Entreprenuerial Mindset

Arts managers and professionals need the ability to think and work as entrepreneurs to reshape the creative sector’s landscape. 

The online Entrepreneurship in the Arts MA program enables creative and artistically minded students to imagine, identify, and build enterprises that will form and sustain the arts and culture worlds of the future.

Online Convenience

Our synchronous, real-time Zoom classes allow students to engage in face-to-face discussions and collaborative learning and to develop community with an intimate cohort. Other coursework is done asynchronously and at the pace of each student, which offers flexibility to busy working professionals or those with families.

  • Accessible evening and online courses suitable for working professionals
  • Affordable master’s degree–less than $1,600 per course
  • Part-time option allows flexibility for those with busy lives

Graduate Capstones

  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4954-rebecca-haviland-ma-21"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,492,484/20055_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.20.33_AM.rev.1642173734.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,492,484/20055_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.20.33_AM.rev.1642173734.png 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,492,484/20055_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.20.33_AM.rev.1642173734.png" alt="Arts Financial Collective" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,492,484/20055_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.20.33_AM.rev.1642173734.png 2x" data-max-w="492" data-max-h="484" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/4954-rebecca-haviland-ma-21">Rebecca Haviland MA ’21</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Arts Financial Collective </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Arts Financial Collective is a benefit corporation that empowers arts entrepreneurs <span style="background-color: transparent;">to build sustainable careers from college to retirement by connecting them to financial literacy workshops and professionals specializing in the arts. <a href="/live/profiles/4954-rebecca-haviland-ma-21">Read more about Rebecca’s graduate capstone</a>.<br/></span></p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4953-dev-sreerama-ma-21"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png" alt="ReWork logo." width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 3x" data-max-w="792" data-max-h="802" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/4953-dev-sreerama-ma-21">Dev Sreerama MA ’21</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Re/work </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Re/work is a sustainable and gender-neutral fashion company based in Brooklyn, NY. <span style="background-color: transparent;">Re/work sets a new standard of sustainability within the fashion industry while promoting the use of recycled and upcycled fabric in the construction of its clothing. <a href="/live/profiles/4953-dev-sreerama-ma-21">Read more about Dev’s graduate capstone</a>. </span></p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4398-duke-burger-ma-20"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,706,562/17301_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_3.59.15_PM.rev.1616530463.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,706,562/17301_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_3.59.15_PM.rev.1616530463.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,706,562/17301_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_3.59.15_PM.rev.1616530463.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,706,562/17301_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_3.59.15_PM.rev.1616530463.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,706,562/17301_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_3.59.15_PM.rev.1616530463.png" alt="Prosceneium 1" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,706,562/17301_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_3.59.15_PM.rev.1616530463.png 2x" data-max-w="706" data-max-h="562" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/4398-duke-burger-ma-20">Duke Burger MA ’20</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Prosceneium </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Prosceneium is a new streaming media platform that delivers filmed performances from theaters on demand to viewers across the country. It is designed to increase access to performances for audiences and revenue to the theaters that make them possible. <a href="/live/profiles/4398-duke-burger-ma-20">Read more about Duke’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/3072-renee-jones-ma-19"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,430/13190_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_1.25.15_PM.rev.1581877517.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,430/13190_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_1.25.15_PM.rev.1581877517.png 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,430/13190_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_1.25.15_PM.rev.1581877517.png" alt="Haven House International." width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,430/13190_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_1.25.15_PM.rev.1581877517.png 2x" data-max-w="534" data-max-h="430" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/3072-renee-jones-ma-19">Renee Jones MA ’19</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Haven House International </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Haven House International arts and entrepreneurship summer day camp is a fun and affordable summer camp that educates, encourages, and inspires youth through developmentally appropriate activities. Haven House is a community safe space designed to engage and challenge while providing a sanctuary for diverse culture, music, and art representative of our community and world. <a href="/live/profiles/3072-renee-jones-ma-19">Read more about Renee’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4399-natalia-chraim-ma-20"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,449,449/17304_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.46.38_PM.rev.1616532417.