Why Arts Administration?

Megan Matthews

Lecturer, Arts Management
Director of Advancement for College of Arts and Communication

Office: Greenhill Center of the Arts, 2036
Phone: 262-472-5564
Email: matthewm@uww.edu

Ever wonder about the Business End of the Arts?

Arts Management is an exciting blend of the arts and business! It gives you a chance to use your education, talents and passion for the arts in the nonprofit, profit and government sectors. You can work with art of all types in communities of all sizes. (Did you know that according to a national economic impact study done in 2000, the arts industry generates $134 billion in economic activity every year?!)

Arts managers are responsible for financing and marketing, developing programs, managing facilities, writing grants, and managing personnel to support artists and arts agencies.

Why is this program for you?
Broaden your knowledge, experience and skills for jobs beyond graduation.
Compliment what you learn in your major with courses in the Arts as well as Business.
Complete practical, hands on coursework to use in your portfolio.
Gain valuable information about how the nonprofit field works. (Did you know that nonprofits employ 1 in every 14 American workers?!)
Make a difference! You can be part of it by taking what you learn and using it for an arts organization.

What do you do with a job in arts management?
Administration
Marketing
Fundraising/Development
Finance
Human resources
Facility management
Special events
Education
Create Policy
Advocacy

Where do you “do” arts management?

Private /Commercial
Corporate Art Buyer
Special events
Theme parks
Government
State Government Agencies
City Arts Coordinators
Education
K-12 Programs
Universities
Nonprofits
Local arts agencies
State, Regional, National Service Orgs
Symphonies
Theatre

Why Arts Management?