4. (Letter from Chair)
August 10, 2011
Last Saturday, I spent some time with Dorota Biczel, dual degree graduate 2010, catching up. Dorota
is on her way from Barcelona, Spain, where she spent the year after graduation, to begin her doctoral
studies in Art History at The University of Texas at Austin. Along with Rachel Weiss, she just
participated in a seminar in Lima, Peru, where she had conducted her internship following the
international study trip to Mexico City and Lima she participated in. The seminar, Poner el cuerpo:
Formas del activismo artístico en América Latina, años 80, was part of an exhibition project in the
making, in collaboration with Red Conceptualismos del Sur (Network of Conceptualisms of the South).
Ania Szremski, dual degree graduate 2011, is on her way to Cairo, Egypt, with the Fulbright fellowship
she just won. Mehri Khalil, second year arts admin, has been blogging from there earlier this summer
for F-News about the aftermath of the revolution - part of which she experienced while home on
winter break - before she took up an internship at the Louvre in Paris. Fang-Tze Hsu, Arts Admin
graduate 2010, met current students on the 2011 study trip at her place of work, the Asia Art Archive
in Hong Kong, introducing them to her colleague Susanna Chung, who will join us for a Colloquia
session this fall while she is conducting research on audience development in the US. GA Anna Festa,
Colloquia TA Penny Duff and other second year students are hard at work in support of her project.
Also part of the study trip, both in Singapore and Hong Kong, was Weng Choy Lee, who will be
teaching with us this semester while Nick Lowe is on sabbatical, continuing his research with the SAIC
Roger Brown Study Collection in Chicago, Alabama and Los Angeles. This is just a small snapshot of the
many activities underway.
It is no less exciting on the ground in Chicago. A new mayor and a new commissioner of the Chicago
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, a recently combined entity many MAAAP students
are involved with, are working out responses to the ongoing economic crisis, as cultural institutions
need to reinvent how they work. In fact, MAAAP students are involved in many organizations around
the city, be it ThreeWalls, the Hyde Park Art Center, the Field Museum, the MCA, the AIC, or any
number of student run apartment galleries.
As incoming students, you will need quite a bit of enthusiasm and stamina to not just make use of all
the opportunities there are, but to continue our tradition of making new ones.
I look forward to accompanying and supporting you along that way,
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6. School Buildings
The Sharp Building, 37 S. Wabash
● Student Lounge and Food Service (Cash or ARTICash only) 2nd
floor
● Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, 5th floor
● Maclean Visual Resource Center, 5th floor (the School’s image library)
● Flaxman Library, 6th floor
● Arts Administration/Art Education/Art Therapy Office, Suite713
Where you find Adelheid/Rachel/Weng/Jessie/Tenesha, printer paper/toner, and a collection of
program related journals!
● Resource Center: Arts Administration/Art Education/Art Therapy Resource Room, Room 712
Exclusive spot for you with computers, printers, couches, conference rooms, mailboxes, and an
archive of program related journals!
● Bursar’s Office, 7th floor (pick up paychecks here)
● Deans and Division Chairs Offices, 8th floor
● ARTICard Office, 10th floor (School I.D. cards, add ARTICash)
● Service Bureau, 11th floor (the School’s copy center)
The Maclean Center, 112 S. Michigan
● Art History/VCS/Liberal Arts/New Arts Journalism Office, room 605
● Copiers on the 5th, 6th & 7th floors
● Media Center (IRFM), 8th floor (the place to go for all of your A/V needs)
● General Access Computer Lab (CRIT), 9th floor
● Student Lounge and Food Service (Cash or ARTICash only) 12th
and 13th
floors
The Sullivan Center, 36 S. Wabash, 12th floor
● Admissions
● Career Development
● Financial Aid
● Registrar
● Student Affairs & Campus Life
● Sullivan Center Galleries, 7th floor entrance on 33 S. State St.
Columbus Drive Building, 280 S. Columbus
● Betty Rymer Gallery, 1st floor
● Auditorium, 2nd floor
Where you will hear from visiting artists and guest lecturers!
