Courses

ARMG 105 (4)
The Arts Organization APLOMB: Audience, Program, Leadership, Outreach, Mission, and Balance
Behind the scenes at arts organizations is characterized by high energy productivity, dedicated workers, small budgets, ephemeral audiences, and a gap between earned income and cost of production. This course introduces the world and culture particular to arts institutions. Readings, classroom discussions, field trips, guest speakers, and hands-on fieldwork will provide the source materials for the course.

ARMG 121 (1)
New York Arts
This weeklong, intensive course in New York City will provide students with critical appreciation for a broad spectrum of major cultural institutions focused on visual arts, dance, theatre, and music. Students will attend performances, and engage in discussions with arts managers and artists. This course will be offered before classes resume in January, or during Spring Break. Students are responsible for the cost of their transportation as well as lodging, meals and tickets estimated at $1000.

ARMG 141 (1)
Arts Management Practicum I
Very focused practicum of study centering around a single project, for example, the development of a specialized museum tour, and pre- and post-visit study materials for the same. Assigned readings will accompany the practicum project. A minimum of 40 hours is required. May be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option only.

ARMG 213 (3)
Museums and Galleries
This course combines theory with the practical skills required of museum and art gallery professionals. Students will examine the critical issues surrounding collections, exhibitions, conservation, governance, and ethics. In addition, students will gain first-hand experience that provides a firm foundation in skills such as scholarship, connoisseurship. object handling, and exhibition installation that are considered fundamental knowledge in museums and art galleries. Offered alternate years. IIIO, V6

ARMG 217 (3)
Performing Arts Management
This course expands upon the principles and concepts introduced in ARMG 105. The focus is on issues central to the creation and management of performing arts organizations, which will be explored through a series of case studies, practical exercises, and ongoing assessment of current events. Areas of focus include artist relations, audience development, front-of-house management, programming, human resources, marketing, public relations, contracts, copyright, and royalties. Offered alternate years.

ARMG 241 (2)
Arts Management Practicum II
Students will be introduced to the practical aspects of presenting artistic events on the campus. Projects will include the organization, promotion, and mounting of exhibitions, the booking and promotion of concerts, theatre, or dance productions, or other appropriate arts activities. A minimum of 80 hours is required. May be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option only.

ARMG 261 (1)
Directed Study
The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

ARMG 306 (3)
The Art Market
This course will examine the various ways in which objects reach the art market, concentrating on the role of auction houses, galleries, and museums in shaping the treatment of art as a cultural commodity. An understanding of central issues that influence the buying and selling of art - tax laws, the perception of artworks as investments, and aesthetic appreciation of the works - will be reached through lectures, readings, and visits to galleries, auctions, museums, and private collections. This course cannot be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option. Offered alternate years. IIIW, V6

ARMG 311 (3)
Leadership Paradigms in the Arts
Students will examine the integration of leaders and arts organizations, their history, evolution, culture, and theory. Through case studies, arts leadership will be explored in units on creativity, ethics, the artist-cum- leader, political advocacy, program development, oral and written persuasion, and evaluating instances of success vs. failure. Offered alternate years. IIIO, V6

ARMG 341 (3)
Arts Management Practicum III
An intensive apprenticeship in a particular area of the arts, such as exhibitions, cataloguing, booking and promoting theatrical events, or an internship at an arts organization outside the college. A final portfolio or record of the project must be presented at the completion of the course. The practicum will be supervised by the Program Director, or other appropriate faculty members. A minimum of 120 hours is required. May be taken on a P/CR/NC grading option only.

ARMG 361 (1)
Special Study
The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

ARMG 377 (1)
Internship

ARMG 461 (1)
Independent Study
Pursuit of an upper level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.