this paper. One might say that i...
Abstract: Understanding the complex formation of identity has, for many years, been theorized, and articulated perspectives, analyses, and interpretations can be seen in many discourses. One might say that i...
TL;DR: In this paper, a test employing over two million data cells from 2007 onward for cultural organizations in Charlotte, North Carolina, found evident patterns and predictors for sector support as a foundation for recapitalization, making the case for big data.
Abstract: The cultural sector needs information to support recapitalization efforts. However the majority of existing studies all point to a knowledge gap within the sector: how to evaluate the amount of capital that can be raised. Through big data, we now have the ability to understand the “universe” of support to the cultural sector. In a test employing over two million data cells from 2007 onward for cultural organizations in Charlotte, North Carolina, the author has found evident patterns and predictors for sector support as a foundation for recapitalization, making the case for big data.