DePaul University Bookstore, 1 E. Jackson
Order your textbooks online at http://depaulloop.bncollege.com
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School Library
● Flaxman Library, Sharp 6th floor, 3128995097, flaxman.refdesk@saic.edu
The John M. Flaxman Library is a center for study and student activity. The 120,000 items,
(books, magazines, movies, and special collections), support the entire SAIC curriculum in the
arts, liberal arts, and sciences. Webaccessible resources include our own growing digital library,
a traditional online library catalog, ereserves, and a rich assortment of fulltext licensed
databases.
SAIC Special Collections
● Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection Sharp 5th floor, 3128997486, jfabc@saic.edu
This is a special collection of artistproduced and other rare books maintained by the Flaxman
Library. It can be searched by terminology specific to artists' books. International in scope, the
collection is strongest in works by American and European artists with work dating from the early
‘60s to the present.
● Roger Brown Study Collection, 1926 N. Halstead, 7739292452
SAIC is the primary repository for objects collected by artist, Roger Brown (19411997). The collection
includes works by selftaught artists, folk art, tribal art from many cultures, works by Chicago imagists,
artifacts from popular culture and much more.
● Video Data Bank, 112 S. Michigan, 3rd floor, 3123453550, The Video Data Bank is a leading
resource in the United States for videotapes by and about contemporary artists. The collection includes
video art, documentaries made by artists, and taped interviews with visual artists and critics.
MondayFriday, 9:00am – 5pm
● The Fashion Resource Center, Sullivan Center, room 735, 3126296730
The Fashion Resource Center maintains a handson collection of late twentieth and twentyfirst century
designer garments and accessories. There is also a noncirculating collection of 2,200 fashion publications,
scholarly texts and contemporary designer biographies and interviews.
Museum Library
● The Ryerson & Burnham Library1st floor of The Art Institute, 3124433671 reference@artic.edu
The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries constitute a major art and architecture research collection
serving The Art Institute of Chicago. All periods and media are covered, but special emphasis is
placed on architecture of the 18th through 20th centuries and 19th century painting, prints,
drawings, and decorative arts. It is open to Art History graduate students TuesdaySaturday. Once
you have completed an orientation session, you will be able to access the basement stacks
yourself, however no coats or backpacks are allowed. You may only use pencil in the library, and
library staff can make copies for you for 30 cents/page.
City Libraries
● Harold Washington Library 400 S. State St., 3127474300
The Harold Washington Library is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System, and
it is conveniently located only a few blocks from school. You will need to obtain a Chicago
Public Library Card in order take out books.
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9. Flaxman Library Guide
The Flaxman Library is your onestop shop for:
● Personalized research help
● Current magazines and journals (print and online)
● New exhibition catalogs and art books
● Over 70 article and image databases
● Special Collections including the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection
● Quick and easy interlibrary loan through IShare
● Docutek Ereserves for course readings
Our Research Guides compile recommended tools and resources for research in Arts
Administration, Art History, and more.
libraryguides.saic.edu/artsadmin
libraryguides.saic.edu/arthistory
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10.
IShare is our quick and easy interlibrary loan service.
I-Share includes the resources of 76 Illinois libraries belonging to the Consortium of Academic and
Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). To search for library materials in Illinois, check the availability of
items, and place requests, users must create a new account.
To get started, visit vufind.carli.illinois.edu/all/vf, and choose “create a new account”. Your
Borrower ID is the 14digit number on the back of your ARTICard.
Jenn Smith, Reference Librarian
Library Liaison to Arts Administration
jsmith12@saic.edu
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11.
Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Fact Sheet for Masters of Art Graduate Students Fall 2011
Hours & Access
Libraries’ Public Hours Graduate Students Access Hours
Wednesday 1:004:00
Thursday – 10:308:00
Friday 1:004:00
Monday – 10:305:00
Tuesday 10:305:00
Wednesday 10:305:00
Thursday 10:308:00
Friday 10:305:00
Available only during public hours:
● Page and view Special Collections or
Archival materials
For Stack Access:
● Leave your ID at the Circulation Desk
● Wear orange card/Prox. card whenever you
are in the Stacks
Remember: Power/internet connections available at each study table. No pens or outdoor coats in the
Reading Room; sign in whenever you use the libraries; show the contents of your bag to the staff member
at the Reception or Circulation Desks on your way out.
