Arts Leadership + Business
The College of Fine ArtsThe undergraduate and graduate minors in Arts Leadership + Business provide an educational foundation to explore current and emerging professional practices in a variety of creative industry fields
Students from all majors are eligible to declare their Arts Leadership + Business (ALBS) undergraduate or graduate Minor. ALBS courses explore a multitude of fascinating career paths within the creative economy. From building basic business skills to financial management, social media, business planning, leadership, fundraising, entrepreneurship, and non-profit arts administration, the ALBS program covers a wide range of topics as they relate to all the disciplines in the arts. Our diverse faculty prepares students to be successful in their chosen for-profit and/or non-profit field. The ALBS minor culminates with an Internship Program providing students with opportunities to develop professional skills and build an enduring network with our many community arts partners. Strengthen your degree in any field with an undergraduate or graduate minor in Arts Leadership + Business.
Arts Leadership + Business Degrees
Undergraduate Minor is 18 credits
Graduate Minor is 15 credits
Learn more about the required courses
Arts Leadership & Business
Director
Katie Dukes Walker
Director
dukeskatie@unm.edu
Biography
516 Arts
Harwood Art Center
City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement
City of Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
City of Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation
Bernalillo County Public Art Program
Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts
UNM Health Sciences Center Marketing Studio
Tricklock Theatre
Albuquerque Little Theatre
Basement Films
Serious Grippage and Light Co
Judy Chicago Studio / Through The Flower
UNM Art Department
ASUNM Arts & Crafts Studio
NM Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera Southwest
UNM Art / Hammersley Foundation
UNM Tamarind Institute
UNM Summer Music Institute
UNM Fine Arts Development
Meet the faculty of Arts Leadership + Business
Katie Dukes Walker
Director
UNM Fine Arts
dukeskatie@unm.edu
Biography
Jessamyn Lovell
Senior Lecturer III,
UNM Fine Arts
jlovell@unm.edu
Biography
Nicole Kesel
Adjunct Lecturer
Film & Digital Arts
UNM Fine Arts
nkesel@unm.edu
Biography
Viola Arduini
Adjunct Lecturer,
UNM Fine Arts
varduini@unm.edu
Biography
Valery Estabrook
Adjunct Lecturer
Experimental Art and Technology
UNM Fine Arts
valery@unm.edu
Biography
Devin Geraci
UNM Art Museum
Biography
Andrea Polli
Professor
UNM Department of Art
apolli@unm.edu
Biography
Robert Stokowy
Adjunct Lecturer
UNM Film & Digital Arts
rstokowy@unm.edu
Biography
How to Apply
• All students must be admitted to the University, whether as an incoming freshman, transfer student, or non-degree student. Apply online through the Admissions Department at UNM
•After meeting all CFA admission requirements, students must apply to become a declared major.
Academic Advisement
The College of Fine Arts Student Success & Advisement Center is committed to serve the UNM community with compassion, guidance, and respect as we promote academic excellence.
To speak with a CFA advisor, please call (505) 277-4817.