ART 4451 Arts Administration Capstone

This is a capstone course focusing on the knowledge and experience gained in Arts administration and emphasizing professional experiences and career achievement. Presentation in class will tie together information gained throughout the student's career at Piedmont and present issues important to emerging arts administrators. Students will use this as an opportunity to put together a final portfolio to be presented for a job interview or used for graduate school application.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Senior standing

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall day, spring day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Gain experience installing exhibitions (1.1, 2.1) by assisting with installing exhibitions (1.1, 2.1).
2. Deepen understanding of management of the permanent collection by helping the director update and re-organize the current accessioning system including measuring objects and work with Microsoft Excel.
3. Increase research and writing skills (3.1, 3.2) by conducting scholarly research on individual works in the collection (3.1, 3.2) and producing an annotated bibliography for each work (3.1, 3.2).
4. Increase awareness of museum outreach and publication practices (3.1, 3.2) by assisting with the production of museum PR and the editing and production of a small catalog (3.1, 3.2).