Photocopying and Photography
Black & White Copies
● A public photocopy machine is available for making copies of most
materials. Check at the Reference Desk when wanting to make a copy since
special, fragile, archival, and some other materials must be photocopied by
the Library staff. Photocopy orders are completed on a scheduled basis and
must be prepaid.
● Copies are 2030¢ per page
Color Copies
● Printed copies are $1.00 per page
● Emailed pdfs are $.50 per page
● Photocopy orders are completed on a scheduled basis and must be prepaid.
Photography Orders
● $15$30 per digital file, $25$40 for digital file and print
● Orders ready in 15 working days
Temporary Reserves
Items that you wish to reuse can be placed on Temporary Reserve for quick and easy retrieval:
● Take the book/bound periodical to the Circulation Desk and request a Temporary Reserve slip.
● Items will be held for one week, which is renewable. If renewing, tell the Circulation staff.
Selected Resources
Online:
● Libraries’ Online Catalog: http://ryerson.artic.edu
● Libraries’ Electronic Resources: http://ryerson.artic.edu/screens/gateway.html
● Flaxman Library Online Databases: https://startit.artic.edu/helpdesk/webproxy/databases
In the Reading Room:
● Complete run of AIC exhibition catalogs and other publications
● Current periodicals
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12. ● Open Shelf collection (reference materials), including foreign language dictionaries, biographical
dictionaries, iconography resources, and much more
● Computers with free printing from the internet
● Wireless or wired internet connections for laptops
SAIC Resources
● EXTV, School of the Art Institute Experimental Television
EXTV is The School of the Art Institute’s studentrun* broadcast platform. We showcases the
challenging and engaging work of SAIC students, faculty, staff and alumni.
● Eye & Ear Clinic, SAIC, Mclean Building, 112 S. Michigan Ave. Rm 1307 (Flaxman Theater)
THE EYE & EAR CLINIC is a free biweekly film series, open to the public, run by graduate students at
the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
● Free Radio SAIC, broadcast booth, MC 1302C
Free Radio is an openformat studentrun Internet radio station. Email freeradio@saic.edu if you are
interested in getting involved.
● F News Magazine, 116 S. Michigan Av., 2nd floor
F invites all students, faculty and staff to contribute articles. F has a few college workstudy jobs for
writers, designers, distributors and salespersons. SAIC students who are interested in freelancing or joining
the staff should email fnews@saic.edu.
● Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State, 3128462600,
For over 30 years, the Film Center has presented worldclass independent, international, and classic
cinema. There are approximately 1,500 screenings and 100 guest artist appearances annually. Admission to
most films is $4.00 with your ARTICard.
● Health and Counseling Services, 116 South Michigan Ave., 13th floor
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 312.4994288, Fax: 312.4994290, Email: healthservices@saic.edu
● Maclean Visual Resource Center, Sharp Building, 5th floor, 3128991223
The Maclean Visual Resources Center is the place to go to identify and gather digital visual images. They
maintain MDID, and can also help you access ARTstor, CAMIO and other online image libraries.
● Prints and Drawings Dept. Goldman Study Center, Art Institute, Allerton Building
Appointments to view selections from the museum’s collection of prints and drawings can be made by
calling (312) 4433660 or by emailing pdstudy@artic.edu. Individuals may make appointments from 1:30–
4:15 pm, Tuesday–Friday.
● Writing Center, MacLean Center Basement, B103, 112 S. Michigan Ave. The Writing Center
offers free, hourlong writing tutorial. Tutors are available to assist all currently enrolled students with any
stage of the writing process. Appointments can be made by calling Leila Wilson at 3123453588 or by
emailing lwilson@saic.edu. Hours are Monday Thursday 10:00 am to 7:15pm; Friday 10:00am to
5:15pm.
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19. Start a NEW Group:
3 Easy Steps
Starting a group is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Work with the Assistant Director of Campus Life to
register, plan events, and apply for funding. Follow the simple steps outlined here and expanded
in this packet to guide your planning.
Step 1: Complete the Registration Form and Submit to Campus Life (Sullivan 1203). Schedule a
meeting with the Assistant Director of Campus Life. Congratulations! Your group is registered!
Step 2: Begin Planning Events. Some groups begin by scheduling weekly meetings, others have
a list of programs already in mind. Either way, meet with the Assistant Director of Campus Life
to complete Event Approval Forms and discuss your upcoming events.