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,449,449/17304_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.46.38_PM.rev.1616532417.png 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,449,449/17304_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.46.38_PM.rev.1616532417.png" alt="Flourish Arts 1" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,449,449/17304_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.46.38_PM.rev.1616532417.png 2x" data-max-w="449" data-max-h="449" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/4399-natalia-chraim-ma-20">Natalia Chraim MA ’20</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Flourish Arts </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Flourish Arts (LLC) is an arts network that provides virtual art workshops and resources to female sexual assault survivors to facilitate healing through artistic expression, discussion, and community. The organization provides female survivors with a virtual safe space to creatively express themselves and meet kindred spirits from around the country. <a href="/live/profiles/4399-natalia-chraim-ma-20">Read more about Natalia’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/6275-adon-cooper-ma-22"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.png" alt="Pride Travels" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1354,1194/24418_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.04.47_PM.rev.1687806307.png 3x" data-max-w="1354" data-max-h="1194" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/6275-adon-cooper-ma-22">Adon Cooper MA ’22</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Pride Travels </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Pride Travels is a nonprofit organization that exclusively affords black and Latine LGBTQIA+ high school students in New York City the opportunity to travel abroad and take art-focused classes taught by self-identified queer professionals. <a href="/live/profiles/6275-adon-cooper-ma-22">Read more about Adon’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/2430-aleta-brown-ma-18"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.jpg" alt="Aleta Brown." width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1600" data-max-h="1065" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/2430-aleta-brown-ma-18">Aleta Brown MA ’18</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Reframe: Art + Race </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Aleta Brown’s Reframe: Art + Race is a video blog and a consulting firm that invites artists to share stories about their racial experiences in the arts and uses those stories to learn how we can create a more equitable art world. Her goal is not simply to share stories; she is using them to generate social movement that matters. <a href="/live/profiles/2430-aleta-brown-ma-18">Read more about Aleta’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/6276-deric-dickens-ma-22"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.png" alt="Brooklyn Improvised Art School" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1338,988/24419_Screen_Shot_2023-06-26_at_3.11.16_PM_2.rev.1687806798.png 3x" data-max-w="1338" data-max-h="988" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/6276-deric-dickens-ma-22">Deric Dickens MA ’22</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Brooklyn Improvised Art School </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Brooklyn Improvised Art School LLC is an arts organization that specializes in creative music and arts through education and performance for communities that are in need, such as the Crown Heights and Brownsville areas of Brooklyn. <a href="/live/profiles/6276-deric-dickens-ma-22">Read more about Deric’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/2431-savannah-davanzo-ma-18"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.png" alt="The Right Body. " width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1358,1098/9933_Screen_Shot_2019-01-29_at_5.39.10_PM.rev.1548801613.png 3x" data-max-w="1358" data-max-h="1098" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/2431-savannah-davanzo-ma-18">Savannah Davanzo MA ’18</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> The Right Body </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> The Right Body is a company designed to support the mission of promoting body positivity and encouraging self-care techniques through the digital publication of a quarterly magazine to promote a positive sense of self, encourage self-love, and foster a healthy dialogue on mental health. <a href="/live/profiles/2431-savannah-davanzo-ma-18">Read more about Savannah’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4400-lucy-tarantino-ma-20"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.png" alt="PercWorks 1" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,71,1212,1284/17307_Screen_Shot_2021-03-23_at_4.55.25_PM.rev.1616532969.png 3x" data-max-w="1212" data-max-h="1213" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/4400-lucy-tarantino-ma-20">Lucy Tarantino MA ’20</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> PercWorks </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> PercWorks is a membership-based online learning platform for percussionists and drummers aged 8 to 18. Committed to creating an equitable and accessible future for the percussion community, PercWorks’ innovative education methods provide a more affordable, diverse, and well-rounded educational experience than traditional weekly and in-person lessons. <a href="/live/profiles/4400-lucy-tarantino-ma-20">Read