NEA Research Lab

We are pleased to announce the receipt of an initial $100,000 of a 5-year funding award from the National Endowment of the Arts to establish an NEA Research Lab on Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts. This Lab is part of NYU Steinhardt's Music and Audio Research Lab (MARL), led by Dr. S. Alex Ruthmann, Dr. Bruce Carter, and Dr. Tanya Kalmanovitch.

The lab's mission is to research methods and practices of sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation in the classical music ecosystem in the United States, with an emphasis on the post-COVID19 era. The project is funded by the NEA’s Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation research program.

Our keystone study investigates entrepreneurial mindsets of early-career musicians in the NWS Fellowship Program and their impact on community organizations, particularly through their participation in the NWS BLUE Program. This research extends to alumni, feeder organizations, and community partners to understand practices that promote sustainability and innovation in classical music.

• S. Alex Ruthmann, PhD – Principal Investigator
• Bruce Carter, PhD – Co-Principal Investigator
• Tanya Kalmanovitch, PhD – Co-Principal Investigator
• Meghan Todt Williams – Research Associate

For more information, contact the PI via the MusEDLab contact form or directly through NYU Steinhardt.

The opinions expressed here do not represent the views of the NEA. This NEA Research Lab is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts (Award#: 1879471-38-C-21).