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Consulting: Passion, Integrity, Joy, Freedom

<P>The purpose of this roundtable discussion was to discuss arts consulting as a profession: what does it do, what does it mean, and where is it going? Joseph Wesley Zeigler, a consulting editor of the <EM>Journal of Arts Management and Law</EM>, lead the discussion with four other art consultants. In April of 1984, Joseph Wesley Zeigler, a consulting editor of the Journal of Arts Management and Law, led a roundtable discussion on consulting in the arts. Zeigler, who is himself a consultant, invited to the discussion four other New York-based consultants: Robert Davis, Caroline Goldsmith, James Kraft and Charles Ziff. Joan Jeffri, an executive editor of the Journal, was also present for the session.</P>
<P>The purpose of the roundtable was to discuss arts consulting as a profession: what does it do, what does it mean, and where is it going? Preparatory material, in the form of Joseph Golden's Help! A Guide to seeking, selecting and surviving an arts consultant (Syracuse, N.Y: Cultural Resources Council, 1983) was provided to all. The participants were especially interested in the ethics of consulting, in the building of a good working relationship between consultant and client and the boundaries of the work process.</P>

The purpose of this roundtable discussion was to discuss arts consulting as a profession: what does it do, what does it mean, and where is it going? Joseph Wesley Zeigler, a consulting editor of the <EM>Journal of Arts Management and Law</EM>, lead the discussion with four other art consultants.

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Davis, Robert; Coldsmith, Caroline; Kraft, James; Zeigler, Joseph Wesley; and Ziff, Charles
December, 1984
Publisher Reference: 
Heldref Publications
Old URL: 
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=4228
Research Abstract
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Categories: 
Professional Development
Leadership
Is this an Americans for the Arts Publications: 
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