IIR March Colloquium - Immigrants, Entrepreneurship and the Arts: The Value Derived from Creative Efforts and Innovation

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When: Thursday, March 31, 2016

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM

Where: 4400 University Drive, Johnson Center, Third Floor, Room D

Attendance: Free and open to the public

Please RSVP to iir.gmu.edu@gmail.com 

What does entrepreneurship mean?  It is common for people to define entrepreneurship in a narrow way confined to self-employment, seeking maximum profitability.  However a broader understanding sees entrepreneurship as an outlook that produces value of all types based on flexible, innovative and creative efforts.  Our panel discussion group will examining the practices and contributions of artists, particularly immigrant artists, and how they provide an ideal means to illustrate this view in US society.