Sandra Lang on the MA in Visual Arts Administration Master of Arts in Visual Arts Administration
The Masters in Visual Arts Administration prepares leaders who can adapt to the rapidly changing demands of the field. The program promotes a thorough understanding of the visual arts and the ideas and forces affecting them, as well as the development of keen management, marketing, and financial skills. Through consideration of conceptual and practical issues, students are prepared for the increasingly specialized opportunities in this important and exciting field.
Established in 1971, the M.A. Program in Visual Arts Administration was the first in the nation to focus specifically on administrative careers in the visual arts, in both traditional and alternative contexts. Taking into account the cultural and economic impact of the visual arts, nationally and internationally, the program prepares administrators who can adapt to the rapidly changing demands of the field. As institutions and corporations turn to the visual arts to serve the aspirations of their communities, the administrator becomes a powerful educator, helping to shape cultural values.
The program promotes a thorough understanding of the visual arts and the ideas and forces affecting them, as well as the development of keen management, marketing, and financial skills. Students study traditional methods of presentation and audience development as well as new media and technology. Through consideration of conceptual and practical issues, students are prepared for the increasingly specialized opportunities in this challenging field. Faculty expertise, alumni experience and success, and a strong international applicant pool ensure that students are provided with the optimal resources of an advanced professional program set in the context of a major urban cultural center.
The program is primarily oriented toward the non-profit segment of the field, but it also offers a for-profit concentration. This innovative first-of-its-kind specialization provides the training necessary to succeed in today’s competitive for-profit marketplace as dealers, gallerists, consultants, and auction-house professionals.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of our program, our students will…
- Demonstrate an understanding of the creative process, how art and artists function in society
- Analyze the economic, political and social environment in which artists and arts organizations operate, including legal, ethical and policy issues
- Identify and evaluate how artwork is interpreted, presented, documented and archived
- Critique and compare the structure, operations and management of organizations that present or produce artwork on various scales
- Outline strategies for marketing, audience development, outreach and community development in the arts
- Acquire business skills in accounting, finance, organizational theory and management as well as arts-related media and technology
- Develop an expansive and inclusive world view of the field that values different global perspectives, identities, concerns and goals
Information Sessions
Information Session for all Arts Management Master's Programs
Master's programs in Music Business, Performing Arts Administration and Visual Arts Administration.
Two Sessions:
Fall 2013 dates TBD
6:00-8:00pm
Pless Hall
82 Washington Square East
New York, NY 10012
Please RSVP (Link will be active late-Summer 2013.)
Information Session for all Art Department Graduate Programs
MFA Studio Art, MA Visual Arts Administration, MA Art Education, MA Art Therapy, and MA Costume Studies.
Take advantage of this opportunity to meet with program directors, faculty, and advisors, as well as representatives from the NYUSteinhardt Graduate Admissions Office.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
6:00-8:00pm
34 Stuyvesant Street, Barney Building
The Commons
New York, NY 10003
Please RSVP (Link will be active late-Summer 2013.)
Plus...
Informal information sessions for the Visual Arts Administration M.A. program will be held in November and December, 2013, dates to be determined. Contact Erin Sircy with questions.