Arts Leadership: International Case Studies is an edited collection of international case studies discussing approaches to arts leadership and management. In some examples the cases are templates for innovative leadership in the arts; in others they demonstrate the challenges that are presented by the complexity of arts leadership in an ever changing environment. Over the past decade approaches to leadership and management in the arts have changed to accommodate many environmental and social issues. Approaches to arts leadership have also been affected by different working structures, expectations of governance and a focus on outcomes more than process by stakeholders. Understandings of successful approaches to innovation and creativity have also impacted on the way arts leadership is understood and practised within a contemporary context.