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Foundations of Arts and Nonprofit Leadership cohort of four students pose on campus in front of Dallas Hall.

SMU M.A./MBA Students Help Launch New Nonprofit in Hands-On Consulting Project

Students Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Through teamwork, creativity, and strategy, students in the dual degree M.A./MBA program help an emerging arts nonprofit in Dallas find its footing and its voice.

November 12, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Greg Oertel

Alumni Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship alum Greg Oertel (M.A./MBA '15) leads with both creativity and strategy shaping philanthropic initiatives across Texas.

November 10, 2025

Entrepreneur and Investor Trey Bowles Partners with SMU Impact Lab as Fund Manager and Advisor

Faculty Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Bowles will bring entrepreneurial expertise and investment insight to advance the Lab’s mission of purpose-driven innovation, helping build ventures that create lasting social impact.

October 22, 2025

Meadows on the Move: Students Embrace Transformative Summer Opportunities Around the Globe

Students Advertising Art Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Dance Journalism Music SMU Meadows students have been pursuing a variety of opportunities all over the world this summer, from impressive internships and international programs to leading young artists and producing their own work.

July 11, 2025

Graduates throw their caps in the air following the degree recognition ceremony

Class of 2025 Graduates Celebrated in SMU Meadows Degree Recognition Ceremony

Campus Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Creative Technology Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Meadows faculty and staff, along with family and friends of the graduates, celebrated the Class of 2025 in Saturday’s Degree Recognition Ceremony.

May 19, 2025

Art students use colorful oil pastels during a workshop by M.F.A. student Karina Ramirez.

Six Courses You Can’t Miss at SMU Meadows

Campus Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Film & Media Arts Take a look at six of some of Meadows’ most unique and interesting courses, across a variety of disciplines, that are available to our students.

February 21, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Philip DeBoer

Alumni Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship alum Philip DeBoer (MMIAM '22) utilized his degree to complement and supplement his existing career.

January 27, 2025

Group photo of the fall 2024 Social Impact Lab Investment Committee

SMU Impact Lab Selects First Round of Investment Recipients

Campus Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs The SMU Impact Lab has chosen its first five organizations to receive investment funding from the program after a rigorous application process.

January 17, 2025

The Importance of Nonprofit Leadership Training

Campus Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Elevate your nonprofit leadership skills with training in strategic, financial, and team management. Learn how SMU’s M.A. program helps you create impact.

November 19, 2024

Team of MA/MBA students and Creative Morning Dallas employees. Photo by Mario Zie.

MA/MBA Students Collaborate with Local Volunteer Organization in Hands-On Research Project

Students Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Students in Meadows’ MA/MBA program recently partnered with CreativeMornings Dallas, the local chapter of the world’s largest creative community, on a project to enhance the business structure of the organization.

November 01, 2024

Meadows on the Mic: Cristin Espinosa - Content Strategist at SMU Meadows

Alumni Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Journalism Cristin Espinosa ('20 Journalism, Arts Management) is currently the Content Strategist for the SMU Meadows Marketing team and a Meadows alum.

September 27, 2024

What is Arts Management?

Arts and Nonprofit Leadership Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Discover the essentials of arts management and the role it plays in facilitating arts-related business ventures.

September 20, 2024

Meadows Admission Ambassadors pose with Assistant Dean for Recruitment Ryan Cole

Campus Visitors Receive Warm Welcome From Meadows’ Student Ambassadors

Students Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Creative Technology Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Meadows Admission Ambassadors are often the first face many people see upon visiting the school and work hard to make a positive impact on visitors’ campus experiences.

September 13, 2024

Military Musicians and Arts Management

Arts and Nonprofit Leadership Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Music Explore how military musicians excel in the field of arts management by leveraging their evolving roles and responsibilities.

September 12, 2024

SMU Professor Megan Heber Blends Business and the Arts to Revolutionize Nonprofit Management

Arts and Nonprofit Leadership Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship The M.A. in Arts and Nonprofit Leadership Program Director and Professor of Practice reveals how her love for arts management and nonprofit work has led to opportunities to make profound impacts in the community.

September 06, 2024

A Meadows alum helps mentor a current student.

Meadows Mentor Program Provides Students with Professional Advice and Guidance

Alumni Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre The new mentorship program created by the Office of Alumni and Career Success pairs current students with alumni and other volunteers who are willing to share career advice.

May 22, 2024

Headshots of SMU DataArts Director Zannie Voss and Research Director Jen Benoit-Bryan

SMU DataArts Names Jen Benoit-Bryan as Incoming Director; Zannie Voss to Retire

Faculty Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Zannie Voss, Director of SMU DataArts and professor of Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship, is retiring on August 31, 2024; her role at SMU DataArts will be taken over by current Research Director Jen Benoit-Bryan.

