The Walton Arts Center: A Case Study

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The Walton Arts Center was constructed in 1992 and name after Walmart’s founding family (LaGesse, 2007). Anita Scism was appointed president of the Walton Arts Center in 1998 (Todd & White, 2002). Being the president of the Walton Arts Center made her think about several challenges that lied ahead of her in the future, like the Center’s need to increase revenue and offer different types of venues for the community. People wanted more exciting art performances venues and Anita Scism was trying to find ways to increase revenue in order to meet the expectations of the people from the community. Anita Scism was the second president of the Art Center replacing Bill Mitchell who resigned in 1997. The Center always lacked financial resources to

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