Arts Administration
Learn how to manage and direct art organizations with a certificate in arts administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Lead an Arts Organization
This growing program provides students with the core body of knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage both community or institutionally based arts organizations and provides a foundation for continued study in arts administration.
Most courses taken to fulfill the certificate requirements are chosen by you, allowing you to focus on the areas of arts administration that most interest you. Explore courses in art history, dance, music, theatre, accounting, business administration, business communication, communication and journalism, history, management, and marketing. Curriculum strongly emphasizes management and communication skills useful to administrators of arts enterprises and includes both a capstone seminar and a semester-long internship.
Organizations across the country are looking for trained and innovative people to help ensure the ongoing vitality of the arts and need someone with the skills to keep the curtains rising. With a certificate in arts administration, that someone could be you.
Program Details
The greater Eau Claire community is known as a hub for arts and culture. Many students in the arts administration certificate program take advantage of opportunities in the region, including internships, volunteer experiences, and chances to network with local artists and organizations.
Students pursuing the arts administration certificate are required to complete a semester-long internship, giving you real-world experience in the arts administration field. Many times this internship not only counts for credit, but students receive a salary as well. Previous Blugolds have interned at places like Pablo Center at the Confluence, Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra, Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild, Eau Claire Sculpture Tour and Eau Claire Jazz.
As part of your studies, you'll apply arts management theory to a real-life project with a partnering nonprofit arts organization in the region. You'll also have the opportunity to create your own theoretical nonprofit arts organization, giving you an inside look at what it takes from start (developing a mission) to finish (pitching your idea to a committee of your peers for funding).
Blugold Stories
My internship was one of my favorite experiences at UW-Eau Claire. And in the Fine Arts Administration Seminar class, I learned how to “get going” in the world of the arts. I was able to apply my knowledge to real-life experiences. The amount of involvement and opportunities UWEC brings is incredible.
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Where can the arts administration program lead me after graduation?
The skills you'll gain earning an arts administration certificate makes you a valuable employee in a variety of industries. From marketing and public relations to community outreach and event management, you'll have a wealth of knowledge to draw from enabling you to tackle whatever comes your way. Arts administrators are often involved in grant writing, curating, front of house management and company operations.
Example Careers
- Arts councils
- Recording studios
- Theatre companies
- Museums and galleries
- Arts foundations
- Consulting services
- Dance companies
- Film & TV
- Opera companies
- Festivals
- Fashion industry
- Schools/universities
While pursuing a certificate in arts administration from UW-Eau Claire, you will grow your knowledge of the arts and its relevance in society via real-world coursework and an internship relevant to your interests. Curriculum will help you to gain an understanding of common managerial issues and techniques within the arts as well as learn the critical-thinking and communication skills necessary to analyze and address issues facing arts organizations today.
Here are a few courses in Arts Administration at UW-Eau Claire.
THEA 300
Leadership in the Arts
Students learn about the principles of leadership in the arts and apply them to real-world contexts. Students learn about strategic and organizational planning, as well as leadership and managements styles, while simultaneously working on actual arts administration projects in partnership with university and community arts organizations.
THEA 498
Theatre Arts Internship
Practical experience in a professional or community-based theatrical, cultural, or educational organization or business. Students will extend knowledge and skills gained in prior courses.
THEA 434
Theatre Arts Management
The management of theatre in school and community including developing skills for creating demand for the product, budgeting time and facilities, marketing, promotion, funding, and career expectations.
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