Contemporary Issues in Arts Management Conference 2011 will take place on 23rd-27th May at Liverpool’s Contemporary Urban Centre. Each day, a range of papers will be presented by LIPA’s third year Management students on an issue that they feel is current or will affect the future of the music, theatre and entertainment industries. The programme will be available at the end of March; please check here for updates.

This has been a really exciting year, and there are so many issues to be discussed, amongst them the coalition government and its age of austerity, the difficult economic climate, worries about climate change and the scramble for new business models to pay for music and film. Around us people say 'content is king' but find it difficult to know how to monetise content; businesses want top people to work for them but find it difficult to pay for new employees. These are the environments within which our students and graduates find themselves; their understanding of these issues and their ability to navigate them will affect not only their employability but their ability to shape our industries in the future.

The conference week will touch on many of these issues and more. Those that attend will benefit not only from an insight into current issues affecting the arts, music and entertainment industries, but from a unique take on that from well informed students who have worked with the best and heard from the best.

If you would like to attend any part of the Contemporary Issues in Arts Management conference, please book here. Seating is limited but we would love you to join us and will do our best to accomodate you.