Students in the BW Arts Management & Entrepreneurship program will learn from two female arts entrepreneurs under a new guest faculty program launching in the 2019-20 academic year.
Working professionals will teach a new series of special topics courses specific to their professional experience.
The inaugural group of guest faculty includes a pair of women arts entrepreneurs:
Emily
Hornack
is
the
co-founder
and
executive
director
of
Brite
Cleveland,
the
non-profit
that
runs
Brite
Winter,
now
in
its
10th
year
of
celebrating
winter,
music,
art
and
community
in
Cleveland.
Kelly
Parks
'90
has
33
years
of
arts
management
experience,
currently
as
the
owner
and
artistic
director
of
Medina
Centre
for
Dance
Arts.The introduction of special topics classes expands the opportunity for BW Arts Management & Entrepreneurship students to customize their experiences based on their intended career goals and provides additional connections to professionals in the field.
"I am excited for the learning that will take place as students tackle real-world projects with these arts entrepreneur role models in classes that have a focus on active, hands-on learning," said program director and assistant professor Bryan Bower.