Step 3: Apply for Funding. Many groups find that they require funding for events or other group
operations. See the Assistant Director of Campus Life to complete a Funding Request form and
develop a budget proposal to submit to Student Association.
Grants & Awards
The Enrichment Fund Grant
In the spring of 2006, sixteen firstyear graduate students in the MAAAP program cofounded
the Enrichment Project in the course titled The Collaborative Project. They formed an
endowment to provide muchneeded financial support for the academic and professional
experiences of students in the program. Beyond raising money, the class hoped the Enrichment
Project would facilitate new connections between their program and its alumni, the broader
school community, local arts professionals, and the general public. Exposure gained by
fundraising events, a comprehensive communications plan, and a bylaws draft that addressed
issues of the endowment’s management and perpetuity helped to cultivate many individual
donations.
The fund has grown since 2006, and the Enrichment Board is pleased to contribute four grants in
the 2011 2012 school year: one Research Grant and one Project Grant in Fall 2011/Spring 2012.
The enrichment fund grant streams are as follows:
● RESEARCH GRANT
The Research Grant assists in the development of a thesis or artistic practice. This grant
allows for a period of research at a key moment in the applicantʼs scholarship. The
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26. ARTS ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY COURSE
REQUIREMENTS 2011 2012
Per course
Per section
Arts Administration Core (Mandatory)
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ARTSAD 5005 – Arts Organizations in Society (Fall Year One) 3
ARTSAD 5010 – Department Colloquia (Fall/Spring Year One) 3
ARTSAD 5030 – International Field Study 1
3
ARTSAD 5505 – Law, Politics, & the Arts (Spring Year Two) 3
Critical and Policy Studies 2
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Communication/Rhetoric/Modes of Presentation 3
Contemporary Theory/Philosophy 3
Management Studies 3
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ARTSAD 5012 – Marketing 3
ARTSAD 5017 – Financial Management 3
ARTSAD 5019 – Managing Arts Organization 3
ARTSAD 5025 – Project Management 3
ARTSAD 5039 – Fundraising and Proposal Writing 3
Research and Professional Practice (Mandatory) 9
ARTSAD 5050 – Arts Administration Internship 3
ARTSAD 6085 – Thesis I 3
ARTSAD 5050 – Thesis II 3
Electives and Focus Study
Any combination of courses from programs below (must equal 12 credits):
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● Course listed in only MA (not MFA)
● 5000 and 6000 MA Courses
● 4000 BFA or BA and MFA course only with Chair approval
Various
Credit
Totals
(must
equal 12
credits)
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THE MAAAP DEGREE 48
1
ARTSAD 5030 International Field Studyis a crucial component of the MAAAP curriculum, and all program students
are strongly encouraged to enroll in it. A student must consult with the MAAAP program chair to waive the class and
arrive at a suitable alternative.
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These courses vary from year-to-year based on course availability and departmental Chair decision (TBA).
3
Choose three course (equivalent to 9 units).
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27. Arts Administration and Policy Sample Outline
The sample outline below is to provide students with an idea of how courses can be organized.
This sequence is NOT mandatory. Students are able to design a course structure to meet their
needs and schedule.
Semester I 3 cr Arts Organizations in Society (ARTSAD 5005) Thurs. 6 – 9pm
(Fall) 1.5 Departmental Colloquium (ARTSAD 5010) Tues. 4:15 – 5:45pm
3 Managing Arts Organizations (ARTSAD 5019) Wed. 1 – 4pm 4
3 Elective/Focus Study 5
10.5 – Total
Semester II 3 cr Financial Management (ARTSAD 5017)1
Tues. 6 – 9pm
(Spring) 1.5 Departmental Colloquium (ARTSAD 5010) Tues. 4:15 – 5:45pm
3 Communication/Rhetoric/ and Modes of Presentation 6
3 Contemporary Theory and Philosophy3
3 Elective/Focus Study2
13.5 – Total
Semester III 3cr Fieldwork and Internship 7
(Summer) 3Total
Semester IV 3cr Thesis I (ARTSAD 6085) Thurs. 1 4pm
(Fall) 3 Fundraising and Development (ARTSAD 5039)1
Tues. 6 – 9pm
3 Elective/Focus Study2
9 – Total
Semester V 3 cr Winter Field Study (ARTSAD 5030) 8
(Winter) 3 Total
Semester VI 3cr Thesis II (ARTSAD 5050) Thurs. 1 – 4pm
(Spring) 3 Law, Politics, and the Arts (ARTSAD 5505) Thurs. 6 9pm
3 Elective/Focus Study2
9 – Total
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 48
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Students may choose any other approved management courses to satisfy 9 units.
