Research Purpose While the Bolz Center's primary focus is our two-year, full-time graduate business degree program, we actively engage in research projects and initiatives of national significance that inform our curriculum, engage our students and alumni, and extend our efforts to redefine the field of arts administration.

Research & Special Projects

In a field as young and evolutionary as Arts Administration, leadership training and preparation must be integrated with exploration and discovery. The Bolz Center for Arts Administration is committed not only to training leaders with this constant hunger for learning, but also to serving as a model for such exploration through involvement in national initiatives, our graduate student thesis requirement, and special projects engaging the insights of our alumni and colleagues around the world.

This page offers a sample of current intitiatives, and links to others that might be of interest to students, scholars, or practitioners of Arts Administration.

• The Dawson Research Initiative
  Connecting students and practitioners with emerging research.

• The Cultural Dynamics Map
  Exploring the dynamics of arts and culture.

• Bolz Center Commissioned for National Convention Project
  The I-DOC Project seeks to extend and enhance the convention process.

• Performing Arts and Higher Education
  Bolz Center helps explore the future of the lively arts on campus in North America.

• Bolz Center hosts the 'Cultural Dynamics Project'
  Rethinking the way we think about arts and culture in America.

• Digital Dance Library
  The summary report of this year-long initiative is now available on-line.

more Bolz Center projects and initiatives...