Arts Administration Internships & Careers
Internships
A major component of this degree is the experiential learning provided through internships and independent study. Arts Administration students have had internships with the following institutions:
- ArtMix
- Brown Girls Do Ballet
- Butler Arts & Events Center
- The Center for the Performing Arts
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
- DanceWorks Chicago
- Drum Corp International
- Grand Rapids Ballet
- Indianapolis Art Center
- Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
- Indiana Arts Commission
- Indianapolis Children’s Choir
- Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
- Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
- Indianapolis Zoo
- International Association of Blacks in Dance
- Joffrey Ballet School
- The Kennedy Center
- Milwaukee Repertory Theater
- Newfields
- Walker Art Center
Careers
Butler University’s Arts Administration program prepares students for a future in the management of arts organizations and/or graduate study. Arts Administration graduates have over a 90% placement success and many of the jobs come about as a result of the required arts administration internship. Some of the organizations our graduates have found employment with include the following:
- Arts Council of Indianapolis
- Arts of Life
- Butler Arts & Events Center
- The Center for the Performing Arts
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- The Climate Reality Project
- Conner Prairie
- Damar Services
- Holland America Line
- Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
- The Kennedy Center
- Little Wish Foundation
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Newfields
- Pacific Northwest Ballet
- San Francisco Ballet
- Verb Ballets
- Walker Art Center
- The Walt Disney Company