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Students may select any 5000 or above MA elective as it relates to their study focus; courses below 5000 or MFA
courses must be approved by Department Chair.
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Students need to meet the Communication/Rhetoric/ and Modes of Presentation and Contemporary Theory and
Philosophy courses. These courses change every semester. Please advise with Department Chair for details.
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Students may choose to do their internship anytime throughout their studies. Advise with Professor Rebecca Keller
for details: 312/899-7481 or rkeller@saic.edu
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Students may choose to do the field study trip during the winter session after their 1st
or 3rd
semester.
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28. MAAAP Courses: FALL 2011
ARTSAD 5005 : Arts Organizations in Society
Th 6:00PM 9:00PM 116 MI BLDG 203 Rachel Weiss
Th 6:00PM 9:00PM Michigan 112 Weng Choy Lee
This course examines cultural policy issues within arts organizations and society. A central
objective of the course is to develop student understanding of the mission and operation of
different arts organizations in the context of society's structures and needs. Cultural policy at the
National Endowment for the Arts, along with other national models, will be critically analyzed.
The philosophical foundations of the nonprofit sector, and the developments that have taken
place there in recent times, will be examined. The educative role of the arts, and how this can be
effectively integrated with an arts organization's program will be addressed through case studies.
Alternative organizational models will be introduced, to encourage new thinking in the
development of organizational missions. You must be a Master of Arts in Arts Administration
student to enroll in this course.
ARTSAD 5010: Departmental Colloquia
Tu 4:00PM 6:00PM Michigan 707 Adelheid Mers
In the first semester, Arts Administration students will attend monthly colloquia in which a topic
related to the field is discussed and analyzed. Presentations are made either by faculty members
or guest lecturers. The aim of these sessions is to provide students with a critical and discursive
engagement with contemporary artsrelated issues and late breaking news.
ARTSAD 5019: Organizational Management & Business Development
We 1:00PM 4:00PM Michigan 816 Lela Hersh
We 6:00PM 9:00PM 116 MI BLDG 202 Kenneth Smilovitch
An Introduction to management for arts administrators. Emphasis on management theory and
practice that blends techniques of nonprofit and forprofit management so that students can see
the similarities and differences between organizations. Focus on organizational management and
change, board of directors, case study.
ARTSAD 5028: Project Development Lab
Mo 6:00PM 9:00PM Michigan 112 Kathleen Dumbleton
This course is designed for MA or MFA students who are interested in designing, developing
and producing multidisciplinary art projects using their own work and/or the work of others. The
course will be a lablike intersection of courses in arts administration, studio/performance
practice, art history and cultural policy, in which participants will grapple with the complexity of
merging practical skills with personal vision in realtime. Specifically, the course will be a
combination of lecture, discussion and practice, using real project case studies and handson
project development of students' own ideas. Participants will develop and merge skills in:
incubating project ideas, developing strategy, writing, fund raising, marketing, collaborating,
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29. managing relationships and producing. This course is ideal for students who intend to create and
produce an 'event' as part of their thesis work.
ARTSAD 5030: Development and Fundraising
Tu 6:00PM 9:00PM Michigan 619 Lisa Key
This course provides an overview of fundraisingpublic funding, proposal and presentation
preparation, with an emphasis on the development of a funding plan for an organization.
Planning includes corporate, individual, public funding opportunities in addition to events,
communication and the use of technology in fundraising.
ARTSAD 6010: Curatorial Practice
Mo 4:30PM 7:30PM 116 MI BLDG 203 Adelheid Mers
An examination of connoisseurship and the handling of original works of art in museums,
commercial galleries, corporate settings, and alternative space galleries. Students will be able to
participate in the preparations for the exhibition “The Hairy Blob – how the visualization of time
impacts thinking about resources”, curated by the instructor, to open at the Hyde Park Art Center
April 15, 2012.
