Arts Administration: Resources and Links
Current and prospective arts administration students may find the following links of use and interest.
For help in managing you own career as an artist, check out the Work of Art Toolkit Videos and Workbook of Business Skills for Artists at Springboard for the Arts or click on the graphic to the right.
To search for Graduate Schools and or learn about other Arts Administration Programs, visit the Association of Arts Administration Educators.
For free job listings, we recommend:
Idealist.org and Americans for the Arts Job Bank.
New in 2014, we also recommend The Musical America Career Center. According to this web site, it is here that job seekers can find the best jobs available in the performing arts, post an anonymous resume, or create an alert to be notified about new vacancies.
Job seekers can find the best jobs available in performing arts, post an anonymous resume, or create an alert to be notified of new vacancies. Employers wishing to fill a vacancy may post here or browse the resume bank to find qualified candidates. - See more at: https://jobs.musicalamerica.com/#sthash.lqCmFrql.dpuf
For job listings that may require registration and/or a paid subscription, we recommend:
Theatre Communications Group's ArtSearch. For free listings, check out: https://artsearch.tcg.org/
To learn more about arts administration as it exists within the various disciplines by visiting the national service organizations below. Each organization may also have job listings specific to their discipline:
- League of American Orchestras
- Theater Communications Group (regional non-profit professional theaters)
- Opera America
- Dance USA
- Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP; presenting and touring)
- International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY)
- International Ticketing Association (INTIX)
For a list and description of the top 50 web sites for posting and finding jobs, go to https://www.betterteam.com/job-posting-sites
- AAAE (Association of Arts Administration Educators) - https://artsadministration.org/artsadminjobs/
- Arts Administrator jobs, arts administration educational jobs – Also a great place to find out which universities have Arts Management/Administration degrees
- NYFA.org – includes fine arts and performing arts
- LinkedIN – type in your search words to get a better art focus
- Idealist.org – specific focus on non-profit arts
- American for the Arts – organization focused on advancing the arts in the US with job openings state by state
- APAP – Association of Performing Arts Presenters - Has career center with job postings
- ArtSearch – hosted by Theatre Communication Group (need to buy a membership)
- MusicalAmerica.com – performing arts positions in North America (need to buy a membership)
- ISPA.org – International Society for the Performing Arts has a Career Center
- Media Bistro – for-profit communications, PR firms, ad agencies, media companies, television networks,
- Philanthropy News Digest – All non-profits – not just arts related (philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs)
- http://www.playbill.com/job/listing -Theatre jobs
- Indeed.com – More of a Job Board Search Engine
- Simplyhired.com – Another Job Board Search Engine
- DanceUSA.org – Dance Field related jobs
- Dance NYC.org – Dance Field related jobs
- DanceJobs.com – Dance Field related jobs
- CareersinMusic.com – Record Company Focused Jobs
And obviously the company’s website that you want to work for!