Managing Arts Organizations

3 Hours

Focuses on the business aspect of managing arts with emphasis on non-profit, mission-based, performing, and visual arts organizations. Explores organizational structure and development, budget development and management, strategic planning, trustee development, trustee/staff relations, fundraising, marketing and publicity, audience development, development of community engagement programming, ticketing and admission management, operations, human resources, collective bargaining/labor relations, and contract negotiation. Only one of the following may be counted: Fine Arts 366, 381 (Topic 1: Managing Performing Arts Organizations), 381 (Topic: Managing Performing Arts Organizations), 386. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.