Episodes

  • Episode 18: Jeremy Hatch on Fund Development for Arts Organizations.

    Episode 18: Jeremy Hatch on Fund Development for Arts Organizations.
    Oct 11 2024
    Thanks for tuning in to Arts Admin Unleashed! This week, we sat down with MAAA Alumni Jeremy Hatch. Jeremy Hatch brings 25 years of successful experience in goal-oriented fundraising and arts management to the RSC team. He has provided ongoing strategic counsel to more than 50 RSC clients, including leading RSC engagements with the Detroit, Cincinnati, Minnesota, and St. Louis Orchestras, as well as Opera Omaha, The Cleveland Pops, Breckenridge Create and the New Harmony Project.

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

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    38 mins
  • Episode 17: On Positive Workplace Culture and Performing Arts Center Management with Doug Booher.

    Episode 17: On Positive Workplace Culture and Performing Arts Center Management with Doug Booher.
    Sep 26 2024
    Welcome back to Arts Admin Unleashed! We hope you all had a good summer, and are settling into fall peacefully. This week, we sat down with Doug Booher. Mr. Booher serves as Executive Director of University Events and IU Auditorium at Indiana University. Established in 2010, IU Event Services provides all event staff and management for major university events including IU Athletics events, as well as talent buying responsibilities for all university-owned venues. In his role for University Events, he offers leadership, creative and compliance services for all executive, advancement and ceremonial events on IU’s campuses. Together, IU Auditorium, Event Services, and University Events serve over one million guests each year. We got to speak with Mr. Booher about his perspective on positive work culture, how to curate positive experiences for everyone involved in the arts production process, and about the course he teaches for the MAAA program: Performing Arts Center Management!

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
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    Happy Days by Simon Folwar
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    37 mins
  • Episode 16: Practicum Part Two: Current MAAA Students on Personal Projects and Practicum Experience.

    Episode 16: Practicum Part Two: Current MAAA Students on Personal Projects and Practicum Experience.
    May 8 2024
    This episode is PART TWO of our two part episode highlighting the practicum experiences offered by the MAAA degree. In this episode, we sit down with three MAAA students to speak about their practicum experiences. We spoke with Sarah Smith, first year MAAA, about her work with Constellation Stage & Screen. Next, we sat down to speak with Marcus Zwiebel, recent MAAA grad, about his with with the Center for Rural Engagement, the Speed Art Museum, and the O'Neill Art Committee. We also got to speak with Lynne Ombati, first year MAAA, about her work creating a webinar series called "Decoding Arts Administration" with Tunaweza Kimuziki.

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
    License code: 9NYGHYU1MAAQTMXN
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 15: Practicum Part One: Megan Starnes on how MAAA students get practical experience

    Episode 15: Practicum Part One: Megan Starnes on how MAAA students get practical experience
    Apr 24 2024
    This episode is PART ONE of our two part episode highlighting the practicum experiences offered by the MAAA degree. In this episode, we sit down with Megan Starnes. Megan Starnes has been with the O’Neill School since 2008 and played a major role in growing and administering the Master of Arts in Arts Administration program. She has been in her current role within the Office of the Dean since 2016, where she is primarily responsible for enhancing the student experience at O’Neill. Starnes designs and contributes to initiatives in such areas as diversity, equity, and inclusion; analysis and updates to the school strategic plan; mental health; and all aspects of improving the professional and personal growth of the O’Neill community. She received her Master of Science in Applied Health Science degree from the IU School of Public Health, concentrating in human development and family studies.

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
    License code: 9NYGHYU1MAAQTMXN
    Happy Days by Simon Folwar
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    42 mins
  • Episode 14: Being an Artist in America: Joanna Woronkowicz on Cultural Planning, Data Analysis, and the Importance of Networking

    Episode 14: Being an Artist in America: Joanna Woronkowicz on Cultural Planning, Data Analysis, and the Importance of Networking
    Apr 10 2024
    In this episode, we sit down with Professor Joanna Woronkowicz. Joanna Woronkowicz is a cultural economist who conducts research on labor, capital, and technological investments in arts and culture. She joined O’Neill in 2013 and prior to that was the senior research officer for the National Endowment for the Arts. Woronkowicz is co-founder and faculty director of the Center for Cultural Affairs and co-director of the Arts, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lab. Her first book, Building Better Arts Facilities: Lessons from a U.S. National Study, was published by Routledge in 2015. Her forthcoming book, Being an Artist in America: How Artists Build Careers and What Society Can Do to Support Them will be published with Stanford University Press.

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
    License code: 9NYGHYU1MAAQTMXN
    Happy Days by Simon Folwar
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    46 mins
  • Episode 13: Scotland Study Abroad Special with Dr. Kuhar, Jack Kauffman, and Sarah Smith.

    Episode 13: Scotland Study Abroad Special with Dr. Kuhar, Jack Kauffman, and Sarah Smith.
    Mar 28 2024
    In this episode, Haley is joined by returning faculty member Dr. Kuhar, along with MAAA first-year students Jack Kauffman and Sarah Smith. This episode is a special feature on the recent "Cultural Management and Heritage Preservation in Scotland" abroad trip! Listen to learn about how this study abroad program came to be, and the experiences of both faculty and staff on the trip itself!

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
    License code: 9NYGHYU1MAAQTMXN
    Happy Days by Simon Folwar
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    54 mins
  • Episode 12: Assistant Director Julia Driscoll on The MAAA Program's Past, Present, and Future.

    Episode 12: Assistant Director Julia Driscoll on The MAAA Program's Past, Present, and Future.
    Mar 15 2024
    In this episode, we sit down with Julia Driscoll. In addition to being the assistant director for the MAAA program, Julia is a "MAAAlumni" herself. She serves as the MAAA program's lead academic advisor and supports the MAAA program office's many initiatives in student engagement, recruitment, community-building, and other areas of student services in collaboration with the Master's Programs Office.

    Previously, Julia served in other roles at IU including as the Program Director for the Center for Cultural Affairs, a career advisor in the O'Neill School's Career Hub, and as the Program and Operations Coordinator for the IU Arts and Humanities Council. In addition to her Master's degree in Arts Administration, Julia has a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Texas Tech University. Outside of her work at IU, she volunteers with Bridges: Musical Arts Youth Organization, and plays violin with local Argentine tango band Tamango.


    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
    License code: 9NYGHYU1MAAQTMXN
    Happy Days by Simon Folwar
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    57 mins
  • Episode 11: JL Nave on Marketing for the Arts, Strategic Planning, and Common Pitfalls

    Episode 11: JL Nave on Marketing for the Arts, Strategic Planning, and Common Pitfalls
    Feb 28 2024
    In this episode, we sit down with adjunct professor JL Nave to discuss marketing for arts organizations. As the Principal of Nave Strategies, JL works with small to medium sized arts organizations on budgeting, marketing, and strategic planning. JL has previously worked with The Results Group for the Arts as a full-time consultant and has also acted as the CEO for the Fort Wayne and Baton Rouge Symphonies. This semester, JL is teaching a course on marketing for the arts at IU’s O’Neill School.

    Learn more about JL's webinar here: https://www.navestrategies.com/budgeting-webinar

    Visit our resources:
    • MAAA blog: blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin (http://blogs.iu.edu/artsadmin)
    • MAAA Instagram page: @iu_maaa (https://www.instagram.com/iu_maaa/)
    • MAAA Program website (https://oneill.indiana.edu/masters/degrees-certificates/arts-administration/index.html)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
    https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-days
    License code: 9NYGHYU1MAAQTMXN
    Happy Days by Simon Folwar
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    52 mins