MA in Arts Administration and Policy in Chicago United States | School of the Art Institute of Chicago

The essence of arts administration lies in adaptable intelligence: the capacity to engage with creative works, their makers, and their purposes, to evolve presentation frameworks as they're surpassed by new demands, and to stay agile, principled, dialogic, and forward-thinking when navigating the intersections of tradition and innovation.

Our Student Community:
Represents (so far) every inhabited continent - North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Brings diverse experience in creative disciplines like visual arts, performing arts, and music, alongside academic backgrounds in humanities, social sciences, legal studies, education, urban planning, activism, and social enterprise.
Frequently balance professional careers with their studies. They contribute to Chicago's cultural landscape through roles at arts organizations, while holding leadership positions across campus and the museum, including in Civic Engagement initiatives, gallery spaces, and archival collections. To support working learners, we prioritize evening scheduling for core classes and events.
Have developed expansive thesis works including: Building Resilience: Essential Frameworks for Today's Arts Nonprofits, Reimagining Museum Governance in the 21st Century, Digital Philanthropy: Mapping Donor Behavior in Virtual Spaces, Borderland Arts: Administrative Practices Along the U.S.-Mexico Divide, Bridging Traditions: Developing an Arts Management Model for India, Institutional Equity: Race and Inclusion in Cultural Organizations, China's Urban Dance Revolution, Transcultural Festival Models: Creative Placemaking in East Asian Rural Communities, Glasgow's Creative Social Enterprises and Their Economic Impact, and Audio Storytelling as Community Engagement.