External resources and articles about leadership in the arts
Arts Leadership Best Practices
“The Art of Leadership and the Leadership of Art” by Don McIntyre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
https://www.banffcentre.ca/articles/art-leadership-and-leadership-art
“How to change arts leadership in Canada: An insider’s perspective” by Rosalyn Rubenstein, The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-change-arts-leadership-in-canada-an-insiders-perspective/article38021320/
“Moving Arts Leadership Forward: A Changing Landscape” by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
https://hewlett.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Moving%20Arts%20Leadership%20Forward_2016.pdf
“The Art of Leadership: Became A More Effective Leader In 3 Steps” by Young Entrepreneur Council, Forbes Magazine
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2012/08/06/the-art-of-leadership-become-a-more-effective-leader-in-3-steps/#47ec8f4f788a
“How to think like a leader” by Andrea Simpson, ArtsHub
https://www.artshub.com.au/education/news-article/career-advice/professional-development/andrea-simpson/how-to-think-like-a-leader-254434
“The arts sector is in desperate need of a fresh perspective” by Susan Jones, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2015/jun/23/arts-sector-desperate-need-fresh-perspective-susan-jones
“How Arts Leaders Build Expert and Relationship Power: The Two Best Ways to Establish Your Leadership Credibility”, by Astrid Baumgardner
http://www.astridbaumgardner.com/blog-and-resources/how-arts-leaders-build-expert-and-relationship-power-the-two-best-ways-to-establish-your-leadership-credibility/
Leadership by Discipline
“Shared-leadership proves successful in music orgs” by Michael Mauskapf, Arts Forward by EmcArts
https://www.artsfwd.org/shared-leadership-proves-successful-in-music-orgs/
“Canada’s Galleries Fall Short: The Not-So Great White North” by Alison Cooley Amy Luo and Caoimhe Morgan-Feir, Canadian Art
https://canadianart.ca/features/canadas-galleries-fall-short-the-not-so-great-white-north/
“Diversity in Art Museum Leadership: A Funder Collaboration” by Jeff Dean, Marc Holley & Drew Jacobs, Stanford Social Innovation Review
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/diversity_in_art_museum_leadership_a_funder_collaboration
“More than a hashtag: Making diverse, inclusive theatre the norm” by Jessica Wong, CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/theatre-new-wave-diversity-1.4090091
“Leadership Challenges for the Independent Theatre Sector” by Charlotte Jones, itc
https://www.itc-arts.org/blog/leadership-challenges-for-the-independent-theatre-sector
Leadership in Community & Inclusion
“Can We Break the Glass Ceiling of Arts Leadership?” by Eleanor Whitney, Arts Forward by EmcArts
https://www.artsfwd.org/can-we-break-the-glass-ceiling-of-arts-leadership/
“Cross-Generational Leadership: The Future of Effective Arts Leaderships” by Aja Roberts, Americans for the Arts
https://blog.americansforthearts.org/2016/03/16/cross-generational-leadership-the-future-of-effective-arts-leadership
“Hard Numbers: A Study on Diversity in Canada’s Galleries” by Michael Maranda, Canadian Art
https://canadianart.ca/features/art-leadership-diversity/
“Asking Questions About Mental Health in the Arts” by Jenna Reid, Canadian Art
https://canadianart.ca/features/workman-arts-bigfeels-symposium/
“Why Are Toronto’s ‘Big 6’ Arts Boards Nearly All Men, And All White?” by Anya Wassenberg, Ludwig Van Toronto
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2017/12/01/issues-diversity-in-torontos-arts-boards-nearly-all-men-nearly-all-white/
“The outsiders who got in: Why sought-after arts positions in the country are going to non-Canadians” by Kate Taylor, The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-outsiders-who-got-in-why-sought-after-arts-positions-in-the-country-are-going-tonon-canadians/article37798627/
“5 Ways Arts Projects Can Improve Struggling Communities” by Tom Borrup, Project for Public Spaces
https://www.pps.org/article/artsprojects
“Cross-Cultural Leadership Skills for a Multicultural Canada” by Tim Jackson and Erik Girard, PeopleTalk
https://peopletalkonline.ca/cross-cultural-leadership-skills-for-a-multicultural-canada/
“Diversity: A Critical Engagement” by Nasheed Qamar Faruqi, ACE
https://diversitychallenged.com/
“To fix gender inequity in arts leadership we need more women in politics and chairing boards” by Jo Caust, The Conversation.com
http://theconversation.com/to-fix-gender-inequity-in-arts-leadership-we-need-more-women-in-politics-and-chairing-boards-97782
“Art for Everyone: Approaches to Inclusive Practice”, by Arts Access Victoria
https://www.artsaccess.com.au/assets/Uploads/Art-for-Everyone-Final-Artwork-Web.pdf