ARTSAD 6011: Curatorial Models/Experimental Contexts
Tu 1:00PM 4:00PM Sullivan Center 782 Weng Choy Lee
In this course, students will survey, analyze and develop experimental curatorial models.
Discussion will include actual and virtual, local, national and international curatorial practices
that have the capability to shift or occur outside of institutional boundaries. Students will have
the opportunity to propose, develop, critically back up, and explore experimental models.
Experimentation may revolve around participants' roles, location, materiality, media and
technology, spatial and temporal extension, funding approaches, aesthetic, social and political
criticality and other topics. Work resulting from this course may be a critical study, a plan, a
grant application, projects in progress, fully implemented concepts, or a combination of those
options.
ARTSAD 6018: Art Economies
Tu 9:00AM 12:00PM Michigan 111 Weng Choy Lee
Creative Industries discourses posit artists work as model of entrepreneurism in support of a
greater realm of design that produces valueadded commodities through information
technologies. Developed in the late1990's after cultural critique had identified pedagogical,
social and political uses of the arts throughout the 70?s and 80?s, this move completes a full turn
away from the traditional 'artforart’ssake' framework indicative of high culture, towards an
understanding of culture as resource. Valuations of art worlds, works and practices shift
depending on the framework evoked, leading to market, community and resistance inflected
rhetorics. This seminar will attempt to untangle the strands.
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ARTSAD 6085: Thesis I
Th 1:00PM 4:00PM Michigan 920 Patrick Rivers
Th 1:00PM 4:00PM Michigan 908 Rachel Weiss
Thesis 1 is designed to provide the student with the skills necessary to generate research
questions, critically evaluate research studies, construct research design, and generate viable
thesis proposals. This will be accomplished through lecture, discussion, activities, and the
students developing a research proposal of their own design. The focus will be on
applicationsbased research and the development of a thesis proposal to complete studies in the
MAAA program. It will also involve the study of institutional research methods such as program
evaluation, needs assessment, market surveys, and descriptive market and quasiexperimental
techniques as appropriate. The overall concern is that students develop thesis proposals which
promise to yield original research of value to the field. You must be a Master of Arts in Arts
Administration student to enroll in this course.
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ARTSAD 5012: Communication and Marketing
We 6:00PM 9:00PM 116 MI BLDG 202 Kenneth Smilovitch
In this course theories and practices of strategic marketing, and approaches to effective written
and oral communication for arts administrators are examined. Marketing topics include:
consumer behavior; definition of both actual and potential arts consumers; market segmentation;
market research; planning, pricing and distribution of the art 'product', including the development
of marketing plans. An array of descriptive, analytical, and critical writing styles will also be
covered: eg writing reports, proposals, and press releases, and writing for arts publications.
Effective public speaking will also be discussed and practiced. You must be a Master of Arts in
Arts Administration student to enroll in this course.
ARTSAD 5017: Financial Management
Tu 6:00PM 9:00PM Michigan 111 Staff
Effective management requires knowledgeable and thoughtful preparation and use of financial
information. This course focuses on the most critical financial management concepts and skills.
Topics include: principles of financial management and control; budget preparation; financial
management and strategic planning; allocation and recovery of indirect costs; preparation and
analysis of financial reports; and coping with cutbacks. Quantitative analysis is emphasized.
Students develop the confidence and ability to produce budgets, set prices and undertake other
financial tasks required of administrators.
ARTSAD 5050: Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Policy Fieldwork
TBA TBA Rebecca Keller
MAAAP Graduate Fieldwork allows students to work in parttime, artrelated positions in
approved organizations and institutions. Students are assigned a faculty adviser, who assists in
setting clear objectives for the Fieldwork, makes site visits, and participates in final written
evaluation of the project. Participation requires a total of 225 hours, with a weekly minimum
average of 15 work hours with the fieldwork organization. In addition, four seminar classes
address issues of entering the workforce, and include discussion of fieldwork experiences and a
workshop on evaluation techniques. You must be a Master of Arts in Arts Administration and
Policy student to enroll in this course.
ARTSAD 5386: Orishas, Fidel Castro and MoMA: The Controversial New Cuban Art
Tu 1:00PM 4:00PM Michigan 919 Rachel Weiss
The `new Cuban art'(approximately, 19812000) was one of the most important and audacious
intervals of 20th century Latin American culture. This seminar will look at its works, impacts
and legacies. We will look closely at the complicated interactions between artists, their works
and the social and political conditions on the island; at the ways that Cuban culture has been
represented abroad; and, at how Cuban visual art has circulated in the international art systems.
