Arts Administration

Are you a champion for the power and possibilities of the arts to transform society? Are you interested in learning the business and management skills needed for successful artistry in the 21st century? Do you wish to play a role in sustaining the creative life of your community?

Whether you’re an artist, musician, or storyteller, content creator or entrepreneur, this degree will prepare you with the practical, financial, and business skills necessary to thrive and maintain a sustainable career in the arts.

Why study art administration at Gordon?

With thought-provoking theory, design, and technology courses from the Adams School for Music and the Arts and hands-on management, innovation, and marketing courses from Gordon’s School of Business, students in this major get the best of both worlds. Developed as a launching point, you’ll be positioned to easily double major or minor in any of our Adams School programs.

Our faculty are accomplished professionals and active in the industry, so they’ve seen both sides of an artist’s work—the creative and the business. With advanced degrees from Yale, Boston University, Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, your professors will mentor, advise, and instill excellent artistic management skills in you.

What can Christians bring to art administration?

With an appreciation for reflecting the beauty of God’s creativity through the arts, leaders who operate with Christ-like integrity can bring a different perspective and level of excellence and understanding to business complexities.