Andrew Taylor, Director

Andrew Taylor is the Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, an MBA degree program and research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A published author on arts administration issues and a frequent speaker at national arts conferences, Taylor has served as an operations, communications, and management advisor to major arts organizations such as American Ballet Theatre, the International Society for the Performing Arts, the League of Historic American Theatres, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA). He also helped develop the operating plan and pro forma for Madison's $205-million arts district.

Taylor is the co-author of Masters of Music: Interviews with Berklee Greats from Berklee Press, and specializes on the implications of communications technology on the management, marketing, and support of the lively arts.

Current Projects
"The Cultural Dynamics Project: Mapping and Simulating the American Cultural Ecosystem "
"Developing an Arts Portal Network"
(a joint project with the Pew Charitable Trusts)
"Frames of Reference" National Arts Discussion Series
(October 2001, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
"Arts, Technology and Intellectual Property"
(member of planning group for the American Assembly)
"Bolz Center IdeaPortal"
(an online project to explore and enable knowledge sharing in the arts)

Education
MA, Arts Administration, UW-Madison, 1994
BA, English, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1986

Select Past Positions
Assistant Director (1994-2000), Bolz Center for Arts Administration
Founding Editor (1989-1992), Berklee Today, Berklee College of Music
Managing Editor (1986-1988), Digital Audio & Compact Disc Review

Select Publications/Projects
"Systems Syntax: Building a Common Language for Business Models," prepared for the American Assembly, "Art, Technology, and Intellectual Property" meeting, February 2002.
"Pandora's Bottle: Creative Content in a Digital World," chapter for The Arts in a New Millenium: Research and the Arts Sector, Greenwood Press, March 2003.
"Experience Brokers: The New Role for Arts Administrators in the Information Age," chapter for Exploring the Future, Drexel University Press, January 2000.
Masters of Music: Interviews with Berklee Greats, co-author, Berklee Press, December 1999.
"Rethinking the Performing Arts for the Media Age," Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, Winter 1995.
Consulting: International Society for the Performing Arts, American Ballet Theatre, League of Historic American Theatres, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA), Overture Foundation.