Professor James David Hart – Entrepreneurialism and the Arts Interesting Friends

In this episode, we explore the growing academic discipline of Arts Entrepreneurship with one of the pioneers of the field.  What is the importance of understanding the principles and strategies of entrepreneurship for the artist?  Why is it so fundamental to the development and journey of the artist?  Why has this aspect of the arts discipline been so long overlooked and at times even controversial?  How can an artist think differently about their career, options, and needed skills on their path to becoming a working, productive, and great artist? James Hart is the author of Classroom Exercises for Entrepreneurship: A Cross-disciplinary Approach (Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd.). Hart is often recognized for innovation in pedagogical developments and practice, Hart has won multiple awards and recognitions at the university and national levels.  He earned his Master’s in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama and graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) with a Bachelor of fine arts in theatre.
 
Links:
TEDxSMU talk on teaching arts entrepreneurship through games
For more on James Hart, see: http://bit.ly/JamesHartSMUBio