Your Idea. Our Program.
Launch your own arts nonprofit in an immersive, hands-on learning environment, or create a new for-profit enterprise that changes the cultural landscape.
Arts Entrepreneurship in Action
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Students on a site visit at The Moth as part of the Leadership & Management Techniques course in Fall 2019.
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Entrepreneurship in the Arts students meeting with Magin Schatz, founder of Supermoon Art Space.
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Students during a remote class with guest speakers Siena Oristaglio and Noah Blumenson-Cook of The Void Academy.
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First-semester Entrepreneurship in the Arts students working together to mash-up creative enterprise ideas.
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Entrepreneurship in the Arts workshop session.
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Students in Leadership and Management Techniques created campaign posters for artists they admire in a values-based leadership exercise.
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Jonathan Secor, the Director of Cathedral Productions at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Manhattan, gave Entrepreneurship in the Arts students a behind-the-scenes tour of the cathedral, sharing its history as a strong patron of the arts. Students were even taken down to the crypt where Keith Haring once had a studio!
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Jamala Johns, a New York-based artist and creative director, spoke to Entrepreneurship in the Arts students about developing a holistic career and brand while practicing self-care.
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A business model canvas exercise completed by first semester students in the fall of 2018.
Fall2019 Leadership
Students on a site visit at The Moth as part of the Leadership & Management Techniques course in Fall 2019.To reshape the landscape of the creative sector, arts managers and professionals need the ability to think and work as entrepreneurs. The 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.
- One of the only programs of its kind in the country
- Only 30 minutes by train from New York City
- Evening and hybrid courses suitable for working professionals
- Affordable master’s degree program
- Part-time option, less than $1,600 per course
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Graduate capstone results in the creation of a fully formed business plan
Guest Lecturers:
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Yuchen Zhang
Yuchen Zhang, fashion tech designer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Wearable Media, spoke to Entrepreneurship in the Arts students about balancing profit and product with artistic vision, innovation, and social commentary. -
Jamala Johns
Jamala Johns, a New York-based artist and creative director, spoke to Entrepreneurship in the Arts students about developing a holistic career and brand while practicing self-care. -
Courtney Harge
Courtney Harge, member advisor at Fractured Atlas, has joined Entrepreneurship in the Arts MA students for lectures on crowdfunding and fiscal sponsorship.
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