Arts Entrepreneurship

Royal Conservatoire Antwerp

The Arts Entrepreneurship course is part of the creative curriculum at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, together with subjects such as Artist in Society and Creative Project. 

The course focuses on developing the musician's artistic identity and entrepreneurial skills, awareness of current developments in society, providing legal knowledge, understanding tools such as business models and social media, networking and finding opportunities for future artistic practices. 


teacher: Jeroen Malaise | jeroen.malaise@ap.be 

section chair creative enterprise

www.jeroenmalaise.com | www.the-art-of-preluding.com

sessions 2024-25

Since we work with external partners and guest speakers, changes to this schedule are possible during the academic year. Each session will be announced in time with a digitap message. 

The sessions will take place at various locations: Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Academy of Fine Arts and University of Antwerp.

ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE ANTWERP



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TAKEOFFANTWERP | Tue 14 October 2024 pm  | Trix  | subscribe!

Workshop finance and funding (ENG) | Wed 6 November 2024 | Rodestraat 2000 Antwerpen | subscribe

 

ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (WHAT's NEXT)



UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP

study guide, course contents, evaluation

INTRODUCTION

The Arts Entrepreneurship course  focusses on the entrepreneurial mindset and the artsitic identity of an artist-musician in training. Creating and finding opportunities and to realize, expand and maintain practices requires specific skills: creativity, inventivity, communication, organization and developing clear artistic ideas. Whether one is setting up an own business, or working within an existing structure such as a collective, orchestra or educational institute, or with a combination of different artistic activities, the challenges are often similar. Since every artist is different, this also means that each one has to develop an individual and unique approach. The creative process of an artist involves discovering one's value(s), developing an artistic persona and being one's own curator to become successful in the creative industries. Whether one is an artist-entrepreneur, or an artist with some understandings of entrepreneurial activities, there are many benefits to developing a skillset for building future artistic practices.

COURSE TOPICS

The Arts Entrepreneurship course explores specific areas that are important in creative entrepreneurship, with the following topics being the most essential. Click on the links to find out more on interesting external platforms.

THE BALANCE BETWEEN CREATIVE PROCESSES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OUTCOME OBJECTIVES

Some artists are familiar with an approach in which art meets business, others tend to only focus on the artistic activities. But in fact it is the same domain, the difference is in the point of view from which it is seen. As an artist, it is interesting to regularly reflect on one's own specific role in the process of creating art, and at the same time to get a clear overview of all the actions that go into creating an artistic project.

The following summary gives an example of a possible project process seen from the creating artist's point of view, not necessarily in the exact order since each step can be revised and affect the other steps. A real-time experience in a graduation project is the best way to shape unique artistic practices and gain experience. Regular research activities will better place the concept in a contemporary social context.


The following outcome objectives are essential in a business process and emphasize the entrepreneurial side of an artistic process:


EVALUATION

Evaluation at the end of the academic year is based on three different topics. Templates are available on the AP Online Portfolio (see instruction video).

Case study formats:

micro-credential Cultural Management - University of Antwerp

Cultural Management

deadline subscription: 7 October 2024

Micro-credentials Cultural Management



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