more about Lucy’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/2366-kerry-villamil-ma-17"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.jpg" alt="Done Outdoors" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1024" data-max-h="576" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/2366-kerry-villamil-ma-17">Kerry Villamil MA ’17</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Done Outdoors </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Done Outdoors is a collection of digital stories that celebrate nature, travel, and outdoor recreation. Through online video, photography, and writing, Done Outdoors captures the spirit of the modern outdoor adventurer. By delivering content focused on individuals and small businesses making an impact, it educates and influences audiences to make smart, safe, fun, and environmentally responsible choices while enjoying the outdoors. <a href="/live/profiles/2366-kerry-villamil-ma-17">Read more about Kerry’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/4955-shannon-dawson-ma-21"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.png" alt="Step2,3 logo" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,718,748/20059_Screen_Shot_2022-01-14_at_10.28.03_AM.rev.1642174495.png 3x" data-max-w="718" data-max-h="748" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/4955-shannon-dawson-ma-21">Shannon Dawson MA ’21</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Step2,3 </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Step2,3 is a social media platform tailored towards the needs of artists. <span style="background-color: transparent;">Step2,3s mission is to help artists elevate their way of life by galvanizing as many resources as possible on the digital platform, and to make artistic career paths financially more sustainable. <a href="/live/profiles/4955-shannon-dawson-ma-21">Read more about Shannon’s graduate capstone</a>.</span></p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/2432-blake-pfeil-ma-18"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.jpg" alt="Macabre Americana. " width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.jpg 3x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="960" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/2432-blake-pfeil-ma-18">Blake Pfeil MA ’18</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> The Caravan </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> The Caravan is a developmental theatre initiative of Macabre Americana, an NYC-based folk fusion band, that seeks untold, unheard stories, hidden across the diverse cultural landscape of the United States. Through the power of music and spoken word, The Caravan reimagines those stories in developmental theatre labs and presents them in a public forum. <a href="/live/profiles/2432-blake-pfeil-ma-18">Read more about Blake’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>
  • <span class="lw_profiles_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/3071-alexandra-harper-ma-19"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,566/13187_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_12.46.37_PM.rev.1581875322.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,566/13187_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_12.46.37_PM.rev.1581875322.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,566/13187_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_12.46.37_PM.rev.1581875322.png 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,566/13187_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_12.46.37_PM.rev.1581875322.png 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,566/13187_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_12.46.37_PM.rev.1581875322.png" alt="Women of Culture" width="200" height="200" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,600,566/13187_Screen_Shot_2020-02-16_at_12.46.37_PM.rev.1581875322.png 2x" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="566" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><h3><a href="/live/profiles/3071-alexandra-harper-ma-19">Alexandra Harper MA ’19</a></h3></div><div class="profiles_142"><h4> Women of Culture </h4></div><div class="profiles_141"><p> Women of Culture is a social enterprise that creates art-based experiences, trips, and private group events designed to connect, inspire, and empower women while showcasing the power and necessity of the arts. The company seeks to inspire critical thinking, cultivate curiosity, and help women, in particular, develop a deeper connection to the arts, themselves, and the world around them through all that it does. <a href="/live/profiles/3071-alexandra-harper-ma-19">Read more about Alexandra’s graduate capstone</a>.</p></div>

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  • “As a part-time student, I was able to continue working while gaining real world skills that I need to move my career forward. The faculty was incredibly supportive and I loved the diversity & camaraderie of my cohort.” –Karina Ramsey, Fall ’21

  • “The knowledge, skill sets, and network I have garnered through the Entrepreneurship in the Arts program have been invaluable to my work and practice—none of which would be possible if not for Purchase’s supportive faculty.” –Jake Frisbie, Fall ’20

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‘An artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and boldness to challenge the status quo.’


This mindset is becoming increasingly necessary for creative individuals and arts managers seeking to develop businesses and organizations designed to support art and the creative sector.

It is essential that, in addition to sustaining their work through sound business practices, creative entrepreneurs also challenge the traditional structures that house artistic practices, products, and services and allow them to grow into profitable enterprises.

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