The field of arts management – a.k.a. arts administration, music management, and more – offers an array of opportunities for students who have a passion for music and are also interested in behind-the-scenes operations. By Caitlin Peterkin What is Arts Management? Arts management blends the artistic and business elements of a career in the arts. […]
Newly appointed as Interim Director of the LEAP Institute for the Arts, Bruce Ronda is also Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Professor in the Department of English. He has been at Colorado State University since 1991, teaching literature and American studies courses. From 2001 to 2011 […]
Two arts leadership and administration classes from the LEAP Institute for the Arts at Colorado State University have teamed up with the NoCo Mini Maker Faire to create a Nerdy Derby event on Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology, […]
This fall, students from the LEAP Institute for the Arts (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Arts Advocacy, and the Public) will attend the 8th Conference of the Research Network: Sociology of the Arts of the European Sociological Association, which will take place at “Babes-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Sept. 4-6. Graduate students from the LEAP Master of Arts […]
Have you ever wanted to try ballet? Students, this semester at CSU is your chance! Sign up today for D120B, an introductory, beginning level classical ballet technique class for non-Dance Majors. Participants will learn fundamental exercises of ballet at the barre, and in the center. The exciting new class is taught by Professor of Ballet […]
For the 2014-2015 academic year, Dr. Paul Metz will serve as interim chair of the Dept. of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University. This appointment follows the announcement that Dr. Todd Queen, department chair since 2009, was named dean of the Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts. Dr. Metz received […]
LEAP 500 – Leadership in the Arts 8-week Term: June 16 – Aug. 8, 2014 Graduate Course Description: An enduring question regarding leadership is whether it comes naturally to only some individuals, is it developed by habit through practice, or is it something that can be learned. In the arena of arts management and policymaking, the […]
New format in one special Fort Collins performance brings holiday cheer
LEAP Institute for the Arts professor Constance DeVereaux has been named to the International Advisory Board of the Irish Journal of Arts Management and Cultural Policy. The School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College in Dublin launched the publication this fall. According to the journal’s website, the organization “aims to provide an accessible […]
The Department of Music, Theatre & Dance is celebrating its fifth year in the University Center for the Arts during the 2013-2014 season. In the past five years, the walls of the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State have held countless performances, premieres, artists, and exhibitions that have reached thousands of students and […]
