Consider an arts administration profession
Arts managers are responsible for curating exhibitions, designing gallery promotion, developing programs, managing facilities, writing grants, and supervising personnel to support artists and arts agencies. With this major, you will explore the interrelationship of the arts, communication skills, and business practices that apply to the financing, producing, promoting, and marketing of the arts.

At Minot State, we'll prepare you for an arts administration career in one or more of these fields:

• Museum or gallery executive director                       
• Events coordinator
• Museum curator                                      
• Collections manager
• Fundraiser                                  
• Museum exhibition preparator
• Grant writer                                
• Visitor services
• Education coordinator               
• Artwork registrar

Learn with Minot State
The Bachelor of Science in Arts Administration is a professionally-oriented program designed to offer a well-rounded, rich experience in preparation for a professional art career as a gallery manager, director, or in another gallery management role.

The arts express the life of their community, and Minot is no exception with excellent opportunities for students to engage professionals in a variety of arts fields. Arts management can be an exciting, fulfilling career for someone who likes to be close to the arts and artists and who wants to work behind the scenes to make the arts happen. Arts managers bring art, artists, and audiences together.

At Minot State, an internship can be arranged individually according to your needs, career goals, and skills. The internship can be scheduled for on campus, the region, or anywhere around the country or world. In addition to artistic and cultural values, you will learn the practical skills of organizational development, public relations, marketing, and leadership in the arts.

Is arts administration right for you?
The arts have unique management challenges, not found in other kinds of businesses. Successful arts managers are equally proficient in the arts and administration. In order to serve their communities well, successful arts administrators must possess exceptional business acumen, excellent leadership traits, and in-depth knowledge of the creative side of the field. They must be able to determine why the arts are important, and then, build, lead, and manage diverse teams that can illustrate this mission and engage the public.

Career outlook
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, archivists, curators, and museum workers earn a median pay of $50,120 per year.

Offered: On campus