Master Class on The Art and Crafts of Arts Management - Amanda Nelson Master Class on The Art and Crafts of Arts Management led by Amanda Nelson

MASTER CLASS on the Art and Crafts of Arts Management by Amanda Nelson

Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 4:40 p.m.

Jefferson Street Dance Studio

Amanda Nelson directs the MFA in Arts Leadership for the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech.  She joined the faculty in 2013 after working 11 years for the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, where she oversaw membership programs, government relations, corporate sponsorships and foundation support.

Prior to joining Ailey, she worked in marketing and educational outreach.  At IBM, she was part of a web marketing team; at the non-profit Girls Incorporated, she designed and implemented arts programs for inner-city youth; and at Young Audiences of the Bay Area, she worked in outreach and marketing.

She holds a PhD in Drama from Tufts University, an MA in Drama from San Francisco State University, and a BA in Drama from the University of California at Irvine.  Amanda teaches arts management and acting and is a freelance theater reviewer for "The Roanoke TImes".

Supported in part by University Lectures' Fund