Who We Are
Nesbitt Arts delivers practical, mission-furthering services for performing arts programming and international creatives
Nesbitt Arts Consulting (NAC) offers unique expertise ‘on both sides of the desk’ as the result of decades of work as a Presenter/Producer as well as an Agent/Manager. NAC supports organizations’ vision and missions, creating programming strategies that deliver stellar results in a smart, and sustainable manner.
We pursue projects that are emblematic of high caliber arts engagement, from small, intimate artworks to cross-disciplinary large-scale events and gatherings. Nesbitt Arts Consulting partners with extraordinary artists and marquee presentations we know can enhance your venue, festival, or locale, and elevate it as a destination.
Set up by Amy Nesbitt in early 2018 as a way to support presenters and select creatives, NAC’s diverse history in the production spaces of film, live music, festivals, performing arts centers, museums, and cultural centers and has successfully served a variety of industry professionals around the world.
Nesbitt Arts Consulting specializes in bringing you the best in street spectacle, contemporary circus, physical theater, site-specific performances, and popular programming.
Founder Amy Nesbitt’s 20+ years in the public, nonprofit, and commercial arenas have made her a recognized artistic leader, trusted for her instincts as both a talent buyer and festival producer.
Her production resume spans performing arts venues, festivals, live music, outdoor spectacle, contemporary circus, cinema, and culinary events. She has curated, presented, or produced over 1,000 shows and events across multiple artistic genres, from the radical fringe to highly commercial productions.
Her leadership encompasses the dynamic skillset of an on-site production manager and artistic director capable of consulting on program development, curation, financial planning, operations, engagement, donor cultivation, and publicity. Years spent as a booking agent, and talent buyer for national festivals offer your organization a deep network and Nesbitt’s sharp curatorial instincts.
A former nonprofit executive director who has collaborated closely with municipalities and universities, her sensitivity to diplomacy with an arts interface has made her successful in diverse environments.
She brings an unusually broad range of practical experience to her work, with other notable roles as Artistic Director, Operations Manager, award-winning indie filmmaker, and administrator over a decade of federal, state, and private arts grants.
Whether you’re a Performing Arts Center board trustee looking for interim contractors to program your season or a festival director searching for a unique on-site activation option, NAC will deliver spectacular results. We provide you with customized support for your organization and specific audience, as well as space.
We want to work with you to create a tactical, practical strategy customized to further your mission, deliver under budget, inspire your audience, and impress.
Bold. Entertaining. Accessible. Vibrant. We can help you develop new audiences or re-engage your community.
Contact us to bring your event to life.