Careers& Internships

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH AN ARTS MANAGEMENT DEGREE?

The demand for creative people with entrepreneurial and administrative skills is on the rise. Organizations in a wide array of fields are looking for leaders who can think differently, integrate knowledge across disciplines, spot and solve problems, and generate new ideas.

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POSSIBLE JOB TITLES

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  • Exhibition and Immersive Experience Designer
  • Event Planner
  • Nonprofit Arts Administrator
  • Artistic Director
  • Cultural Services Program Director
  • Development Director
  • Executive Director
  • Patron Services Director
  • Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator
  • Volunteer Coordinator
  • Special Events Coordinator
  • Artistic Outreach Manager
  • Box Office Manager
  • Community and Corporate Relations Manager
  • Donor Relations Manager
  • Grants Manager
  • Facility Manager
  • Arts and Social Justice Leader
  • Community Arts Advocate

ALUMNI CAREERS

Arts Management alumni have gone on to work for schools, museums, theatre companies, music festivals, symphonies, operas, nonprofit organizations, and multinational corporations.

  • American Alliance of Artists and Audiences
  • Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
  • Association of Arts Administration Educators
  • City of Asheville Public Art & Cultural Commission
  • City of Fort Collins Cultural Services
  • Crested Butte Film Festival
  • Fort Collins Discovery Museum
  • International Arts Organization Administrators
  • Omaha Opera
  • Salt Lake City Symphony and Opera
  • Tacoma Opera
  • Tulsa Youth Symphony
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Wyoming Arts Council
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INTERNSHIPS

Arts Management students receive specialized insight and training during internships in organizations nationwide. Here is a sample of some recent locations our students have interned.

  • ACT Human Rights Film Fest (Colorado)
  • AltaMed Health Services (California)
  • Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)
  • Art Lab Fort Collins (Colorado)
  • City of Alexandra Arts and Culture (Virginia)
  • City of Fort Collins Cultural Services (Colorado)
  • City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Services (Colorado)
  • Colorado Creative Industries (Colorado)
  • CSU Office of Diversity and Inclusion (Colorado)
  • Country Music Hall of Fame (Nashville)
  • Cultural Alliance of York County (Pennsylvania)
  • Denver Public Schools (Colorado)
  • First Stage Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
  • Fort Collins Museum of Art (Colorado)
  • Lake Forest Academy (Illinois)
  • Larimer Chorale (Wyoming)
  • Laramie Public Art Coalition (Wyoming)
  • National Arts Materials Trade Association (Ohio)
  • Northwest Connecticut Arts Council (Connecticut)
  • Opera St Louis (Missouri)
  • Pueblo Arts Alliance (Colorado)
  • Pueblo Prison System (Colorado)
  • Redline Contemporary Art Center (Colorado)
  • Santa Fe Opera (New Mexico)
  • Wicked Tour (NYC/National)