M.A.A. Professional Internship
Professional Internship
- FAR 5910 Professional Internship in the Arts (6)
The field of arts administration prioritizes experience. The Professional Internship is the required, culminating experience of the MAA and applies and synthesizes coursework. The internship typically occurs during the Summer semester (May-August). The internship site is flexible and can be completed with an organization or in a geographic area of the student鈥檚 choosing. Students take ownership in finding and applying for their internships, with the Head of the program approving all internship placements. There are paid internship opportunities available. Students should be able to:
- Apply academic knowledge and skills in a professional setting.
- Solve problems when working with new ideas, challenges, organizations, and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate professionally relevant competencies and relationships.
- Advance analytical and ethical leadership skills to communicate and manage effectively.
- Critically evaluate personal views and performance compared to professional perceptions.
Internship Partners for Summer 2024
- Lincoln Center
- Lawrence Opera Theatre
- Lancaster Festival (2)
- Delaware State Parks
- Passion Works
- Tecumseh Theater
- Spooky Action Theater Company
- University of Colorado Boulder, Natural History Museum
- Mid-帝王会所 Valley Players
- IDEAS Summer Camp
- Mt. Zion Black Cultural Center
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- National Museum of the Great Lakes
- Synchronicity Theatre
- Whitney Western Art Museum
- Chautauqua (Visual Arts Gallery Assistant Internship)
- Cannabis Museum
- Chauvet Arts
- 帝王会所:
- Kennedy Museum
- Office of Summer Programs,Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts (2)
- Athens Community Music School
Internship Partners for Summer 2023
- Arts West
- Arts & Culture Department of Lackawanna County
- Aspen Music Festival and School
- Catawba County Arts Council
- Danville Symphony Orchestra (IL)
- Factory Street Studio
- Girl Scouts of Western 帝王会所
- Huntington Symphony Orchestra
- Marin Theatre Company
- Mid America Arts Alliance
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
- Stuart's Opera House
- Wild Prairie Winds Professional Wind Quartet
- 帝王会所:
- Kennedy Museum
- Summer Dance Institute, Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts
- Art History Program, School of Art + Design
Internship Partners for Summer 2022
- Jacob鈥檚 Pillow
- Cleveland Play House
- Stuart鈥檚 Opera House
- DANCE Cleveland
- International Women鈥檚 Air and Space Museum
- Texas Shakespeare Festival
- Arts Possible 帝王会所
- Students Motivated by the Arts
- Lancaster Festival
- Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
- Community Counselling Services (CCS Fundraising)
- 帝王会所:
- Kennedy Museum
- 帝王会所 Museum Complex
- University Human Resources
- Office of Summer Programs, Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts
Internship Partners for聽Summer 2021 (inaugural MAA cohort)
- Arts West
- Cannabis Museum
- Southeast 帝王会所 History Center
- Cincinnati Art Museum
- Odyssey Associates and White Heron Theatre Company
- Dairy Barn
- West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
- University of Toledo, Department of Music
- Explorium: Denton Children鈥檚 Museum
- TheatreWashington
- West Virginia Symphony Orchestra 鈥 Parkersburg
- Tantrum Theater
- Zanesville Museum of Art
- Actors Theatre of Louisville
- Stuart鈥檚 Opera House
- The Sculpture Center
- Monteux School and Music Festival
Final Capstone Projects and Oral Presentations
A signature of the MAA program is the completion of a Final Capstone Project, which expands on the work being completed by students during the Professional Internship in the Arts and synthesizes the MAA coursework. The project might be research focused, interactive, geared towards problem posing/solving, or community-based in its approach. The purpose is to provide students with the opportunity to both deepen and demonstrate mastery in the field of arts administration and to further tailor the program to their professional practice and interdisciplinary interests. Students also present a strategic overview of their final capstone project to a panel of arts administration scholars and experts working in the field.
