MacEwan University’s Arts and Cultural Management program is unique in Canada. Students in this program have one thing in common: a love and passion for the arts! If you’re creative and organized, then a career in arts management or cultural administration might be right for you. You could launch an exciting new career in arts marketing, fundraising, publicity, music management, event planning and much more. The Arts and Cultural Management Diploma program comprises two years of full time study and practice. We still offer the flexibility of a certificate exit after one year, but to maximize your knowledge in arts management we encourage you to complete the Diploma program.

Our Arts and Cultural Management Program produces grads ready for the real world. You may go directly into the workforce or transfer credits and continue your education. What are our graduates doing? The arts and culture sector offers a wide range of career opportunities from entry-level box office or administrative positions to senior management positions. Our graduates are working in a variety of roles such as: fundraisers for arts organizations managers of professional theatres volunteer or marketing coordinators for arts and cultural festivals public programming managers in museums and art galleries special event coordinators Who hires our graduates? Our graduates are working in a wide variety of arts organizations across Canada including: Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton) Alberta Museums Association (Edmonton) Alberta Music Industry Association (Edmonton) Arden Theatre (St. Albert) Banff Centre Bottom Line Productions (Edmonton & Calgary) Catalyst Theatre (Edmonton) Chan Centre (Vancouver) Citadel Theatre (Edmonton) City of Edmonton CKUA Radio (Edmonton) Edmonton Arts Council Edmonton Folk Music Festival Edmonton Opera Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Epcor Centre (Calgary) The Feldman Agency (Vancouver) Fringe Theatre Adventures (Edmonton) Honens International Piano Competition (Calgary) Horizon Stage (Spruce Grove) Morinville Community Cultural Centre Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (Edmonton) Northern Light Theatre (Edmonton) Rexall Place (Edmonton) Stony Plain Recorders (Edmonton) Theatre Network (Edmonton) Tix on the Square (Edmonton) The Union (Edmonton) Workshop West Theatre (Edmonton) The Winspear Centre (Edmonton) The Works: A Visual Arts Festival (Edmonton) Vancouver East Cultural Centre Visual Arts Association of Alberta (Edmonton)