May 07, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Charles Beavers

Alumni Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship alum Charles Beavers (M.M.I.A.M. '17) combines his love for theater with his arts management knowledge to serve as the Major Gifts Officer of Texas Ballet Theater.

March 18, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: James Ryan Jillson

Alumni Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Music Music and arts management alum James Ryan Jillson (B.A. ’13, M.A. ’15) leverages his knowledge of music with his MA/MBA degree skills as the Director of Analytics at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

February 12, 2024

Members of the Meadows 2050 Council gather for a meeting.

Meadows 2050 Council Advises School and Current Students on Strategy to Foster Success

Alumni Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Creative Technology Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre The alumni advisory group strengthens the Meadows community through mentoring, career guidance and strategic planning for the future of the school and its students.

December 18, 2023

SMU's MMIAM Program Cultivates a Sense of Community

Students Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship The master’s degree program in International Arts Management allows students from across the globe to learn from one another and engage with communities both locally and abroad.

December 13, 2023

Theatre students perform a dance number during a spring play production.

Meadows Holds Showstopping Amount of Multi-Major Students

Students Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre With over 45 majors represented by students in the Meadows School of the Arts this academic year, it is one of SMU’s most educationally diverse schools.

October 06, 2023

2023 MMIAM Graduation

Summer Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Congratulations to our ‘23 MMIAM graduating class! Students in our Master of Management in International Arts Management program spend the fall term in Dallas, the winter term in Montréal, the spring term in China and India and the summer term in Milan, Italy.

August 22, 2023

Marketplace-Ready

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship How do arts management and arts entrepreneurship minors help prepare students for the business world?

February 04, 2020

DataArts Releases 2019 List of Most Arts-Vibrant Cities

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Fifth annual Arts Vibrancy Index includes four new cities

August 20, 2019

DataArts Assesses Houston Arts/Culture Demographics

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Study helps arts orgs better understand and serve their communities

June 12, 2019

Arts Management Students Aid Dallas Cultural Policy

Students Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Students provide input on city’s far-reaching Dallas Cultural Plan

September 26, 2018

SMU’s NCAR Releases 2018 List of Arts-Vibrant Cities

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Fourth annual Arts Vibrancy Index includes nine new cities

July 12, 2018

SMU’s NCAR Releases Working Capital Report

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Study finds working capital is precariously low for arts organizations

May 08, 2018

Professor Honored for Arts Entrepreneurship Teaching

Faculty Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Jim Hart wins national award from Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education

February 23, 2018

Joint Study on Gender Disparity in Art Museum Directorships Shows Gap Persists Despite Gains

Art Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship While incremental gains were observed, the study shows that women still hold fewer than 50% of directorships, earn less than male counterparts, and typically lead institutions with smaller budgets

March 22, 2017

Ernan Haruvy Named Donna Wilhelm Research Fellow at SMU’s National Center for Arts Research

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Wilhelm provided a $500,000 challenge grant that raised a total of $1 million for NCAR’s research, programs and services, including endowment of the new fellowship

November 07, 2016

HEC Montréal, SMU, and SDA Bocconi School of Management are accepting applications for the Master of Management in International Arts Management degree

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship The program, which will run from August 2017 to July 2018, focuses on issues specific to international arts management and to approach arts management from a global perspective.

October 25, 2016

Three M.A./M.B.A. Students Awarded Patricia A. Porter Fellowships from the Business Council for the Arts

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Grants support graduate students pursuing arts management careers

September 20, 2016

SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) Releases a Report on Fundraising Trends in the field of Arts & Culture

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Report shows overall growth in unrestricted contributions, which outpaced both growth in expenses and inflation

September 07, 2016

SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) Launches KIPI Dashboard

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship New Tool Allows Arts Organizations to Measure Performance Against Peers

July 21, 2016

Karen Brooks Hopkins Named Fellow of National Center for Arts Research at SMU

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Former President of the Brooklyn Academy of Music to Serve as Ambassador for Research Center to Arts Organizations Around the Country

June 01, 2016

Jennifer Armstrong of the Illinois Arts Council Agency Appointed New Associate Director of SMU’s National Center for Arts Research

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Armstrong will connect NCAR research findings to the national arts field

April 18, 2016

SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) Releases Second Annual Arts Vibrancy Index

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Six New Cities Added to the Top 20 Lists of Arts-Vibrant Cities in the U.S.