Final Capstone Projects for Summer 2024
Enhancing the Planned Giving Program at Lincoln Center: Configuring the Tessitura CRM System's Planned Giving Module
Student: Colette Alfonso
Things (Can) Fall Apart: A Case Study on the Importance of Documentation and Contingency Plans with a Summer Opera Program
Student: Mariah Berryman
Emergency Plan Book - The Lancaster Festival Wendel Concert Stage
Student: Abby Bowman
Strategies to adapt Summer Art Camp for Neurodivergent Students
Student: Michelle Camargo
The S膿D Alternative Gallery, Lab, and Community Engagement Project
Student: Chad Robert Collofello
Conserving history and cultivating relationships: Developing and implementing volunteer gardening programs at an 18th century state park
Student: Luvina Cooley
A Production Handbook: A tool for storytelling and knowledge management
Student: Marrisha Devereueawax-Coates
Art in the Heart of Music City: Founding the Downtown Nashville Arts District and Revitalizing Art Crawl
Student: Alexandria C. Eberly
Telling our story: Strategic considerations for building brand identity through place-based storytelling
Student: Beatrice Feldbush
Innov-AI-ting performing arts nonprofits: Analyzing potential AI applications in business operations
Student: Lauren Janoschka
An Annual Report Based on Accountability, Transparency, and Community Engagement
Student: Margaret Kersten
For the Love of Art and Science
Student: Tristen Luken
From Challenge to Opportunity: Effective Strategies for Managing For-Profit and Nonprofit Collaborations
Student: Eli Melko
KeyBridge Chamber Music: Cultivating community by launching a chamber music program in rural Appalachia
Student: Laurel Eden Nolin
Creating A Production Handbook: The Lancaster Festival
Student: Nicole Peterman
Considering organizational culture in an academic museum: Examining the shift from visitor education to visitor service
Student: Hattie Phillips
Country music and social issues: An arts administration perspective
Student: Tessa Searing
Capitalizing on New Positions: Marketing the Momentum of Being a Growing Institution
Student: Cris Shell
Onboarding New Members: Considerations for a Small Non-Profit Theater Organization
Student: Cam Smith
Deaccessioning on the path to accessioning
Student: Jacquelyn Stout
Accessibility and Inclusion at an Enduring and Preeminent Arts Program in the United States
Student: Lalia Riseng
Capacity Building at the Cannabis Museum
Student: Miranda Wood
Final Capstone Projects for Summer 2023
Board Governance: Building a Board Book for a Small Non-profit
Student: Amanda de Santos
Reimagining the Music Consortium Process Through the Lens of an Artist-Administrator
Student: Avery N. Bumgarner
The Purpose and Process of Program Book Editing: Connecting Audiences to Music
Student: David Hoyt
The Golden Project Theater: A New Los Angeles Based Theater
Student: Donald 鈥淎vi鈥 Stewart
Girls Love Clothes, But We Love Our Planet More: A Guide to Understanding Textile Sustainability
Student: Evann Anne Farrell
Orchestrating Data: A Review and Rebuild of Select Databases for a Small-Town Orchestra
Student: James Aaron Jarvis
How Audio Descriptions Contribute to Expanding Equity in Theater and Dance Nonprofit Organizations
Student: Julianna M. Simons
Potential Barriers and Solutions: Exploring Fat Inclusion in the Theater
Student: Kate Walcher
Comparative Analysis of a Non-profit vs. For-profit Dance Studio: Two Case Studies
Student: Keeley Conroy
An Exhibition Proposal: The Past is the Present, Centering Civil Rights and Social Justice in the United States
Student: Khrystyna Frank
Queer Play-a-thon: A Proposed Play Festival Framework
Student: Laura Wininger
Rebuilding a Symphony Orchestra: Knowing What Tools to Use
Student: Madeline Julian
Adding the A to DEI: Accessibility for Arts Organizations in Lackawanna County
Student: Molly Anne Cerep
A Critical Rewriting of Art History Foundations
Student: Shelly L. Lisle
A Personal Investigation: How a Production Manager Can Foster a Positive Work Environment
Student: Spencer Crawford
Re-Launching a Musical Lending Library Program
Student: Sydney Fosnaugh
A Critical Reconfiguration: A Renovation of Art Historical Surveys
Student: William C. Varney
Final Capstone Projects for Summer 2022
Facilitating College Access through Pre-College Programming in the Fine Arts
Student: Lacy G. Davis
Chicharr贸n: a communion with the triple A鈥檚: A reflection on the impact of my intersectionality on my identity of Artist-Administrator
Student: Roberto Di Donato
Physical Accessibility in the Arts: How can Historical Organizations Balance Conservation and Accommodation?
