Arts Management Applied Minor (AM)
The arts management applied minor develops leadership and organizational expertise for application to arts and cultural organizations by strengthening performing and visual arts with managerial and entrepreneurial skills.
The arts management applied minor aims to:
- Empower students to build a bridge between the arts and business to foster skills that will prepare them to become independent contractors, arts administrators and future leaders in arts organizations and nonprofits
- Encourage students interested in business, entrepreneurship and innovation to develop their individual creative problem-solving and expression skills.
Students who don’t feel that they start with either a business or arts mindset will develop skills in analysis, organization, expression and creative problem-solving as they gain practical experience in collaboration and project management.
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Frequently asked questions
With the arts management applied minor, you will take a combination of global management and arts courses and gain practical experience working in the arts.
Applied minors (AMs) are distinctive programs allowing you to personalize your education and to help you make direct connections between academic interests and co-curricular activities.
To earn an applied minor in arts management, you must:
- Complete a combination of five business and visual and performing arts courses.
- Complete a related co-curricular activity. Previous co-curricular activities have included a gallery practicum, employment with the Department of Theatre Arts, Music or Visual Arts, volunteering with an off-campus arts organization and much more!
- Submit a portfolio outlining preparations for jobs in the field of Arts Management.
Our faculty
The director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity and the conveners of the Departments of Global Management, Theatre Arts, Art, and Music provide a wealth of experience and a diverse range of perspectives to support your exploration of the arts and the business practices that support artists and the communities they serve.
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