March 29, 2016

SMU's National Center for Arts Research Announces Gifts Totaling $1 Million in 2015

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship $500,000 challenge grant provided by Donna Wilhelm is matched by individual donors and foundations

March 16, 2016

Meadows Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Students To Give Presentations at Second Annual Dallas Festival of Ideas, Feb. 19-20

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Event, themed “The United City,” hopes to map out progressive new future for Dallas

February 16, 2016

National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) releases white paper examining Arts Organizations of color

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship NCAR study identifies the key differences between culturally specific organizations and their mainstream peers and calls for a more equitable measurement of performance

January 20, 2016

M.A./M.B.A. Alums Guide Arts Organizations with a Double Dose of Skills: Art Knowledge and Business Savvy

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Elizabeth Kegley (’12), executive director of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre, talks about the dual degree and its effect on her career.

October 28, 2015

NCAR Releases New Edition of Data

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Evidence-based insights and trend analysis focus on metrics related to community engagement, earned revenue and marketing efforts across the nation's arts and cultural sector

September 10, 2015

SMU Now Accepting Applications for the Master of Management in International Arts Management

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Unique graduate degree is the first to focus on international arts management specific issues and to approach arts management from a global perspective

August 24, 2015

Arts Leaders in the Making: Two M.A./M.B.A. Students Receive Business Council for the Arts Fellowships

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Patricia A. Porter Fellowship supports grad students Kristen Lega and Amy Aughinbaugh as they pursue arts management careers

August 11, 2015

NCAR Adds Four Distinguished New Board Members

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) has announced that four arts leaders from New York and North Texas have joined its board of advisors.

May 18, 2015

SMU M.A./M.B.A. Student Honored with $10,000 Golden Key Graduate Scholar Award

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Gerard Atkinson selected by Golden Key International Honour Society for academics, leadership and service

April 10, 2015

Public Invited to Fourth Annual Social Innovation Forum & Expo at SMU, Tuesday, April 7

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Free event offers panel discussions, networking opportunities, and information on Dallas-area groups developing solutions to social problems

April 01, 2015

SMU Receives $45 Million Gift from the Meadows Foundation, Largest Single Gift to University

Alumni Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre The gift, the largest in The Meadows Foundation’s history, includes $25 million to support goals and programs at the Meadows Museum

March 23, 2015

Major New Gift from Jennifer and Martin Flanagan Brings Contribution to $1 Mil for Endowed MA/MBA Scholarship

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Scholarship Supports Graduate Students Pursuing Careers in Arts Management

February 20, 2015

Three Meadows Faculty and a Current Student To Present at "Dallas Festival of Ideas," Feb. 27-28

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Dance Music The future of Dallas: Meadows representatives to contribute performances, serve as panelists at inaugural conference

February 14, 2015

SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) Creates Index to Measure Arts Vibrancy of Metropolitan Areas

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Data-driven Assessment Ranks Cities by Arts and Cultural Assets

January 22, 2015

On the Path toward Arts Management

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Music Allison Beck loves music, the arts and business. The music major and double-minor in arts management and arts entrepreneurship talks about how Meadows faculty and curriculum are helping her prepare for a career in the arts.

January 12, 2015

SMU's National Center for Arts Research Publishes Second Major Report on Arts Industry Health

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Report Measures Industry Health by Sector, Organizational Size, and Geographic Location and Examines What Drives Performance

December 04, 2014

M.A./M.B.A.: After the Degree

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Alumna Robin Rose draws on networking, budgeting skills learned in M.A./M.B.A. program for her career

October 29, 2014

2014 End-of-Year Awards Given to Outstanding Meadows Students and Faculty

Advertising Art Art History Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Creative Computation Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre Recipients selected for awards from the University and from the Meadows School

May 05, 2014

Three MA/MBA Students Awarded Patricia A. Porter Fellowships

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship The Business Council for the Arts supports grad students pursuing arts management careers

April 30, 2014

Global perspective gives edge to arts administrators

Students Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Semester in Milan, Italy important component to Master of Arts/M.B.A. dual degree

April 16, 2014

Meadows faculty member Trey Bowles named to Dallas Business Journal's 2014 "Top 40 Under 40" list of Business Professionals

Faculty Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Bowles teaches entrepreneurship classes, co-founded Dallas Entrepreneur Center

April 14, 2014

The National Center for Arts Research Findings Generator

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Highlights from the first, interactive NCAR report

March 31, 2014

Maura Bellmio Sheffler M.A./M.B.A. : After the Degree

Alumni Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Alumna Maura Bellmio Sheffler on staying on top of the changing arts fields

March 31, 2014

How SMU Meadows' M.A./M.B.A Program Prepared Katharine Vandergriff Rice to Think Like an Executive

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship SMU's Meadows and Cox combined MA/MBA program gave Katharine Vandergriff Rice ('13) a specific set of skills

March 18, 2014

Joint Study from Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) finds gender gap among salaries of Art Museum Directors

Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship Based on 2013 Data From AAMD Member Institutions, Study Shows Women Hold Fewer Than 50% of Directorships and Average Salaries Lag Behind Those of Male Counterparts

March 07, 2014

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