Barnett Enterprise

What Barnett Enterprise does

The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise is a non-commercial educational center within The Ohio State University's College of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1993 through endowed funds from Lawrence and Isabel Barnett. The center educates and prepares OSU undergraduate and graduate students for careers in the arts and related entrepreneurial fields through a portfolio of cohort-based programs, residencies, exhibitions, webinars, and biennial symposia. Core offerings include the Creatives @ the Barnett undergraduate cohort (12 students per year), the Creative Pathfinders alumni webinar series, the A Life in the Arts speaker series, arts entrepreneurship residencies (Danyew program), the biennial Barnett Symposium (founded 1993), and exhibitions such as Accessible Expressions Ohio and Dancing with Devils. The center also operates physical facilities in Sullivant Hall — a Collaboratory with capacity of 88-135 people and a 16-seat Conference Room — available to OSU-affiliated users at no charge.

The entity does not sell a product or service commercially. Its operating model is endowment-funded and donation-supported: the Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Fellowship Fund finances graduate tuition, fees, and stipends, while the Barnett Distinguished Visiting Professor Fund supports the visiting lecture series and biennial symposium. Donations are accepted via the Ohio State giving platform, and program costs are partially offset through co-development partnerships with the Department of Art, ACCAD, School of Music, Department of Design, Department of Dance, Urban Arts Space, Wexner Center for the Arts, ASC Career Success, and Art Possible Ohio. There is no proprietary technology stack; the only notable third-party integration is ThingLink's AR app and virtual tour used to make the Accessible Expressions Ohio exhibition accessible to remote visitors. Customer segments are almost entirely internal to OSU (students, faculty, alumni) with secondary engagement from regional community arts organizations; geographic scope is explicitly restricted to the OSU community for facility use.

Name

Barnett Enterprise

Legal name

The Ohio State University - Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise

Website

https://barnettcenter.osu.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise is a 1993-founded, endowment-funded university center within Ohio State's College of Arts and Sciences that prepares undergraduate and graduate students for careers in the arts and arts entrepreneurship through cohort programs, residencies, exhibitions, and symposia, serving OSU students, faculty, alumni, and regional arts partners at no charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMAAAA

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Arts & Creative Enrichment (Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Dance)

Keywords

• Arts education
• Arts entrepreneurship
• University programs
• Arts residencies
• Fellowship funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. University Funding and Endowments: Funded through university support and endowments established by Lawrence and Isabel Barnett. The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Fellowship Fund provides tuition, fees, and annual stipend for graduate students. The Barnett Distinguished Visiting Professor Fund supports visiting lecture series and biennial symposium.
2. Donations and Partnerships: Accepts donations through Ohio State's giving platform and partners with other organizations for program funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise is an educational center at The Ohio State University that delivers arts entrepreneurship and integrated arts programming for university students. It runs cohort-based programs (e.g., Creatives @ the Barnett), alumni and practitioner webinar/speaker series (Creative Pathfinders, A Life in the Arts), exhibitions, residencies, a biennial symposium, and provides graduate fellowship funding along with on-campus collaborative facility spaces.

Product overview

The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise is an educational center at The Ohio State University that operates as a platform of interconnected programs supporting students for successful careers in the arts and related entrepreneurial fields. The core offerings include: the Creatives @ the Barnett collaborative art-making program; Creative Pathfinders alumni webinar series; A Life in the Arts speaker series; Accessible Expressions Ohio Exhibition featuring accessible art by Ohio artists with disabilities; Dancing with Devils cultural exhibition; Barnett Symposium biennial policy conference; arts entrepreneurship residencies; and facility spaces (Collaboratory and Conference Room) for student use. The center provides both conceptual programming and physical spaces for arts education and community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Creatives @ the Barnett: A pilot program supporting undergraduate students in collaborative artistic expression tied to social themes
• A Life in the Arts
• Creative Pathfinders
• Barnett Arts and Public Policy Symposium

