From Michael Braun...
As director of the University of Kentucky's Arts Administration Program, I'm always excited to tell people about our many accomplishments. There's no better way to do that than by pointing out how, even in these tough economic times, our graduates continue to find employment in their field. They can be found working locally at the University of Kentucky, statewide at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and the Kentucky Historical Society, and nationally in New York on Broadway, in Washington DC at the National Gallery, in Nashville at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, in Chicago at Millennium Park, and in Seattle at the Seattle Opera.
One prime reason for this success is that the faculty is constantly updating the curriculum in order to expose our students to the latest in arts management practices in areas such as education, fundraising, international activities, law, leadership, marketing, programming, social entrepreneurialism, and strategic planning. Additionally, our students take courses devoted entirely to the standard technologies used by Arts Administrators, as well as learn a host of other software programs through their regular courses.
Even with this emphasis on technology, however, the faculty never loses sight of the fact that the most successful form of education takes place when two people communicate directly with one another, be it face-to-face or online. And in that regard, I'm always gratified to hear from our students about how well supported they felt while in the program and, once they graduated, how happy they were to have found not only a profession but also a home.
I hope that, as you look through our web site, you will come away with the same feeling and will want to make the University of Kentucky's Arts Administration Program your home, too.
~ Michael Braun, Director
Arts Administration Program
Arts Administration Program