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The Arts Management Program will be offering this course again in Spring 2009. Non-degree seeking students and degree seeking students alike are welcome to register for this unique course taught by Dr. Karen Chandler.

We are growing! Our professors and program director would love to meet you! Please call or write us an email to learn about where the program is headed and how you can benefit from a MPA degree with a concentration in Arts Management. We can help you make connections for internships, volunteering and community involvement. Email Crystal at cmford@edisto.cofc.edu to get started. Please view our faculty link to find out more.

As of Fall 2007, the College of Charleston is offering a Graduate Certificate in Arts Management. The Certificate Program serves professionals currently working in arts management or related fields who desire to expand their knowledge and skills, but may not be able to enter a full graduate program. The program focuses on preparing arts managers to meet the ever-changing demands placed on non-profit cultural institutions. To find out more, please view our graduate certificate requirements.

MPA Arts Management concentration students, Arts Management undergraduates and faculty joined arts leaders from across the state to celebrate the SC Arts Advocacy Day in Columbia, SC. After shaking hands with state legislators, students attended a luncheon and arts briefing sponsored by the SC Arts Alliance. For more information regarding the SC Arts Alliance and the 2008 South Carolina Advocacy Day, please visit http://www.scartsalliance.net/advocacy_day.htm. Here are a few photos from this event.

(left to right: Aimee Herring, Natalie Martin, Jane Alexander, Ed Sherin, Erin Perkins,
Kathryn Anderson, and Crystal Ford)

Arts Management graduate and undergraduate students, theatre students and faculty had the privilege of attending workshops, Q & A sessions, and an interview by Beryl Dakers, SCETV Arts Producer regarding the lives of both Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin. Through these events and one-on-one time with this distinguished couple, students walked away with a stronger sense of self and place within the field of the Arts.

Jane Alexander: a distinguished actress, Tony Award winner, activist and author has graced the stages of Broadway, commanded attention on the big screen in films such as The Great White Hope, and received Oscar nominations for her role in the films such as Kramer vs. Kramer, and All The President’s Men. Edwin Sherin: actor, Artistic Director, Emmy Award winner, and polished director and executive producer of feature films, television movies, and episodic dramas such as “Law and Order” has been engaged in captivating audiences around the globe.

The 2008 National Arts Action Summit in Washington, D.C. was a huge success as hundreds of arts leaders, advocates, faculty and students arrived from all across the United States to attend workshops, arts briefings and seminars on the importance of arts awareness in preparation for lobbying with Congress on Capital Hill. Special guest speakers: author Daniel Pink, actress Kerry Washington, five-time Grammy Award winner John Legend and members of Congress enlightened audiences with words of vision and hope for the Arts. Performances were given by Peter Yarrow, John Legend and VSA arts vocalist Marleena Coulston. MPA Arts Management student, Crystal Ford, Arts Management undergraduates, Lindsay Wells and Frances Kablick, joined together in these advocacy efforts in lobbying for the Arts with Arts Management Program Director Scott Shanklin-Peterson, Assistant Dean of the School of the Arts, Michael Haga, and the South Carolina Arts Council. For more information about the 2008 National Arts Advocacy Day, please visit http://www.artsusa.org/events/2008/aad/default.asp. Here are a few photos from this event.

Alexandra (Alix) Refshauge ('07) is currently working as a coordinator of the Artist-in-Residence Program and Development Director at the Hub-Bub Gallery in Spartanburg, SC.

Karen Chapman ('06) is a graduate of the College of Charleston's MPA Program with a concentration in Arts Management. She is currently working as a part-time Development Assistant for the Winston-Salem Arts Council in North Carolina.


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Home Courses Graduate Certificate Program Faculty Links The Graduate School MPA Home Arts Management Undergraduate		"The MPA Program at the College of Charleston has been an unexpected blessing in my collegiate career. Having completed an undergraduate degree in Music Performance, I was hoping to find a graduate program close to home that would offer administrative courses in the arts. Upon discovery of the MPA Program, I was soon after informed that an Arts Management track was available for this degree. Offering a wide variety of interesting and engaging courses taught by a group of experienced and knowledgeable faculty, the MPA/Arts Management Program has been an academically enriching and truly enjoyable experience. " -Ralph Blanco, MPA/Arts Management student and piano teacher/performer

