Discovering the Creative Industries
About the Book Series
The creative and cultural industries account for a significant share of the global economy. Gaining and maintaining employment and work in this sector is a challenge and chances of success are enhanced by ongoing professional development.
This series provides a range of relatively short, student-centred books which blend industry and educational expertise with cultural sector practice. Books in the series provide applied introductions to the core elements of the creative industries. In sum, the series provides essential reading for those studying to enter the creative industries as well as those seeking to enhance their career via executive education.
Arts Management in Practice
1st Edition
By Marc Leverton
April 15, 2027
Arts Management is the study of the organisational and business side of the arts. This applied textbook provides students with the practical insights required to launch and develop a rewarding career in the creative and cultural industries. Examining the external influences which shape arts ...
Governance and Art: Alignment, Advocacy, Accountability
1st Edition
By Ruth Rentschler, Bianca Araujo, Tony Grybowski, Chiara Carolina Donelli
March 29, 2027
Art belongs at the heart of governance. Governance and Art shows why and how. Too many boards lack the confidence to engage with the art itself, leaving governance decisions disconnected from creative purpose. This book bridges that gap. At its core is the Governance Triad: three essential board ...
Managing the Cultural Business: Avoiding Mistakes, Finding Success
2nd Edition
Edited
By Andrea Rurale, Michela Addis
March 29, 2027
Managing cultural organisations is no easy feat in any period, let alone during a global instability and economic turndown. Today, managers must reconcile artistic and cultural missions with economic sustainability, technological transformation, changing audience expectations, new forms of ...
Rethinking Cultural Entrepreneurship: Value-Led Opportunity for Change
1st Edition
By Meg Peterson
March 04, 2027
Entrepreneurship is fundamental to the growth of the creative and cultural industries. This book introduces and illuminates the interplay between entrepreneurial activities and innovation in the cultural sector. Bringing together a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the author teases out ...
Strategic Management in the Creative and Cultural Industries
2nd Edition
By Jonathan Gander
July 16, 2026
While creativity is their main focus, organisations in the creative industries don’t succeed or fail based solely on their creative output. Their success also depends on how effectively they understand and address competitive challenges. In this second edition of Strategic Management in the ...
Managing the Cultural Industries: An Introduction
1st Edition
By James Roberts
May 22, 2026
An introduction to the business mechanics of the cultural and creative industries, this textbook provides a management-oriented, practice-based teaching and learning resource. Aimed at students new to the study of the cultural industries and/or new to the study of business, the author introduces ...
Race and Racism in the Cultural and Creative Industries
1st Edition
By Nessa Keddo, Clive Chijioke Nwonka
April 20, 2026
This book uses rigorous case studies with definitive conclusions and develops a critical Cultural Studies perspective on both the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) and diversity politics. Through examining sophisticated processes through which race is negotiated and produced ...
Social Impact for Cultural Organizations: A Toolkit for Creating Change
1st Edition
By Richard S. Andrews, Emilee Simmons
February 25, 2026
This book provides cultural leaders, both emerging and established, with actionable tools to measure outcomes, communicate value, and build sustainable programs that create lasting positive change. Through insightful case studies of successful socially engaged art initiatives, readers can see how ...
Arts Management: Managing a Culturepreneurial Organization
2nd Edition
By Carla Stalling Walter
December 28, 2025
Providing a comprehensive introduction to arts and cultural management, this textbook incorporates new insights, from technological innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), to its popular practical approach to helping learners understand how to build and grow an arts organization...
Doing (and Using) Research in Arts and Cultural Management
1st Edition
By François Colbert, Jennifer Wiggins, Russell Belk, Ruth Rentschler, Danilo Dantas
December 19, 2025
This book offers a rich, critical, and engaging exploration of cutting-edge methods for studying arts and cultural management in a digital age. The content will appeal to those who seek to study these topics by employing the latest data gathering and analytical methods. It is an informative ...
Marketing Strategy for the Arts
3rd Edition
By Bonita M. Kolb
November 07, 2025
Marketing Strategy for the Arts, Third Edition, is targeted at students in higher education who plan on working in a creative industry or a cultural organization. Because such companies are talent- or values-driven, marketing must present a brand image that focuses equally on the producer and the ...
Human Resources in the Arts
1st Edition
By Brea M. Heidelberg
July 29, 2025
Arts and cultural institutions are a unique organizational context. Managing creative people within that context requires considerations that are not standard in traditional human resource practice. This book is designed to provide arts and cultural administrators with an overview of the most ...