Managing the Arts in Rural Areas

by David Andrew Snider

Overview

Beyond the clichés of country and city, understanding the differences in history, programming, economic impact, staffing, board development, marketing, fundraising, community engagement, and pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion in relation to their rural setting can help an arts manager be ready to adapt and succeed in different regions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538177556
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/08/2023
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

David Andrew Snider is the president and CEO of Integrated Arts Management, LLC, the executive & artistic director of the Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education, and has more than 25 years of experience as an arts administrator, educator, producer, and author. David received the Meyer Foundation's $100,000 Exponent Award for visionary leadership of a nonprofit, amongst many other honors, and has taught Arts Management for over a decade at the graduate and undergraduate levels. He is also the author of Managing Arts Organizations, a lecturer in the Arts Administration Program at Skidmore College and resides in the village of Cambridge, NY, with his wife and children. thedavidsnider.com

Table of Contents

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface: Planting Seeds

Part I—Why the Arts Matter in Rural Areas

1. Defining Urban and Rural
2. The Need for the Arts in Rural Areas
3. The Economic Impact of the Arts in Rural Areas
4. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access in Rural Areas
5. Rural Arts Education and the Rural Arts® Collaborative
6. Fundraising in Rural Areas
7. The Differences Between Urban and Rural Arts Organizations

Part II—The Rural Arts in Action

1. Creating Community—Carnegie Arts Center, Alliance, NE
2. Curating Joy—Coleman Center for the Arts, York, AL
3. Revealing Everyone’s Potential—Studio 84, Whitewater, WI
4. Equity for Indigenous Artists—gallupARTS, Gallup, NM
5. Enriching Minds, Bodies, and Spirits—Montana Ballet Company, Bozeman, MT
6. Honoring Our Ancestors—Perseverance Theatre, Juneau, AK
7. Citizen Artists—Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Bloomsburg, PA
8. Connecting People—Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA
9. Understanding the Other—Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY
10. Everything to Everyone—Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, CO
11. Building Bridges—Border Arts Corridor in Douglas, AZ and Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

Epilogue: The Harvest

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Index

Editorial Reviews

In this book, David Snider shines a bright light on the plight and possibilities of the arts in rural settings. Through a careful examination of the latest research on the demographics, socio-economic issues, and legacies of rural America, he lays out a clear and comprehensive map of what it means to run an arts organization outside major urban centers. Rather than being framed as bucolic places of beauty, or as sterile, poverty-ridden and bleak, Snider’s rural communities are shown to have with significant challenges, yes, but also a remarkable aptitude for resilience, solidarity, generosity, and care. He argues persuasively that rural areas are reflective of larger societal issues at play in today’s polarized America, and that the arts are “well-suited to activating and advancing rural economies” and to rebuilding tattered social fabrics. His inclusion of eleven case studies from across the country serve to underscore these points. This book will be of great interest to arts management scholars and practitioners interested in social justice, economic development, community engagement, fundraising, and governance.

Ximena Varela