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Please reference the Portal under Self Servicefor a list of other available and approved MA classes during Spring.
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32. Discussions will focus on artists including Marta Maria Perez Bravo, Juan Francisco Elso, Jose
Bedia, Flavio Garciandia, Lazaro Saavedra, Glexis Novoa, Tania Bruguera, los Carpinteros,
Carlos Garaicoa and Kcho. Readings will include Gerardo Mosquera, Luis Camnitzer, Ned
Sublette, Jon Lee Anderson and Jose Marti. Films, including 'The Buena Vista Social Cluband', 'I
Am Cuba: The Siberian Mammoth' will also be screened.
ARTSAD 5505: Law, Politics, and the Arts
Th 6:00PM 9:00PM Michigan 919 Michael Dorf
Law, Politics and the Arts provides the student with an understanding of the legal system and the
political process as they relate to the arts. The first part of the course is a survey of the American
legal system and laws affecting arts organizations. The second part of the course explores the
philosophical foundations and the practical experience of the relationship of government and the
political process to the arts. You must be a Master of Arts in Arts Administration student to
enroll in this course.
ARTSAD 5894: Media Futures Digital Heritage and Electronic Cultural Policy
Th 9:00AM 12:00PM TBA Staff
Excitement abounds in museum contexts to employ digital media to preserve and record
resources, create new user interfaces, remote access and smart didactics, support and expand
scholarship through effective databases, connect with audiences of different abilities, develop
new approaches to metrics, update marketing and development tools and strategies, including
social networking, and also to present new media artwork in appropriate ways. Those complex
concerns, discussed most recently under the heading of Digital Heritage, are unfolding within the
larger framework of Electronic Cultural Policy. The development of national information
regulatory systems like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other, global efforts
to further expand legislation that supports digital rights management technologies are setting
copyright driven creative industries at odds with the cultural democracy museums seek to
enable as part of their mission. Through critical readings accompanied by student driven
administrative and artistic handson projects, this course will explore an environment in which
the development of artistic and institutional mediascapes, including abilities to sample and create
mashups, is predicated on the preservation of consumer autonomy.
ARTSAD 6010: Curatorial Practice
Mo 4:30PM 7:30PM TBA Adelheid Mers
An examination of connoisseurship and the handling of original works of art in museums,
commercial galleries, corporate settings, and alternative space galleries. . Students will be able
to participate in the preparations for the exhibition “The Hairy Blob – how the visualization of
time impacts thinking about resources”, curated by the instructor, to open at the Hyde Park Art
Center April 15, 2012.
ARTSAD 6011: Curatorial Model/Experimental Contexts
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33. Tu 9:00AM 12:00PM Michigan 112 Staff
In this course, students will survey, analyze and develop experimental curatorial models.
Discussion will include actual and virtual, local, national and international curatorial practices
that have the capability to shift or occur outside of institutional boundaries. Students will have
the opportunity to propose, develop, critically back up, and explore experimental models.
Experimentation may revolve around participants' roles, location, materiality, media and
technology, spatial and temporal extension, funding approaches, aesthetic, social and political
criticality and other topics. Work resulting from this course may be a critical study, a plan, a
grant application, projects in progress, fully implemented concepts, or a combination of those
options.
ARTSAD 6019: Art Objects Valuation and Authentication
Th. 1:00PM – 4:00PM Michigan 818 Lela Hersh Dougherty
This course will examine the dynamics of the art market and how collectors, museums, galleries,
insurance companies, and the IRS attach value to art objects in diverse contexts. The class will
include discussions with experts from these areas. Emphasis will be on collection care, what
drives a work of arts value, authentication processes, the presence of forgeries in the market,
provenance, use of Catalogues Raisonnes and elements of valuation.
