056: Cultural Entrepreneurism and Innovation - Creative Re/Frame
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Jen Guillemin, with a background in arts leadership, counseling, and teaching is an arts advocate and creative problem solver. She has mentored thousands of student artists and has spearheaded many arts initiatives at the Boston University College of Fine Arts and is the founding director of the BU visual arts Summer Institute.
Wendy Swart Grossman, with a background in the US and South African presidential campaigns, is a connector, a political and community organizer, a logistical wizard, and a visionary advocate/ activist for community building and engagement. She has held positions at Harvard's Museum of Science and Culture, and the Graduate School of Design as well as the Science Museum in London, UK and for many NGOs, nonprofits and social impact businesses.
Wendy and Jen have been working, teaching, plotting, laughing and changing the world together since 2013. After first introducing and teaching their Cultural Entrepreneurship class at Boston University they have gone on to host symposia, write chapters and articles all at the intersections of Arts & Culture, Business & Technology and Social Impact. They are launching their own consulting firm - Creative Re/Frame - and are working on a book, with the working title: “Future Studios: A DIY Guide for Artists and Creative Practitioners in the New Economy.”
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In this episode we discuss:
Jen’s background in arts leadership, counseling, and teaching. She has mentored thousands of student artists and has championed arts initiatives at the Boston University College of Fine Arts and is the founding director of the BU visual arts Summer Institute.
Wendy is a connector, a political and community organizer, a logistical wizard, and a visionary advocate/ activist for community building and engagement.
Jen and Wendy have been working together since 2013, first teaching their Cultural Entrepreneurship class at Boston University. They have since hosted symposia, conferences and published articles on Arts & Culture, Business & Technology and Social Impact.
Wendy and Jen have launched a consulting firm called Creative Re/Frame.
They are writing a book whose working title is: Future Studios: A DIY Guide for Artists and Creative Practitioners in the New Economy.
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Resources Mentioned On This Episode:
“Behind the Wheel: A mother’s journal of a year on the road.” by Wendy Swart Grossman
IDEA 2020 on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Questrom School of Business in Boston.
Learn more about Michael Dukakis.
BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center at Boston University.
“Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life” by Robert N. Bellah
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