Hubbard Hall Director’s New Book on Managing Arts Organizations

CAMBRIDGE — Things have changed, to say the least, explains David Andrew Snider, executive and artistic director of the Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education. 

The arts field is resizing, recombining, rethinking. Gone are the days of long-term subscribers and reliable audiences. Arts organizations must become more flexible, adaptive, and nimble to survive and thrive in today’s world. Arts managers must engage, adapt, and innovate. Great management invites creativity. Vibrant artistry welcomes strong management. “Managing Arts Organizations” can help, he says.

In “Managing Arts Organizations,” Snider provides a playbook for navigating arts management in this new era and seeks to inspire a new generation of arts managers. Each chapter is focused on a specific topic, with principles, stories, exercises, advice, and best practices related to that topic. The appendix includes eight case studies, each illuminating issues in arts management via a real-world scenario or organization. These narratives will enhance the reader’s understanding of topics including financial management, marketing, programming, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, and accessibility across multiple disciplines. 

Snider has more than 25 years of experience as a director, educator, producer, and administrator. Currently he is the executive and artistic director of the Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education in Cambridge, and a lecturer in the arts administration program at Skidmore College. thedavidsnider.com

The book will be released worldwide by Rowman & Littlefield publishers on Jan. 15 and is available for pre-order via Amazon, from Rowman & Littlefield , or from Cambridge, New York’s local bookstore Battenkill Books. Readers pre-ordering through Battenkill Books will receive a copy signed by the author.