ARTL 5700 - Infrastructure and Facilities: Tools for Achieving Mission

3 credit hours
This course explores theory and practice in the planning, development, and operation of arts and cultural facilities and the other physical infrastructure used in the process of art making, presentation, education, and preservation. Students will be encouraged to explore the real-world challenges and competing priorities of arts facility planning, development and operation in the context of artistic and community needs; the political and policy environment; and the economy. They will also identify and analyze the elements of sustainable arts facility funding, development, construction and operation, at a variety of scales and in a variety of circumstances. This course will contribute to students’ deeper understanding of the role of arts leaders in shaping the physical environment, and the implications of arts and culture infrastructure for the sector’s mission-driven objectives. Elective.