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