VPA 2590 - Arts Management

Credits: 4

How do the arts intersect with the world of business? This course introduces students to the challenging and exciting sector of arts management within the context of their own artistic practice, as well as their prospective careers. Students explore the management of a variety of disciplines including music, theatre, visual arts, design, and the interdisciplinarity of the arts. Content covered includes an overview of arts management in the United States, the fundamentals of how to treat your arts or design practice as a business, how to operate as an independent contractor/artist entrepreneur, how to start a small business in the arts, and survey the variety of careers and opportunities available within arts management. This course consists of lectures, readings, research, guest visits by local professionals in arts management, self/team assignments, student presentations, discussion, and working production time.
Fulfills: AL in LS Core