| Instructor: | Megan Matthews |
| Office: | CA 2036 |
| Phone: | 262/472-5564 |
| Fax: | 920/674-2978 |
| Mailbox: | Theater/Dance office |
| E-mail: | matthewm@uww.edu |
| Office Hours: | Available by Appointment |
| Class time: | Thursday 12:30—2:00 |
| Place: | CA 11 |
| Prerequisite: | Junior/Senior standing |
| Textbook: | Appropriate readings will be distributed with discussions, or made available on Blackboard or Electronic Reserves. |
| Course objectives: | To provide student interaction with professionals in the field of arts administration, as well as broaden students’ perspective on the variety of arts organizations and businesses included in the field. This course will also offer opportunities for student participation in discussion and individual research on issues and current/changing trends in the field. |
| Attendance | 15 points |
| Reaction | 20 points |
| Informational Interview | 15 points |
| Case Studies/Discussion Board | 20 points |
| Article summary and presentation | 30 points |
| Total: | 100 points |
Grading: |
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| 92% A | |
| 83% B | |
| 70% C | |
| 60% D | |
| <60% F |
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Schedule(subject to change) |
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| 1/22 | Introduce Class; visit to library | |
| 1/29 | National Arts Organizations; NEA, AFTA; National Policy | National Endowment for the Arts |
| 2/5 | Watch “Downside Up” | Mass MoCA |
| 2/12 | Public Art | Link to Readings on Public Art |
| 2/19 | TBA | |
| 2/26 | Anne Katz, Local Arts in the community, advocacy | Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts |
| 3/5 | Field Trip to Racine, 1:30-8:30 | |
| 3/12 | Jeopardy; career plans; (Arts Day) | |
| 3/19 | Craig Mosurinjon, career planning | |
| (3/20 | Field trip to WAB Grant Panel) | Wisconsin Arts Board |
| 3/26 | Spring Break | |
| 4/2 | Article presentations | |
| (4/4&5 | Leadership Conference) | |
| 4/9 | Rural Art | Links to readings on Rural Art |
| 4/16 | TBA | |
| 4/23 | Economic Impact of the Arts; Informational Interviews due | WAB Press Release, WI figures |
| 4/30 | TBA | |
| 5/7 | Pictionary; Article presentations | |
| 5/12 | Final 3:15—5:15; mock interview, panel, portfolio review |
Pending Field Trips (Will do 2)
Racine Arts District March 5 (confirmed)
Arts Day March 12
WAB Grant Panel March 20
Arts Administration Summit April 4 & 5
Participation: all students should come to class prepared to participate. When there are speakers, all students should prepare questions. Be prepared to hand them in the day of class.
Attendance: Attendance will be taken. Since this class meets once a week, your participation in discussion cannot be made up and will count towards your grade. Field trips are mandatory, unless the student faces extraordinary circumstances. More than two absences will automatically lower your grade by one level.
Reaction papers: Students will write a 2 page reaction paper discussing some aspect of a speaker’s presentation and integrating information/questions from assigned readings. Each student is required to hand in 2 reaction papers, due the class period after the speaker visits.
Informational Interview: Students will contact an arts administration professional of their choice for an informational interview. They will then write a 1-2 page summary of the interview, including answers to a list of questions. A business card should be included with the report.
Article Summary and Presentation: Students will sign up for a free online journal and submit three interesting articles with a 1-2 page written summary. (Up to 10 points for each article) They will also present one of the articles to class, in a 5-minute presentation.
Case Studies/Discussion Board: Students will participate in a weekly online discussion through Blackboard, often with arts administration students from UW-Parkside. Discussions will be based on case studies and guest speaker materials. Initial submissions must be made by the Sunday following class in order to get full participation credit that week, follow-up submissions will help your participation grade. In order to receive full credit for this part of your grade, submissions must show thought and consideration of the issues, and include reference to any reading or other materials that are part of the presentations. (NOTE: a discussion requires more than just you stating your thoughts on an issue—it requires two or more people having a dialogue on an issue, exchanging thoughts at least a couple times. This will count.) The purpose of this requirement is to help you get a deeper understanding of the issues covered in class, as well as an understanding of the many view points that can surround an issue. It is also intended to help your writing skills, as writing is a very important part of this field.