Arts Administration
Mission
The Arts Administration Program develops graduates who advocate for the arts while balancing administrative systems with the creative process in an effort to ensure the artistic integrity and economic sustainability of arts and culture organizations.
Goals
The Arts Administration Program faculty and staff will:
- Provide a personalized, interdisciplinary education
- Develop well-rounded professionals employable in any arts discipline
- Offer a nonprofit management curriculum and experiential learning opportunities
- Advocate for the arts
Learning Outcomes
The Arts Administration Program graduates will:
- Become empowered advocates for the arts
- Apply scholarly theory directly into professional practice
- Develop adaptability and critical thinking skills necessary to work in the arts
- Cultivate both practical and creative approaches to problem solving.
- Communicate in an effective and persuasive way
Values
Experiential Learning: Learning through doing develops foundational skills through the reflection and revision process. This drives collective and individual analysis to enrich the educational experience, enhance rigor, and prepare students for multiple career paths beyond graduation.
Collaboration: Through fostering a collaborative environment in the classroom and artistic space, we build essential professional and interpersonal skills, working together toward educational and artistic goals. By appreciating individual uniqueness, we build experiences where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Advocacy: Students come to us with ideas, dreams, and a vision for a better future. We help them find their voice and use it to engage in their communities. We work to advocate for ourselves, our art, and each other. This engagement is essential for our collective future.
Statement on Belonging
A sense of belonging is essential to success in an educational environment. SUU and the Arts Administration Program are committed to fostering an inclusive community of lifelong learners. We encourage our community members to make observations and inquiries through an intersectional lens. The perspectives, ideas, values, and experiences of diverse student populations are a strength and benefit to this program and university.
Land Acknowledgment
SUU wishes to acknowledge and honor the Indigenous communities of this region as original possessors, stewards, and inhabitants of this Too’veep (land), and recognize that the University is situated on the traditional homelands of the Nung’wu (Southern Paiute People).
Photo: SUUAA student doing a remote Capstone Internship (2020)