ARTSA 404Event Planning Practicum

3 credits · Arts Administration · Penn State

Students individually plan their own arts event in a workshop setting that guides them through organization and implementation. ARTSA 404 , Event Planning Practicum, is an upper level requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Arts Administration. The course will function as a workshop for the planning and execution of students' capstone projects, in which they organize and implement an arts event either on or off campus. Projects may take the form of an exhibition of visual art or a theatrical or musical performance. Although students will be working independently on their own projects in consultation with a faculty advisor, the course is structured so that they will progress through the stages of event planning as a class, regularly presenting and critiquing work in progress. Topics to be covered include budget preparation, grant writing and fundraising, marketing, and program evaluation. Significant class time will also be devoted to discussing the implementation of each student's project. On completion of this course, students will be able to manage all aspects of the planning and execution of an arts event.