INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and equitable entrepreneurship opportunities in arts and cultural expression through projects, partnerships, initiatives, and organizations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Assess challenges and opportunities in the arts and cultural sector and develop them into project business plans. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze case studies that lead to the discovery, acquisition, and alignment of key resources necessary for a concept’s success (time, money, space, equipment, talent.) Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate and present a clear and compelling project plan which includes narrative, budget, marketing plan, fund development plan, and the accompanying strategies in written and spoken form. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate a project’s outcomes in ways that consider equity, inclusivity, and diversity as a measure of current and future success. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Illustrate acquired skills and learning by creating a web-based professional portfolio with work samples. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and equitable entrepreneurship opportunities in arts and cultural expression through projects, partnerships, initiatives, and organizations. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Assess challenges and opportunities in the arts and cultural sector and develop them into project business plans. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze case studies that lead to the discovery, acquisition, and alignment of key resources necessary for a concept’s success (time, money, space, equipment, talent.) Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate and present a clear and compelling project plan which includes narrative, budget, marketing plan, fund development plan, and the accompanying strategies in written and spoken form. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate a project’s outcomes in ways that consider equity, inclusivity, and diversity as a measure of current and future success. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Illustrate acquired skills and learning by creating a web-based professional portfolio with work samples. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad