Mary Carty

I read this article by Bruce Nussbaum a few days ago. In it he details how a new wave of entrepreuneurs are emerging from the arts and culture sectors.

It is very interesting to see how artists and arts education is moving towards an entrepreneurial model, incubators, start-ups and creating SME’s. I really believe this creative entrepreneurial turn is a very positive development. Arts education institutions will have to take a longer look at these types of models and VC’s have to look at other ways to support and finance business ideas that may well be a bit left-field, moving away from previous business models.

It is an exciting time to be a creative. So many possibilities. However, artist thinking will have to become naturally more open to business opportunities and the possibility of taking their practice outside the studio walls into the wider entrepreneurial milieu.

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