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Future Arts Administrators Travel to New York!Braving snow and below-freezing temperatures, eleven College of Fine Arts students visited the Big Apple over Spring Break to explore career opportunities in arts administration. The seven organizations, of varying missions and sizes, that participated in the second annual New York Seminar included The Museum of Arts and Design, Roundabout Theatre, Lincoln Center, American For The Arts, 511 Gallery, Symphony Space and Flux Factory. During the three-day visit, students met with arts administrators from different departments, including development, education, curatorial and programming. Will Maitland, Executive Director of The Arts and Business Council of New York, discussed the business aspects of running a non-profit organization and the importance of building long-term relationships in the community. Both he and Liza Walker, Chief Administrative Officer of the Lincoln Center, provided feedback on the students resumes. Founder and Artistic Director of Symphony Space Isaiah Sheffer captivated the students with stories of turning a rundown neighborhood movie theater on the Upper West Side into a premiere space for innovative, multidisciplinary arts programming that reaches audiences throughout the nation. In the evenings, students networked with New York City Texas Exes, representatives from the hosting organizations and other UT students participating in the seminar. In fact, the networking opportunities were as important as the visits themselves. As one participant stated afterwards, “The most important thing is to develop your network and broaden your understanding of the industry you want to enter.” The opportunity to visit major cultural organizations to learn more about career opportunities, as well as develop invaluable networking skills, provided these eleven students lessons they will be able to keep with them forever. Mark Rosen, Art History senior noted “… the seminar provided me with many opportunities for networking and listening to personal stories. Hearing about what not to do, … what opportunities there are and how and why someone does their job in the field I will be working in shortly was by far the most useful and inspirational part of this fantastic trip.” 
Photo by Ann Paterra |
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