Launch your creative enterprise through our fully online, immersive, and hands-on learning environment—one of the only programs of its kind in the country.
What Students Are Saying
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“This program affords me the tools to build a new arts landscape, rethink the divide between artist and entrepreneur, and foster a dialogue about the impact of artists on business as a whole. For that, I’m grateful.” –Savannah Davanzo, Fall ’18
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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
Graduate Capstones
- <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/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/3072-renee-jones-ma-19">Renee Jones MA ’19</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Haven House International</h3></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/2430-aleta-brown-ma-18"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.webp 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1600,1065/9932_brownaletajpg.rev.1548799560.jpg 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/2430-aleta-brown-ma-18">Aleta Brown MA ’18</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Reframe: Art + Race</h3></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/2431-savannah-davanzo-ma-18"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/2431-savannah-davanzo-ma-18">Savannah Davanzo MA ’18</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>The Right Body</h3></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/2432-blake-pfeil-ma-18"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.webp 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,960/9935_21034710_892366847596287_8009876232927194529_n.rev.1548803031.jpg 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/2432-blake-pfeil-ma-18">Blake Pfeil MA ’18</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>The Caravan</h3></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/4953-dev-sreerama-ma-21"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,792,802/20053_ReWork_1.rev.1642172870.png 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/4953-dev-sreerama-ma-21">Dev Sreerama MA ’21</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Re/work</h3></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/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/4398-duke-burger-ma-20">Duke Burger MA ’20</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Prosceneium</h3></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/4399-natalia-chraim-ma-20"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/4399-natalia-chraim-ma-20">Natalia Chraim MA ’20</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Flourish Arts</h3></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/4954-rebecca-haviland-ma-21"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/4954-rebecca-haviland-ma-21">Rebecca Haviland MA ’21</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Arts Financial Collective</h3></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/4955-shannon-dawson-ma-21"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/4955-shannon-dawson-ma-21">Shannon Dawson MA ’21</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Step2,3</h3></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/4400-lucy-tarantino-ma-20"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/4400-lucy-tarantino-ma-20">Lucy Tarantino MA ’20</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>PercWorks</h3></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/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.webp 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/61/width/200/height/200/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1024,576/9445_DoneOutdoors2.rev.1544036320.jpg 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/2366-kerry-villamil-ma-17">Kerry Villamil MA ’17</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Done Outdoors</h3></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/3071-alexandra-harper-ma-19"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <source type="image/png" srcset="/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 1x, /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"/> <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"/> </picture> </a></span></span><div class="lw_profiles_name"><a href="/live/profiles/3071-alexandra-harper-ma-19">Alexandra Harper MA ’19</a></div><div class="profiles_142"><h3>Women of Culture</h3></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>
Upcoming:
- Apr 17
To reshape the landscape of the creative sector, arts managers and professionals need the ability to think and work as entrepreneurs. 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.
Our synchronous, real-time Zoom classes allow students to engage in face-to-face discussion 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
Speakers and Mentors
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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. -
Yuchen Zhang
Yuchen Zhang, fashion tech designer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Wearable Media, spoke to students about balancing profit and product with artistic vision, innovation, and social commentary.
News and Updates
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Blake Pfeil ’19 Finds Solace and Beauty in Abandoned Spaces
All-American Ruins, a multimedia project, began as a way to escape the grim reality of the pandemic and avoid crowds flocking to public trails and parks for their dose of nature. -
Shannon Dawson MA ’21 Advances to First Round of 2022 NYBPC
Dawson’s app Step2,3 recently won Purchase’s Shark-Tank Style Competition.
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Success Story: Duke Burger ’20
He’s creating a a streaming service for theatre performances. -
Success Story: Alex Harper ’19
Her idea for Women of Culture went from passion project to thriving business.
