Arts Entrepreneurship Report

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My first recollection of art began at the moment when I saw Manet’s painting of a standing boy playing flute, of which it was printed on the cover of my 1st grade musical textbook. I thought it was magical to present a lively person onto a flat two-dimensional space merely using colors and brushes. Since then, I have been fascinated by the concept of art — a visual language that draws inspiration from life but goes beyond it. With this artistic seed in my heart, I went to a high school that I can pursuit formal art trainings in sketching, drawing, and painting. After immersing myself in the art practice world for three years, my passion for fine art was fully kindled and exploded. In order to experience a new culture, a different educational system and more importantly to explore all spectrums of art in a free atmosphere, I decided to study abroad at Allan Hancock College, California in 2013. With a major in art, I was enabled to take courses in art criticism, installation arts, and digital designs, etc. In company with the accumulated learning process, …show more content…

My question was not addressed until I was enrolled in an arts entrepreneurship course, in which I had the opportunity to turn a concept of an arts organization into a functioning and sustainable enterprise. I proposed to build an authentic East Asian tea house that showcases abstract paintings in the Lake Tahoe resort. Relevant to my multicultural background, I was inspired to help bridging the East-West divide through the lens of art. Although the business plan I accomplished was just a tiny segment for a successful establishment, I realized that there is an alternative model that unions the art and business instead of set the two subjects apart in traditional teachings. The intersection of the art and business is the ideal place where I could utilize everything I have studied to the

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