The ARTL Beat

Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

Arts Leadership is proud to announce the undergraduate and graduate Arts Leadership Class of 2019. The students listed below completed their studies in Winter/Spring 2019, or will complete their studies in Summer/Fall 2019. We wish them the best in their endeavors as groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting arts leaders!

BA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Arts Leadership

Tyler Ducich
Elizabeth Hager
Natalie Langdale
Mercedes Marwood
Margaret Thompson

Minor in
Interdisciplinary Arts, Arts Leadership

Samantha Larson
Hannah Mathews

MFA in Arts Leadership

Arwa Alghamdi
Maris Antolin
Andrés Arteaga
Aubrey Benasa
K.C. Buller
Adam Burges
Alma Davenport
Justine Deacon
Corey Dunne
Virginia Easthope
Zach Gray
Theresa Guerrero
Tyrah Hannibal
Yixin Kang
David Kisan

MFA in Arts Leadership, cont.

Rui Li
Woody Lotts
Ellen McGivern
Cristin Miller
Paul Nunn
Rebecca O'Neil
Ana Rusness-Petersen
Monica Tanbrin
Jessica Taylor
Sam Van Waardhuizen
Shannon Welles
Kaie Wise
Rachel Woolsey

Community News

In Summer Quarter only, the ARTL Beat will be posted on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Friday of the week. Students, alumni, and faculty are highly encouraged to submit community news throughout the summer. Email Program Coordinator Rachel Betron and we'll share your news, job postings, and events on summer ARTL Beat newsletters.

MFA '09 Tyrone Brown Headed to Lesotho, South Africa

Tyrone Brown, MFA’09, has been accepted into the Peace Corps, and will be heading to Lesotho, South Africa in late September for a two year and three month stint as a primary English teacher. Tyrone is currently the Interim Director in the Office of Multicultural Affairs at SeattleU. His last day at Seattle University will by July 31, 2019. Congrats Tyrone, we’ll miss you!

Arts Leadership Salary Discussions Continue with POWarts Survey

The Professional Organization for Women in the Arts (POWarts) recently published their 2019 Salary Survey. The sample of 997 participants illustrates the salaries of arts leaders across age, gender, years of experience, education level, and sector. You can read the full survey findings on POWarts's website.

Association of Art Museum Directors Urge for Paid Internships

“Providing paid internships is an important step for the art museum field in creating and sustaining a diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive set of opportunities, said Jill Medvedow, Co-Chair of AAMD’s Professional Issues committee and director of the ICA Boston. Read the full statement here.

Events

INKED at Columbia City Gallery

Visit Columbia City Gallery on Saturday, June 29 from 5-7 PM for the artists reception for their summer exhibition, INKED. Member print makers Tina Albro, Annie Lewis, Joan Mamelok and Jueun Shin explore the different genres of printmaking including work in 3D. The show is open through August 11.

The Champagne Widow

Did you have the chance to attend MFA '19 David Kisan's summary project presentation, Death by Dinner: Art Consumption Explored through a Methodology of Food Performance? If not, Cafe Nordo has an opportunity to engage in some delectable food performance! Through July 7, you can purchase tickets for The Champagne Widow, a musical cabaret performance illuminating the delight of champagne through this dramatic story of French women; war; discrimination;
and of course, dead husbands.

Jobs & Opportunities

MFA students, BA students, and alumni: Join our exclusive LinkedIn group to get access to the latest arts leadership job postings!

Director of Development and External Relations - Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra

Artistic Director, Director of Education, and Development Associate (3 positions available) - B ook-It Repertory Theatre

Executive Director (part-time) - North Corner Chamber Orchestra