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Arts Administrator or Manager

Coordinate and manage artistic and cultural venues, events and projects.

Arts Administrator or Manager

Arts Administrator or Manager

Roles and responsibilities

Arts Administrators and Managers are often required to undertake the following:

  • seek sponsorship and funding from federal, state, territory and local political bodies and community and industry organisations

  • prepare and submit funding applications; negotiate with artists and performers regarding contracts
  • coordinate arts programs
  • coordinate sound and lighting, stage management and security, box office sales, distribution and sale of publications, public relations and catering
  • take part in the commissioning and purchasing of works of art
  • organise and promote exhibitions and events
  • help to develop and implement an organisation's strategic plans and marketing strategies
  • manage an organisation's human and financial resources, including budget preparation
  • provide an appropriate working environment for employees
  • liaise with the media
  • provide education services to the public; make recommendations on cultural grants
  • ensure compliance with corporate and legal requirements
  • provide support in policy development and report to boards of directors.
As an arts administrator, you could work for national performing arts companies, local councils, regional community arts centres, museums, galleries, orchestras and entrepreneurial organisations such as concert and theatrical promoters.
 
Arts Administrators and Managers also work for government departments and funding organisations such as the Australia Council. Some are self-employed or in partnerships. Opportunities will vary depending on the level of activity in the arts and media industries in regional and metropolitan centres.

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Roles and responsibilities

Arts Administrators and Managers are often required to undertake the following:

  • seek sponsorship and funding from federal, state, territory and local political bodies and community and industry organisations

  • prepare and submit funding applications; negotiate with artists and performers regarding contracts
  • coordinate arts programs
  • coordinate sound and lighting, stage management and security, box office sales, distribution and sale of publications, public relations and catering
  • take part in the commissioning and purchasing of works of art
  • organise and promote exhibitions and events
  • help to develop and implement an organisation's strategic plans and marketing strategies
  • manage an organisation's human and financial resources, including budget preparation
  • provide an appropriate working environment for employees
  • liaise with the media
  • provide education services to the public; make recommendations on cultural grants
  • ensure compliance with corporate and legal requirements
  • provide support in policy development and report to boards of directors.
As an arts administrator, you could work for national performing arts companies, local councils, regional community arts centres, museums, galleries, orchestras and entrepreneurial organisations such as concert and theatrical promoters.
 
Arts Administrators and Managers also work for government departments and funding organisations such as the Australia Council. Some are self-employed or in partnerships. Opportunities will vary depending on the level of activity in the arts and media industries in regional and metropolitan centres.

Source: myFuture

Undergraduate Courses To Become

Arts Administrator or Manager

Recommended major/s to pursue this career

Relevant majors include:
Communication and Media Studies student studying English Literary Studies Fine Arts History
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Undergraduate Courses To Become Arts Administrator or Manager

Communication and Media Studies

Communication and Media Studies is one of the most exciting and rapidly-evolving areas of study in today's media-driven world.

English Literary Studies

With English and Literary Studies, you will explore many areas of reading, writing and performance including the study of literature, film, theatre and creative and professional writing.

Fine Arts

Fine Arts is the creative exploration of ideas and the formation of concepts within the unique imaginative field of making art.

History

Studying History introduces you to the way we create the collective memory of the human race. This is not as easy as it sounds, as our memory can play tricks.

History of Art

The History of Art major introduces you to art within the whole spectrum of our visual experience.

Indigenous Knowledge History and Heritage

A major in Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage will allow you to explore the worldview and historical experiences of Indigenous peoples in Australia as well as critically analyse Western disciplinary constructs around Indigenous knowledges and peoples.

Management

Management is the backbone of any organisation, providing organisational, operational, staffing and resourcing expertise that can be applied anywhere, anytime.

Marketing

Discover the real world of marketing that lies behind advertising jingles. Marketing has a central role in understanding what different types of people in different places across the globe want. This major provides you with the knowledge, experience, and skills to become a dynamic marketer in an ever-changing world.

Music Studies

Through Music Studies you have the opportunity to innovate, create, and expand your knowledge through performance, composition or musicology.
Postgraduate Courses To Become

Arts Administrator or Manager

Coursework courses to pursue this career

Postgraduate study is not required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.
Relevant postgraduate courses include:
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication Do you want to bethe trusted senior communications adviser in your company? Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication Do you want to be the trusted senior communications adviser in your company? Master of Strategic Communication Completing postgraduate studies in Marketing will place you at the interface between an organisation and its customers, giving your company the competitive advantage. Master of Marketing
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Postgraduate Courses To Become

Arts Administrator or Manager

Research courses to pursue this career

Research study is not necessarily required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.

Relevant research courses include:
Pursue your passion with a supervised research and arts practice experience. Master of Fine Arts Develop your professional skills in curatorial studies.Develop your professional skills in curatorial studies. Master of Curatorial Studies in Fine Arts

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