Arts Policy, Leadership, and Engagement

ECON 246S

This community-engaged course provides an introduction to contemporary issues in US arts policy and cultural sector leadership across four broad themes: creative institutions; cultural equity and accessibility; creative placemaking/community development; and the creative economy. In addition to policy questions in these areas, we examine leadership practices in arts organizations and cultural institutions, with particular attention to the kinds of leadership the arts require in a post-2020 world. Students will work in teams on a semester-long collaborative project with an arts policy organization and experience the arts in practice through attendance at performances and exhibitions.
Curriculum Codes
  • EI
  • R
  • SS
Cross-Listed As
  • ARTHIST 228S
  • ARTSVIS 228S
  • DANCE 202S
  • I&E 230S
  • MUSIC 230S
  • PUBPOL 213S
  • THEATRST 231S
Typically Offered
Spring Only