Student: Damion Diffendal
A Glimpse into the Collection: Kennedy Museum of Art
Student: Dominic Diffendal
Historical Contexts: Examining Significant Events in the LGBTQIA+ Rights Movement and its Application to Equity in Theatre
Student: Michael Herrmann
2022 Possibility Talks Program: Sourcing Artists, Small-Scale Marketing Plan, and an Evaluation Survey
Student: Bilsan Kattan
What do a Lighting Designer, Actor, and Arts Administrator have in common? A self-reflection
Student: Andres Moledo
A Summer Shakespeare Festival Experience: An Auto-Ethnography of an Artist-Administrator
Student: Ashley Rutkowski
An Arts Administrator鈥檚 Beginning Guide to Feasibility Studies
Student: Veronique Shaftel
Sustainable Strategies for Documentation and Evaluation: An Analysis of Community Engagement Practices at Jacob鈥檚 Pillow
Student: Brianne Szymanski
Accessibility at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: An Example of a Sensory Friendly Performance
Student: Sarah Elizabeth Yorke
Educational Programs in Museums: Place-Based Education at the OHIO Museum Complex
Student: Kayla Zehner
BOOSTING: The Benefits of the Creation and Implementation of a Band Booster Organization for a High School Band Program
Student: Lauren M Zetts
Final Capstone Projects for Summer 2021 (inaugural MAA cohort)
A Synthesis on Community Engagement in the Arts and Community-Based Events
Student: Paula Atfield
Split Decisions: The Relationship Between the U.S. Government and Cannabis: The Exhibition and Research of an Arts Administrator
Student: Rachel Black
From Accession to Exhibit: The Life and Journey of an Object at the Southeast 帝王会所 History Center
Student: Will Daughters
Restructuring Annual Fund Communications at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Student: Lauren Gaines
White Heron Theatre Company
Student: Lloyda Garrett
Project Funding in Art Organizations: Community Remembrance Quilt
Student: Grace Gribble
Capacity Building for a State Symphony Orchestra
Student: Madeline Helbling
Art Nouveau and the Counterculture Movement: The Evolution of the Modern Poster
Student: Tiana Hough
Curriculum Development Plan for The University of Toledo, Department of Music
Student: Nate Krebs
Foundational Documents: How They Drive the Work of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra - Parkersburg
Student: Kenna McWilliams
Development and Implementation of Play Experiences in a Small to Midsize Children鈥檚 Museum
Student: Sarah Melaragno
Theatre Washington: An Analysis of the Restructuring Process of a Predominantly White Institution
Student: Ri Moodie
ARTStart: The Creation of an Arts-Based Preschool Program for a Non-Profit Organization
Student: Alexis Parsons
Accessibility in an Appalachian Theater
Student: Samantha Pelham
ZMA Learn With Us: Impact Study on the Effects of Facilitated Multi-Visit Museum Programs on 4th Grade Students
Student: Rebecca Roderer
The Art of Anti-racist Administration: (r)evolution in best practices for a new era of arts leadership
Student: E.B. Smith
Anti-Racism In the Arts: 5 Questions Arts Administrators Should Ask Themselves And Why
Student: Devin Sudman
Summer Performing Arts Camp: Reexamining practices for effective engagement
Student: Emily Talley
Creating a Programming Survey for The Sculpture Center
Student: Alicia Telzerow
Peering Through the Musical Looking Glass of Arts Administration
Student: Clayton E. Yoshifuku