ART 490 - Senior Synthesis: Business of Art

5 credit hours

This senior capstone course integrates the university core curriculum with personal and professional development in the arts. The course is an overview of the business aspects of being an artist and/or working in an arts organization. The goal is to develop an awareness of the many issues that impact on the success or failure of artists to make a living in their creative vocation. Topics will be relevant to visual and performing artists and those who seek to enter the arts as a profession. Prerequisite: senior standing and eligibility for graduation. university core curriculum with personal and professional development in the arts. The course is an overview of the business aspects of being an artist and/or working in an arts organization. The goal is to develop an awareness of the many issues that impact on the success or failure of artists to make a living in their creative vocation. Topics will be relevant to visual and performing artists and those who seek to enter the arts as a profession. Prerequisite: senior standing and eligibility for graduation.