Arts Management
Arts Management & Other Customized Concentrations
Available on a case by case basis, subject to course availability and the approval of relevant Department Chair and MBA Program Director
For a concentration in Arts Management, take three of the following courses and complete an internship with a recognized area non-profit organization.
- 22:373:620 Fundraising and Resource Development for Arts Non-Profits
- 22:010:621 Financial Accounting for Arts Non-Profits
- 22:630:644 Marketing for Arts Non-Profits
- 22:373:618 Business & the Arts
About the Business & the Arts Program
Business & the Arts is a program of Rutgers Business School: Graduate Program — Newark and New Brunswick. MBA-level courses are offered in arts marketing, arts fundraising, financial accounting for arts nonprofits and organization management. MBA candidates may elect a formal concentration in Arts Management, which is designed to prepare students for careers in nonprofit arts administration. Undergraduate-level courses are offered through Rutgers Business School and the Rutgers Department of Visual and Performing Arts.
Business & the Arts also:
- Sets up internships with such groups as the Newark Museum, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State.
- Provides career counseling in arts management.
- Gives students opportunities to visit local museums, galleries and art studios.
- Sponsors attendance at concerts and performances given by local theaters, orchestras, dance and musical groups.
- Emphasizes the vital role played by corporate support to local and regional arts organizations.
About GlassRoots
Through the Business and the Arts program, Rutgers is teaching entrepreneurship to disadvantaged inner city youth in Newark and helping contribute to the city’s renaissance. GlassRoots has been established as a new non-profit that teaches glass blowing, design and business skills to children and provides them with the means to sell their wares. Visit www.glassroots.org for more information.
For more information
Please contact:
Pat Kettenring, Director
Management Education Center
Room 334
111 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-3027
(973) 353-5961
pkettenr@andromeda.rutgers.edu
