Fish Tank: Emerging Entrepreneurs in the Arts

Fish Tank: Emerging Entrepreneurs in the Arts is a pitch competition featuring University of Kentucky arts administration students sharing their ideas for new nonprofit arts ventures. Pitches will be judged by accomplished entrepreneurs and arts professionals who will give expert feedback to our new entrepreneurs about the feasibility and sustainability of their projects.

The 3rd annual Fish Tank: Emerging Entrepreneurs in the Arts will be held Tuesday, November

17th at 7:00pm. For the first time ever, this event will be hosted online from the comfort of our

respective homes (or offices or favorite coffee shops). What else will be different this year, you

might ask? For starters, all six teams will be addressing the same problem:

The global pandemic has challenged the ways in which we have historically engaged with arts

and culture in society. Many organizations have adapted their programming by relying heavily

on technological solutions (e.g. live streaming). But not everyone has access to the necessary

technology to participate. Arts administrators striving to create just and inclusive organizations

must ensure access to the arts for economically disadvantaged, rural, or other populations that

may not have consistent/reliable internet access or who lack the equipment or tech savvy to

engage.

Finally, for the first time the esteemed panel of judges as well as audiences will be able to

participate as though we're all here in Lexington sans commute (or the need for parking).

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