This course weighs the balance between ethical choices and donor relationships and offers context for decision-making for arts administrators. Sectioned into four parts-transformation, social responsibility, donor and organizational identity, and visions for the future-students assess the rise and ramifications of the creative class, how and if arts organizations have a responsibility to respond to social justice issues, and asks students to make proposals that could further the role of the arts as good stewards of society, not just culture. This course works on the premise that art administrators are responsible for creating fiscally sustainable organizations that are adaptable, inclusive, and appreciated by many.

This course weighs the balance between ethical choices and donor relationships and offers context for decision-making for arts administrators. Sectioned into four parts-transformation, social responsibility, donor and organizational identity, and visions for the future-students assess the rise and ramifications of the creative class, how and if arts organizations have a responsibility to respond to social justice issues, and asks students to make proposals that could further the role of the arts as good stewards of society, not just culture. This course works on the premise that art administrators are responsible for creating fiscally sustainable organizations that are adaptable, inclusive, and appreciated by many.