The Art of Possibility: Creativity, Courage, and Change in Arts Entrepreneurship Education

12th Annual SAEE Conference - March 26-28, 2026

Hosted by Florida State University

Sponsored by Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship

The Art of Possibility: Creativity, Courage, and Change in Arts Entrepreneurship Education will aim to:

  • Spotlight the increasingly complex intersections among creatives, education, and innovation

  • Unlock new potential to ignite creative imagination, recasting, and business ideas

  • Challenge the nature of arts entrepreneurship today.

Sponsored by the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, the 2026 SAEE Conference focused on creativity, education, and innovation, with an emphasis on challenging current ideas about arts entrepreneurship and imagining new possibilities for the field. Sessions explored topics including AI in music, arts entrepreneurship pedagogy, student-run creative ventures, economic diversity, creative diplomacy, freelance musicians’ career experiences, neurodiverse learners, work-for-hire agreements, and strategic planning for the future of SAEE.

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