* What is the role of an arts administrator? * What skills are needed to succeed? Following on from the successful 1st edition, Arts Administration provides a broad introductioon to the role of the arts administrator, highlights many of the pitfalls which can occur, such as conflicting philosophies, financial and legal restraints, and defines the skills which may be employed to overcome them. To provides a balanced view, the authors also discuss the pronciples as well as the practice of arts administration. This edition has been updated to include arts policy formulated by the new Ministry of Heritage, the workings of the national lottery and the role of ethnic minority, fringe and community arts. To give the reader an opportunity to experience a variety of problems commonly encountered in arts administration, ten new case studies are included, ranging from balancing budgets to marketing and from fun raising to programming. An individual question and group work assignment follow each case study and a section pointing out possible solutions to the prtoblems is provided, making the book a particularly healpful teaching aid. Arts administration will be particularly useful for students on arts administration and arts management courses, for those engaged in administering the arts and for anyone concerned with the arts in contemporary society.