Careers in Arts Administration
Ninety-five percent of all M.A.A.A. alumni are currently working in the arts.
What kinds of jobs do M.A.A.A. alumni have?
Our graduates are planning, facilitating, evaluating, and raising money; designing and opening new facilities; educating students of all ages; consulting in areas like audience development, strategic planning, and financial development; developing and managing public arts programs and arts advocacy organizations; and exploring arts research for non-profits and government agencies.
In addition to their own employment in arts administration, many of our M.A.A.A. alumni continue to create their own art, serve on non-profit arts boards of directors, and adjudicate arts funding for regional, state, and federal organizations.
Where do M.A.A.A. Alumni work?
Graduates work in various jobs and fields all over the world, for a diverse group of companies and organizations, including the California Shakespeare Theater, the College of the Bahamas, New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Seattle Opera, to name a few. See a full list below.
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Americans for the Arts
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Dance Canvas
Alphawood Foundation
Phoenix Center for the Arts
Lotus Productions
American Conservatory Theatre
College of the Bahamas
Logan Center for the Arts
Roundabout Theatre Company
New England Foundation for the Arts
Garrison Arts Center
Blue Man Group
Irving Arts Center
Charlottesville Ballet
Smithsonian Institute
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Meow Wolf
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
American Dance Festival
Syracuse University
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Capital Center for the Arts
Lebanon Opera House
Arts for LA
Ripple Theatre Company
University of Chicago
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Maryland Institute College of Art
American Blues Theatre
Mid Atlantic Youth Ballet
The Broad Stage
Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council
National Dance Education Association
Strand Theatre
Midland Symphony Orchestra
Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
New York Foundation for the Arts
Hoyt Cultural Center
Eastman School of Music
California Shakespeare Theatre
Mercer University
Boston Symphony Orchestra
American Visionary Art Museum
Annenberg Center for the Arts
International Museum of Art & Science
Carroll County Arts Council
Taproot Theatre
Seattle Opera
Youth Choral Theatre of Chicago
AMS Planning and Research
… and more!