Marlana,

I just finished the Arts Administration Program at the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago.  It was definately an excellent experience but like
all programs it has its pros and cons. If you are interested in curating in
a museum, I believe that a MA/Phd in Art History is prefered.  However, I
think that the MA in Arts Admin at SAIC gave me the much bigger picture of
the global art world including museums, non-profit institutions and spaces.
There was also the benefit of being surrounded by practicing artists and art
historians at the School. You can participate in those more theoretical art
history discourses in classes, symposia, conferences, social groups, etc.

You definately have the option of chosing a focus and if this is curatorial,
you can take art history courses and curatorial practice classes. But again,
museums still prefer the art history degrees. I hope Arts Admin. programs
will begin to be taken more seriously in curatorial circles because I think
that you have a solid art history/theory background combined with the Arts
admin Masters, you can succeed in the Museum world!

Sincerely,

Dara Solomon




>From: Marlana Cook <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Master's in arts administration
>Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:08:50 -0500
>
>"The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has a two-year program. I
>looked
>into it and thought that it would not be as attractive to a museum as a MA
>in Art History and museum studies. Would anyone here disagree?"
>
>I would love to hear any opinions on the question listed above, as a recent
>undergraduate of International Studies and Art History, I am currently
>debating which MA program would be best as well.  As I see it, a MA in Arts
>Administration is best suited for those looking into the directorial and
>developmental aspects of museum careers, whereas, a MA/PhD in Art History
>is
>more commonly sought by those interested in the curatorial departments.
>
>Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Marlana L. Cook
>
>
>
>
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