Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship

Enhance your degree with the business, marketing and management skills that will prepare any student for a career in the arts.

This certificate provides an excellent foundation for those who want to become working artists, musicians, actors, designers, and those who want to work in arts management in businesses and non-profit organizations. It provides each student with the unique opportunity to explore their creative process and their ability to collaborate with others.

The Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship is meant to extend the study of an individual arts discipline. Students across the disciplines of Music, Theatre, and Visual Studies (Art, Art History, Design, Digital Storytelling, and Film), benefit from the business, marketing, and organizational skills offered by certificate courses to develop the skills needed to build a thriving career in the many arts industries. Aimed primarily at degree-seeking students in the School of Music, Department of Theatre, and School of Visual Studies, this certificate is also available to students in other departments as an add-on to a degree or as a stand-alone certificate.

Students interested in pursuing the Arts Entrepreneurship certificate should first consult with their academic advisor based on their major. Students from the School of Music should contact Lauren Hynes and Visual Studies students should contact Kay Gregory. If you have any questions about the program itself, feel free to contact Dr. Pete Zambito, the faculty coordinator for the Arts Entrepreneurship certificate.