About the Minor
The minor in Arts Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Studies offers students hands-on, practical, field experience to propel them toward careers as professional artists, curators, designers, illustrators, researchers, leaders of non-profit and community arts organizations, or creative entrepreneurs. Through apprenticeships, students utilize the information they learned in such courses as Seminar: Make an Art Exhibition, Exploring Art in Philadelphia, Exploring Entrepreneurship in the Arts, Arts & Culture Leadership and Management, Contemporary Curatorial Practice, Art History, Studio Art, and The Artist and the Exhibation: Gallery Practicum. Students can apprentice with artists, art historians, curators, galleries, museums, non-profits, art collectives, community organizations, art publications, and more. This minor explores the current hybrid nature of arts-related careers (e.g. careers as curators, artists, entrepreneurs, administrators, etc.) and supports the values and realities behind the impulse to address the professional synthesis of arts administration, exhibition making, scholarship, production and marketing.
Advisers: Jill Pederson and Abbey Ryan
Requirements
(23 Credits)
Students who want to minor in Arts Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Studies should consult with the Department of Art and Design Chairperson. BFA and BA Art & Design majors can only double count 2 courses when completing this minor. The remainder of the requirements for the minor must be completed in addition to the requirements for the normal BA or BFA degrees in studio art, art history, scientific illustration and pre-art therapy.
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