Inquiry Questions

This task required me to read the course reader on Professional Inquiry and formulate questions to develop my professional practice.

I undertook a BA (Hons) Professional practice to develop learning tools and provide adequate qualifications that would allow me to reinvent myself. This will assist me to compete in the current financial climate.

Currently I work in the Arts sector as a Dance teacher and Professional performer. By pursuing a job in Arts Management would enable me more creative freedom and input in the Arts industry. I hope to eventually manage large events for established companies and productions that incorporate performers. The roles that I will be aiming towards are Artistic Director, Production manager, Arts Board Executive and Casting Director.

Recently I discovered that the inquiry questions I had previously developed into my professional practice for investigation were too broad for the purpose of my course. However, from these questions I identified the objective of what I would like my inquiry to achieve. To achieve this objective I would need to work on more specific questions that could later be researched.

I would like my inquiry to provide me with the knowledge of  “how to gain employment and functioning productively in an Arts Management role.” I believe this inquiry will benefit me by providing the information I need to transfer into this position.

Teaching choreography in schools provides a creative outlet and allows me to manage large groups of youth performers. My current job as a dance teacher involves various tasks that have managerial skills. By identifying the tasks that I perform at work will allow me examine and identify the skills that I will need to obtain from my inquiry.

Skills from Current Job.

- Creating a budget for the purchase of costumes

-Time management

-Organising transport for students to the performance venues.

-Group supervision

- Complying with mandatory legislation

-Communicative 

While supervising students performing in borough events, festivals and various dance shows I hope to use the opportunity to converse with other teachers and other individuals responsible for managing the events, gaining information to further my investigation. I will also seek to gain information and advice from other individuals who work in similar roles that I intending to work in and research authors who have published data on Arts Management.

Potential Inquires Questions to follow up:

-How important is Networking in Arts Management?

-In order to advance a career in arts Management is it important to belong to a special interest group?

-Who works in an Arts Management job and what was their previous job?

-What identifiable decisions enabled the subject to be employed for their current role?

-What is their job description and specifications?

-What qualifications and experience are needed to effectively operate in the role?

-Where can I gain the relevant qualifications and experience?

-What advise do they have to enable me to fast track into a similar position?

-Where would I find an Arts Management job advertised?

-Is there a registered society for Arts Managers?

-How to devise a concept for an event?

-How to plan an event successfully?

-The legal and financial aspects of running an event?

-Where to obtain funding?

Please feel free to answer or give your opinion on any of the above questions. Thanking you in advance.