Products and services

• Creatives @ the Barnett A pilot program supporting a cohort of 12 undergraduate students (the 'Creatives') who each possess a particular creative focus. The cohort works together investigating, designing, creating, and presenting collaborative creative expressions connected to an identified social theme. For Ohio State University undergraduate students.
• Creative Pathfinders A webinar series hosted in partnership with multiple departments (Art, ACCAD, School of Music, Design, and Dance). Alumni join Ohio State faculty for conversations tracing career paths and highlighting accomplishments of Ohio State alumni in arts and design. For Ohio State University students.
• A Life in the Arts Series welcoming practicing artists from Columbus to share insights for making a well-rounded, satisfying, and meaningful life in the arts, helping students see themselves as thriving artists. For Ohio State University students.
• Accessible Expressions Ohio Exhibition A statewide exhibition program of artwork by Ohio artists with disabilities, featuring programming for campus and community members, using ThingLink's AR technology for virtual tours.
• Dancing with Devils Exhibition featuring Latin American festival masks and documentary photographs of the Diablada de Píllaro (Devils Dance of Píllaro, Ecuador), displayed during 2022 fall and 2023 spring semesters.
• Barnett Symposium Biennial event founded in 1993 that enables extensive conversations about current policies and practices in the field, covering topics like creativity, arts enterprise, and arts education policy.
• Steve and Ashley Danyew Arts Entrepreneurship Residency Arts entrepreneurship residency program featuring sessions on developing multi-faceted identity as a classical musician, brand identity, portfolio career building, and hosting musical informances.
• Music Entrepreneurship Summer 2026 Book Read and Virtual Seminars Summer book read and virtual seminars program for School of Music students led by Ashley and Steve Danyew, based on 'The Portfolio Life' by Christina Wallace to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Barnett Center Collaboratory Collaborative workspace facility with 88-135 person capacity, equipped with round tables, chairs, projector, blackboard, piano, kitchen space, locker space, and lighting/display controls. Located at 141 Sullivant Hall. Available for free use by OSU-affiliated individuals.
• Barnett Center Conference Room Conference room facility with 16 chairs and one long rectangular table, equipped with TV display, whiteboard, and HDMI hookup. Located at 131A Sullivant Hall. Available for free use by OSU-affiliated individuals.
• Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Fellowship Fund Endowment-funded fellowship providing tuition, fees, and an annual stipend for graduate students in arts programs at The Ohio State University, including the Arts Policy and Administration MA program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 undergraduate students supported per cohort in Creatives @ the Barnett program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• College of Arts and Sciences Office of Distance LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2023The Office of Distance Learning partnered with the Barnett Center to feature a virtual tour of the Accessible Expressions Ohio exhibit using ThingLink's technology platform.
• ASC Career SuccesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarnett Center partners with ASC Career Success to support students seeking arts-based career-building experiences through the Career Accelerator Fund, providing summer funding for internships and other career-building opportunities.
• Wexner Center for the ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosting relationship for performances and events including 'Descended' multi-media performance piece. Wexner Center provides ticketed performance venue while Barnett Center provides campus engagement programming and space.
• Art Possible OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt Possible Ohio selected the Barnett Center as a host site for the 'Accessible Expressions Ohio' exhibition showcasing artwork by Ohio artists with disabilities in October and November 2023.
• The Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education (SAEE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAEE provides a forum for communication among members and advocates for formal training and high standards for arts entrepreneurship educators, with Barnett Center listed as a resource.
• Department of ArtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Creative Pathfinders webinar series alongside ACCAD, School of Music, Department of Design, and Department of Dance to connect students with alumni in arts careers.
• Urban Arts SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Urban Arts Space for exhibitions, student internships, and community arts programming. Barnett Fellows serve as interns at Urban Arts Space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• The Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education (SAEE): SAEE is a professional association that advocates for formal training and high standards in arts-entrepreneurship education, with the Barnett Center listed as a resource. It is an ecosystem peer rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Wexner Center for the Arts: The Wexner Center is OSU's larger performing/visual arts venue and a documented Barnett partner. It operates at a broader institutional scale and serves overlapping audiences, making it both a peer and an ecosystem ally.
• National Arts Strategies (NAS): NAS is an established nonprofit that delivers leadership and entrepreneurship programs for the arts sector, including executive education. It operates at a national scale and competes for the same audience of arts-career-focused students and emerging leaders.

Direct peers

• New England Conservatory: NEC offers entrepreneurial training and professional development institutes for classical and jazz students, paralleling Barnett's integration of arts practice with career-launch programming.
• Center for Music Entrepreneurship at Manhattan School of Music: MSM's Center for Music Entrepreneurship offers professional development, career training, and entrepreneurial programming for performing-arts graduate students, comparable to Barnett's fellowship-and-residency model.
• Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University: Peabody's career and entrepreneurship programs for conservatory students share Barnett's goal of preparing arts students for portfolio careers through structured programming and alumni engagement.
• BerkleeICE (Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship): BerkleeICE is Berklee College of Music's dedicated center for arts entrepreneurship, offering residencies, courses, and programs that mirror the Barnett Center's integration of artistic practice with entrepreneurial skill-building.
• Center for the Performing Arts at University of Colorado: University of Colorado's College of Music hosts entrepreneurship and integrated-arts programming for graduate and undergraduate arts students, similar to Barnett's interdisciplinary, cohort-based approach.

Regional players

• Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (CCM): CCM is another Midwest-based conservatory at a public university (University of Cincinnati) that supports arts-entrepreneurship initiatives and graduate fellowships, providing a regional comparison to Barnett within Ohio's higher-education landscape.
• Urban Arts Space (OSU): Urban Arts Space is OSU's downtown Columbus gallery, with which Barnett runs internships and co-hosts exhibitions. It is a sister unit within the same parent institution and a natural operational peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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