Attached to this are the requested materials for review and consideration. Please me if any additional details or information is needed.

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1 My name is Jason C. White, currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy at The Ohio State University with an expected defense date in Summer I am writing to request consideration as a participant in the Doctoral Consortium at this year s upcoming USASBE conference. The call for applicants requests doctoral students who have completed approximately two to three years of their PhD program, have finished coursework and are preparing a dissertation proposal focused on some area of entrepreneurship. Given my arts entrepreneurshipfocused dissertation research agenda, I am confident that I would greatly benefit from both attending and gaining feedback on my research study via consortium activities. The title of my dissertation study is The State of Arts Entrepreneurship in Ohio: Generating nascent data for informing entrepreneurship policy in creative and cultural industries. The study centers on discovering micro/ meso/macro level factors that influence new venture creation within specified artistic fields (i.e. arts-based ventures); an interdisciplinary research agenda largely undertaken in an effort to inform entrepreneurship policy in creative & cultural industries. Scholars on entrepreneurship policy (Lundström & Stevenson) suggest that informed policy be based on research that evidences critical factors affecting the policy target, as well as existing opportunities to influence certain elements to produce desired outcomes. Within the context of the arts, entrepreneurship policy options may equate to the following government, community or artist-driven activities: activities focused on improving access to both arts-based venture support services and cultural arts funding (e-extension policy); activities that reduce barriers to entry and exit in creative and cultural industries (new firm creation or business start-up policy); activities focused on increasing entrepreneurial activity amongst specific groups of artistic, administrative and technical creative workers (niche entrepreneurship policy); activities which strengthen entrepreneurial culture, climate and capacity in regional creative & cultural sectors (holistic entrepreneurship policy). Attached to this are the requested materials for review and consideration. Please me if any additional details or information is needed. Thank you for the opportunity, Jason C. White PhD Candidate, Cultural Policy & Arts Management The Ohio State University

2 Quick list of key field issues of interest 1. The lack of definitional consensus in the emerging field of arts entrepreneurship 2. The lack of data for evidencing characteristics, demographics, motivations and strategies of entrepreneurs in artistic fields 3. The lack of data for evidencing both start-up activity, start-up density and survival rates of arts-based ventures across the United States 4. The lack of a conceptual framework for arts entrepreneurship research Bio Jason C. White is currently a PhD candidate in The Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, specializing in Cultural Policy & Arts Management. Jason is a published author, with recent acceptance into the Arts Education Policy Review for his upcoming article "Arts Students in Debt: Concerns, Consequences and Interventions". In addition Jason serves as an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Research [ and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education [ Prior to attending The Ohio State University, Jason attended The University of Akron, obtaining both an MA in Arts Administration and a M.Ed. in Assessment & Evaluation.

3 Curriculum Vitae JASON C. WHITE EDUCATION Ph.D. candidate Defending 6/2016 The Ohio State University Cultural Policy & Arts Management MA 2013 University of Akron, Arts Administration M.Ed University of Akron, Assessment & Evaluation BFA 2004 California Institute of the Arts, Acting Experience in Higher Education The Ohio State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Arts Management & Entrepreneurship The Ohio State University, Research Assistant, Arts Administration University of Akron, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Arts Administration Experience Outside Higher Education Strive Partnership at Knowledgeworks Foundation, Arts Education Consultant, Cincinnati, OH Co-Producer, The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy, Cincinnati, OH Artworks Cincinnati, Arts Education Consultant, Cincinnati, OH Habitat for Humanity, Development Assistant, Cincinnati, OH Bi-Okoto Drum & Dance Theater, Grant and Marketing Coordinator, Cincinnati, OH InThaCut LLC, Playwright/Producer/Actor, Cincinnati, OH Fellowships and Honors 2015 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, The Ohio State University 2013 Lawrence & Isabel Barnett Fellowship, Barnett Center for Integrated Arts & Enterprise, The Ohio State University 2012 Golden Key National Honor Society, Akron Chapter 2012 University of Akron Externship, Summit Community Action Agency 2011 Graduate Assistantship, University of Akron, Arts Administration 2011 Featured Graduate Student, Board of Directors, University of Akron Research Support $20,000 Awarded Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile/ U.S. Bank Foundation $20,000 Requested Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 2013 $20,000 Awarded Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile/ U.S. Bank Foundation

4 Publications Peer reviewed works White, J. C. (2015). Arts Students in Debt: Concerns, Consequences and Interventions. Arts Education Policy Review, (in press). White, J. C. (2015). Toward a Theory of Arts Entrepreneurship Education. Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education, 1(1), White, J. C. (2013). Barriers To Recognizing Arts Entrepreneurship Education As Essential To Professional Arts Training. Artivate, 2(3), Presentations Conference (non-juried/refereed) The State of Arts Entrepreneurship in Ohio. Graduate Research in Art Education Conference. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (accepted). 10/23/15. Assessing Entrepreneurial Learning in Arts Entrepreneurship Programs. Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education (SAAE). Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (accepted). 10/16/15. The State of Entrepreneurship in Ohio Creative & Cultural Industries. United States Institute of Theater Technology. Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, OH. 3/21//2015. Collins, K., Mcintosh, G., Hoyle, A., Guo, W., Sarkar, K., Manjon, S., White. J.C. Interdisciplinarity in Collaboration: Graduate Student Think Tank at The Ohio State University. Arts Business Research Symposium. Bolz Center for Arts Administration. University of Wisconsin, Madison. 3/12/2014. Conference presentations submitted The State of Arts Entrepreneurship in Ohio. United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). Developmental Paper Track. San Diego, CA. 1/9/2016. Conference panels Emerging Voices: Directions for the Field. (Moderator). Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education (SAAE). Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 10/17/15. Emerging Voices: Directions for the Field. (Moderator). Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education (SAAE). Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. 2/23/14. Notable Creative Achievements Productions The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy; KAOS Cinefreestyle Theatre (CA), Chaffey College (CA), Pomona College (CA), California Institute of the Arts (CA), Bronx Academy of Letters (NYC), Richmond Shepard Theatre (NY), Assumption College (MA), The School for Creative and Performing Arts (OH), 2008 Cincinnati Fringe Festival (OH), Northern Kentucky University (KY)

5 Awards and Honors 2009 Special Documentary Feature for Black History Month (YouTube) Special Recognition for Outstanding Performance, Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2007 Nomination for Best Ensemble Production, Best Director, LA Weekly Awards 2007 Best Playwright for the Year, NAACP, Hollywood Chapter 2005 Life and Times, KCET TV, Artist Talks Film Screening and Conversation of The Dance, The History of American Minstrelsy. California African American Art Museum (CAAM). Los Angeles, CA. 2/14/15. Guest Speaker. Dominion Middle School. Facilitated a conversation in Drama Class on American Minstrelsy. Columbus, OH Service to the Department and Profession 2015 Volunteer Host Committee Member, SAEE Conference, The Ohio State University, 10/16/ Assistant Editor, Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Research 2014 Associate Editor, Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education Associations/Memberships Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education, Founding Member College Music Society, Student Member National Society of Experiential Education, Student Member International Council of Fine Arts Deans, Conference Regular American Evaluation Association, Student Member References Sonia B. Manjon, PhD Director, Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise, Gary D. Beckman, PhD Director of Entrepreneurial Studies in the Arts, NC State University, Margaret J. Wyszomirski, PhD Professor, Arts Administration, Education and Policy, The Ohio State University, Timothy Maloney President, Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Foundation,