Allison Peters Quinn

It requires practical skills and an understanding of institutional pathways to bring artistic projects to life. In support of public exhibitions, performances and other community engagements, artists and their collaborators work as artistic directors, creative leads, and cultural project managers, often bridging multiple registers to make things happen. Including topics such as project planning, budgeting and documentation, as well as relationship management and conceptual mediation, this course teaches practical skills while exploring how they might be framed by disciplinary critical conversations and course participants¿ artistic practice. We will draw on case studies of individual projects that have been developed, funded and executed. To develop a broader context, we will study cultural funding models, for example the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Students will be exposed to project management practices; current cultural policy models (US) and resulting arts economies; and the related fundraising and programming models. In support of your own practices, students will situate themselves within the field and begin the process of project proposal writing, while exploring communication strategies. Course work will vary but typically will include weekly readings, and a gradually building semester-long project, including the development of a project plan, a budget, and working timeline.