	What is Arts Management? Arts Management is an academic field of study as well as a career path for those interested in supporting the work of performing, visual and media artists. Arts managers learn a broad range of management and administrative skills, and apply those skills in their work with artists and art institutions. Arts managers can be versatile in their career paths. In addition to being trained for work in the nonprofit arts sector, an arts manager possesses transferable management skills for work in a variety of service organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, and community planning fields. Graduate studies in Arts Management leads to the perfect professional blend of inspiration and gratification. Master of Public Administration Arts Management and Not-for-Profit administration are two of three specialized studies within the Masters of Public Administration Program at the Graduate School of the College of Charleston located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The MPA program is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. The rigorous core curriculum is designed to explore the essential elements of public management and public policy to prepare students for the increasingly complex responsibilities faced by administrators in a democratic society. To learn more about MPA degree requirements, visit the Public Administration homepage www.cofc.edu/~puba. Cultural Administration and Applied Research at Avery The Arts Management Program will be offering this course again in Spring 2009. Non-degree seeking students and degree seeking students alike are welcome to register for this unique course taught by Dr. Karen Chandler. View the Electronic Reserve readings View the syllabus View the bibliography Welcome New Arts Management Students! We are growing! Our professors and program director would love to meet you! Please call or write us an email to learn about where the program is headed and how you can benefit from a MPA degree with a concentration in Arts Management. We can help you make connections for internships, volunteering and community involvement. Email Crystal at cmford@edisto.cofc.edu to get started. Please view our faculty link to find out more. New! Graduate Certificate in Arts Management As of Fall 2007, the College of Charleston is offering a Graduate Certificate in Arts Management. The Certificate Program serves professionals currently working in arts management or related fields who desire to expand their knowledge and skills, but may not be able to enter a full graduate program. The program focuses on preparing arts managers to meet the ever-changing demands placed on non-profit cultural institutions. To find out more, please view our graduate certificate requirements. South Carolina Arts Advocacy Day 2008 (February 12th) MPA Arts Management concentration students, Arts Management undergraduates and faculty joined arts leaders from across the state to celebrate the SC Arts Advocacy Day in Columbia, SC. After shaking hands with state legislators, students attended a luncheon and arts briefing sponsored by the SC Arts Alliance. For more information regarding the SC Arts Alliance and the 2008 South Carolina Advocacy Day, please visit http://www.scartsalliance.net/advocacy_day.htm. Here are a few photos from this event. Quattlebaum artists-in-residence (March 25-26, 2008) (left to right: Aimee Herring, Natalie Martin, Jane Alexander, Ed Sherin, Erin Perkins, Kathryn Anderson, and Crystal Ford) Arts Management graduate and undergraduate students, theatre students and faculty had the privilege of attending workshops, Q & A sessions, and an interview by Beryl Dakers, SCETV Arts Producer regarding the lives of both Jane Alexander and Edwin Sherin. Through these events and one-on-one time with this distinguished couple, students walked away with a stronger sense of self and place within the field of the Arts. Jane Alexander: a distinguished actress, Tony Award winner, activist and author has graced the stages of Broadway, commanded attention on the big screen in films such as The Great White Hope, and received Oscar nominations for her role in the films such as Kramer vs. Kramer, and All The President’s Men. Edwin Sherin: actor, Artistic Director, Emmy Award winner, and polished director and executive producer of feature films, television movies, and episodic dramas such as “Law and Order” has been engaged in captivating audiences around the globe. The National Arts Advocacy Day 2008 (March 31st-April 1st) The 2008 National Arts Action Summit in Washington, D.C. was a huge success as hundreds of arts leaders, advocates, faculty and students arrived from all across the United States to attend workshops, arts briefings and seminars on the importance of arts awareness in preparation for lobbying with Congress on Capital Hill. Special guest speakers: author Daniel Pink, actress Kerry Washington, five-time Grammy Award winner John Legend and members of Congress enlightened audiences with words of vision and hope for the Arts. Performances were given by Peter Yarrow, John Legend and VSA arts vocalist Marleena Coulston. MPA Arts Management student, Crystal Ford, Arts Management undergraduates, Lindsay Wells and Frances Kablick, joined together in these advocacy efforts in lobbying for the Arts with Arts Management Program Director Scott Shanklin-Peterson, Assistant Dean of the School of the Arts, Michael Haga, and the South Carolina Arts Council. For more information about the 2008 National Arts Advocacy Day, please visit http://www.artsusa.org/events/2008/aad/default.asp. Here are a few photos from this event. Alumni News Alexandra (Alix) Refshauge ('07) is currently working as a coordinator of the Artist-in-Residence Program and Development Director at the Hub-Bub Gallery in Spartanburg, SC. Karen Chapman ('06) is a graduate of the College of Charleston's MPA Program with a concentration in Arts Management. She is currently working as a part-time Development Assistant for the Winston-Salem Arts Council in North Carolina.

	To contact by mail: Scott Peterson Program Director College of Charleston School of the Arts Arts Management Program 66 George Street Charleston, South Carolina 29424 843.953.8421 petersons@cofc.edu	To visit us: Arts Management Program 81 Saint Phillips Street 413-A Bell South Building Charleston, South Carolina 29424

What is Arts Management?

Master of Public Administration

To contact by mail: Scott Peterson Program Director College of Charleston School of the Arts Arts Management Program 66 George Street Charleston, South Carolina 29424 843.953.8421 petersons@cofc.edu

To contact by mail:

Scott Peterson
Program Director
College of Charleston
School of the Arts
Arts Management Program
66 George Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29424

843.953.8421
petersons@cofc.edu