Association of Arts Administration Educators

06/10/2026

‼️Please join us for our LAST webinar of the season featuring Dr. Kylie Peppler‼️

AAAE Member, Alicia Jay (Ph.D., Theater Management & Administration, Indiana State University) will serve as a respondent.

Creative Expression, Caring Relationships, and Career Pathways: Rethinking Impact in Community Arts | June 22, 2026 | 4:00 pm EST

Registration link: https://artsadministration.member365.org/public/event/details/bae8af66b5589c1beabca593ae339849757e07df/1

This webinar will explore Dr. Peppler’s findings from international collaborations that examined how youth arts participation shapes enduring outcomes, and how this framework can be used by arts administrators and educators to design more intentional programs and strengthen advocacy.

We hope to see you there!

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

We’re still reminiscing over our Wicked Good conference last week! We are so thankful for everyone who attended our conference as a participant, speaker, and volunteer. THANK YOU so much to Boston University's Arts and Cultural Management program for being an amazing conference host and providing such great student volunteers. THANK YOU to our keynote speakers, Michael Bobbit and Janet Echelman, for providing such inspirational and informative presentations. Another special shout out goes to our Bronze Sponsors, the American Journal of Arts Management and Arts (ISSN 2076-0752), our Presenting Sponsor, Boston University's Arts and Cultural Management program, and our Global Conversations partners, MASSHumanities and ENCATC. Thank you so much for supporting AAAE! Stay tuned for our 2027 conference location announcement....✨🌳🏙️

06/04/2026

We are ECSTATIC to announce the winners of our 2026 Conference Prizes! 🎉 🕺 🥳 Congratulations to all!

Best Presentation Prize | Eric Ryan Clark
"Re-tuning Tradition: How the Barbershop Harmony Society is Reimagining Its Future Through DEI"

Best Paper by an Arts Administration Educator | Ali FitzGibbon
"Finding the messy solutions – how arts and cultural managers decide what is ‘good’ and ‘right’"

Best Paper by an Emerging Arts Administration Educator | Katie Hanson
"Young Performers in the Professional Theatre Space: A discussion of laws, regulations, and ethical practices"

Best Student Paper Prize | Chelsea Lee
"The Case of Frieze Seoul and Systemic Change in the Korean Art Ecosystem"

Thank you to Ximena Varela for sponsoring this year's Best Student Paper Prize! We are so grateful for your support.

05/31/2026

Having an amazing post-conference trip at the Peabody Essex Museum!!! Huge thanks to David Snider, Director of Learning & Community Engagement (and AAAE Member!!! 🫶🏻) for organizing guided tours of the Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone and East India Marine Hall exhibitions. We are so grateful for the chance to explore PEM and Salem!