Artists and arts administrators are required to work within current cultural, business and legal environments. Thus, students in AAD 420 Arts Administration: Practices, Policies and the Law will discuss cultural policy, management and legal issues that affect the arts, arts organizations and artists. Topics include cultural policy, funding, advocacy, arts and community, First Amendment rights, intellectual property, organizational structure, contracts, labor unions and employee relations. Students will analyze contemporary and historical case studies to expose the cultural, legal and business issues that frame the arts in today's society.

Artists and arts administrators are required to work within current cultural, business and legal environments. Thus, students in AAD 420 Arts Administration: Practices, Policies and the Law will discuss cultural policy, management and legal issues that affect the arts, arts organizations and artists. Topics include cultural policy, funding, advocacy, arts and community, First Amendment rights, intellectual property, organizational structure, contracts, labor unions and employee relations. Students will analyze contemporary and historical case studies to expose the cultural, legal and business issues that frame the arts in today's society.