Arts Administration and Policy: Students and Alumni
Arts Administration and Policy Office
Sharp Building
37 S. Wabash, 7th floor
Phone: 312.899.1232
artsadmin@saic.edu
Rachel Weiss, Chair, rweiss@saic.edu
Kate Dumbleton, Internship Coordinator, kdumbl@artic.edu
Shay DeGrandis, Administrative Director, sdegra@saic.edu
Kelly Humrichouser, Administrative Assistant, khumri@saic.edu
The Department of Arts Administration and Policy facilitates interactions and practical experiences through the arts administration internship program, the international field study class, and the Departmental Colloquium, with a series of invited, distinguished guest lecturers.
Previous fieldwork and internship placements have included:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Field Museum, Chicago
- Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago
- Arts and Business Council, Chicago
- Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Chicago
- Creative Time, New York City
- Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York City
- The Drawing Center, New York City
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City
- MoMA PS1, New York City
- Art in General, New York City
- Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- MassMoCA, North Adams, MA
- Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
- Zendai Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, China
- Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
- Sharjah Art Museum, UAE
Previous International field study destinations have included:
- Riga, Latvia and Budapest, Hungary in 2007
- Beijing and Shanghai, China in 2008
- Mexico City, Mexico and Lima/Cusco, Peru in 2009
- Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa in 2010
- Singapore and Hong Kong in 2011
- Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; and St. Petersburg, Russia in 2012
The following is a sample of what some Arts Administration alumni have gone on to do:
| Organization | Job Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Associate Vice President of Development | Chicago |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Teen and Museum Partnership Programs Coordinator | Chicago |
| Society for Contemporary Art at The Art Institute of Chicago | Program Director | Chicago |
| Ox-Bow | Executive Director | Chicago |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Communications Specialist, Institutional Advancement | Chicago |
| Chicago Jazz Ensemble | Executive Director | Chicago |
| Field Museum | Advertising & Marketing Partnerships Director | Chicago |
| Illinois Artisans Program | Assistant Director | Chicago |
| Joffrey Ballet | Audience Development Manager | Chicago |
| WTTW11/WFMT 98.7 | Development Director, Major Gifts | Chicago |
| Hubbard Street Dance Company | Director of Finance and Administration | Chicago |
| Illinois Humanities Festival | Senior Program Manager | Chicago |
| Institute for Puerto Rican Art and Culture | Program Director | Chicago |
| Arts & Business Council of Chicago | Director of Programs | Chicago |
| Exit Art | Development Director | New York City |
| Creative Time | Chief Curator | New York City |
| Museum of Modern Art | Digital Media Project Manager | New York City |
| U.S. State Department Art in Embassies | Program Manager | Washington, DC |
| Red Poppy Art House | Managing Director | San Francisco |
| Sundance Film Festival | Coordinator, Corporate Relations Accounts | Salt Lake City |
| Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis | Assistant Curator | St. Louis |
| City Museum | Director | St. Louis |
| Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | Assistant Registrar | St. Louis |
| Milwaukee Art Museum | Associate Curator of Contemporary Art | Milwaukee |
| Arts Midwest | External Relations Manager | Minneapolis |
| Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art | Assistant Curator | Lake Worth, FL |
| Seattle Art Museum | Corporate Relations Manager | Seattle |
| Costume Collection at North Dakota State University | Collection Manager | Fargo, ND |
| Royal Ontario Museum | Administrative Manager, Education and Programs Department | Toronto, Canada |
| Chiang Mai Museum | Director | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Asia Art Archive | Digital Collection Manager | Hong Kong, China |