ARTSAD 6020: To the Museum and Beyond
Tu 6:00PM 9:00PM Michigan 112 Britton Bertran
This course critically traces an archeology of postmodern cultural production, display, criticism,
and radical political intervention by examining paradigmatic modern cultural institutions in
general, and museums in particular. Analyses of modern sociocultural politics according to
Foucault and Benjamin will provide a basis for a critical examination of the cultural economies
of which modern museums are the key agents and the materializations. Increasingly, the work of
these authors has been taken up and deployed by contemporary cultural historians and theorists
as a means of gaining critical perspectives on the complicated relationships between capitalism,
urbanism, colonialism, consumerism, and, in the more critically adventurous cases, sexism,
racism, and classicism.
ARTSAD 6095: Thesis II
Th 1:00PM 4:00PM Michigan 920 Patrick Rivers
Th 1:00PM 4:00PM Michigan 908 Rachel Weiss
A master's thesis is required for completion of the master's degree in arts administration. The
thesis should demonstrate a student's ability to design, justify, execute, evaluate, and present the
results of original research or of a substantial project. In this class students work closely with an
MAAAP program advisor, and meet frequently with other MAAAP participants in groups and in
individual meetings. The thesis is presented, in both written and oral form, to a thesis committee
for both initial and final approval. You must be a Master of Arts in Arts Administration and
Policy student to enroll in this course.
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37. Arts & Cultural Organizations
The SAIC MAAAP program is uniquely centered in a thriving cultural landscape. Many graduate students in the
past either work for, intern at, or conduct research on the following arts & cultural organizations. By clicking on
the any of the names below you will be directed to the gallery, museum, or organization’s website.
SUGS GALLERIES: GALLERY X, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Room 113
HOURS: Tuesday Friday, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
LG SPACE, 37 S. Wabash, Room 220B
HOURS: Tuesday Saturday, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Saturday by appointment
PARALLAX GALLERY, 280 S. Columbus Drive, 1st Floor
HOURS: Tuesday Saturday, 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
SULLIVAN GALLERIES, 33 S. State Street, 7th Floor
HOURS: Tuesday Saturday, 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
MUSEUMS: THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
LOCATION: 111 S. Michigan Av.
HOURS: Mon.–Wed.10:30–5:00, Thu.–Fri. 10:30–8:00, Sat.–Sun. 10:00–5:00
BLOCK MUSEUM, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
LOCATION: 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
HOURS: Tue. – Sun. 10am – 5pm
CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
LOCATION: 78 E. Washington St.
HOURS: Mon.Thu. 8am 7pm, Fri. 8am 6 pm, Sat. 9am 6pm Sun. 10am 6pm
HYDE PARK ART CENTER
LOCATION: 5020 S. Cornell Av.
HOURS: Mon. Thu. 9am8pm, Fri. – Sat. and Sun. 12pm 5pm
JANE ADDAMS HULL HOUSE MUSEUM
LOCATION: 800 S. Halsted (M/C 051)
HOURS: Tues. – Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY
LOCATION: 220 E. Chicago Av.
HOURS: Tue. 10 am 8 pm, Wed.Sun. 10 am 5 pm
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
LOCATION: 600 S. Michigan Av.
HOURS: Mon.Sat. 10am – 5pm, Sun. 12pm – 5pm
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART
LOCATION: 1852 W. 19th St.
HOURS: Tue. – Sun. 10am – 5pm
RENAISSANCE SOCIETY
LOCATION: 5811 S. Ellis Avenue, Cobb Hall 418
HOURS: Tue. – Fri. 10am 5pm, Sat. and Sun. 12am 5pm
SMART MUSEUM OF ART
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41. Arts Administration and Policy Contact Information
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Department of Art Administration
37 S. Wabash
Suite 713
Chicago, IL 60603
artsadmin@saic.edu
3128991232
Adelheid Mers
Chair, MAAAP Program
amers@saic.edu
Jessie Terry
Administrative Director, MAAAP Program
jterry@saic.edu
3128997411
Tenesha Edwards
Administrative Assistant, MAAAP Program
Tedwar1@saic.edu
3128997469
The information in this packet is accurate to the best of our knowledge. We reserve the right to
correct or change copy without notice. Please refer to the SAIC Student Handbook for official
information on Student Services and Resources, Rights and Responsibilities, Residence Hall
Guide, and Guide to Chicago. The SAIC Student Handbook outlines details about other
academic programs requirements, and the School’s policies, rules, and regulations. Students are
responsibility to be aware of changes in the program, required coursework, testing, deadlines,
and academic criteria.
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