Arts Management

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Arts Management Overview

The arts management major is an interdisciplinary program combining courses from business and the arts. The major is designed to prepare you for leadership roles within the artistic community through expertise in strategic planning, management, and marketing. Based on your interests, you will gain comprehensive knowledge within your artistic field of choice. You will also identify business opportunities within the art world and focus on planning, organizing, leading, and allocating resources in arts organizations.

I’ve always wanted to be involved in art. If I’m not making it myself, I want to help others to get their works into the public eye and get the attention it deserves. To me, the arts management major blends the essentials of both business and arts. You get to pick the concentration that fits you best, hone your skills in it, while also learning how you can make it into a living.

—COREY DOEING, ‘20

Capstone Seminar

Every arts management student participates in a capstone seminar, where they channel knowledge and skills into a discipline-specific project related to their field of interest. Experienced faculty mentors provide guidance, fostering critical thinking and preparing students for future careers or studies. Chatham is one of the few universities across the country that offers such an independent and student-driven program.

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Joint BA & Masters Program

We also offer a joint program with Carnegie Mellon University, through which students can earn a bachelor's and Master's degree in Management in as few as five years.

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On-Campus & Off-Campus Art

The Susan Bergman Gurrentz ’56 Art Gallery exhibits artwork by students and by international, national, and local artists, providing students with a chance to work up close and in-person with renowned pieces of art and historical artifacts. Chatham is also within walking distance to many of Pittsburgh’s best loved arts institutions and organizations, including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Music Hall, and Frick Fine Arts Museum.

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Program Faculty

If one word could best sum up Chatham's faculty, it would be engaged. Professors bring their experiences to relate the course lessons to real-world situations. Meet the arts management faculty by clicking the button below.

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Art Museum Studies Concentration/Minor

The Art Museum Studies minor provides students with the skills, experience, and specific professional knowledge necessary to work in the art museum field. The minor emphasizes practical experience designing and installing exhibitions and planning of programming, and addresses the history and theory of the art museum.

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BA in Arts Management

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