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Master of Arts in Arts Administration

Have you ever dreamed of managing a theatre company? How about being the business brains behind an orchestra? Or the development director for an arts center? These are just a few of the paths you can explore in SPEA’s Arts Administration Program. Our top-flight faculty and skill-building courses are the antidote to the Starving Artist Syndrome.

For more than 30 years, the Indiana University Arts Administration Program has trained students to assume leadership positions in the nation's most prestigious arts institutions. The program has been committed to the development of leaders who are realists as well as idealists, forward-looking yet mindful of the past, and respectful of the needs of both art and business.

Broad-based in outlook and curriculum, the program strives to achieve a balance of artistic and business concerns, of theory and hands-on experience. Individual attention by full-time faculty who are arts professionals, linkages to the business world, access to top-ranked departments campuswide, and an excellent placement record are all hallmarks of the program, as are the rich cultural resources on campus and in the community.

The proof is in our people. Our faculty is accessible, committed, inspired. And our graduates are leaders in the arts. Take a look at where our graduates have landed:

American Symphony Orchestra League, Director of Public Relations and Promotions
The Art Institute of Chicago
Carnegie Hall, Head of Systems, Carnegie Hall
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Executive Director
Columbus Area Arts Council, Executive Director
Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture (NYC), Director
Indiana University Art Museum, Associate Director of Administration
Indianapolis Opera, Executive Director
Kentucky Derby Museum, Executive Director
La Jolla Playhouse, Director of Marketing
Louisville Ballet, Executive Director
Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus, Director of Cultural Services
Philadelphia Orchestra, Operations Manager
Phoenix Theatre, Managing Director
Santa Fe Opera, Manager of Budget and Personnel
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Art, Program Specialist
Steppenwolf Theater (Chicago)
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Director of Public Relations

Ready to change the world? Visit the Arts Administration Program website to learn more.