CGU’s Center for Business & Management of the Arts places you at the heart of Los Angeles, the cultural capital of the world.
Our master’s degrees (MA in Arts Management, MA in Art & Arts Management) and myriad extracurricular opportunities will challenge you to understand and imagine anew the operations and intersections of the civic, commercial, nonprofit, and philanthropic worlds of international arts and culture.
Join us at an upcoming event or follow us on social media to learn more about how our students and graduates are making their mark in Los Angeles and beyond.
Access videos from various CBMArts programs, including our Arts and Culture Conversation series, which takes place each fall, as well as our LA Arts in the Age of Coronavirus series, which ran over the summer of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as other talks, panels, and presentations.
Arts institutions in the profit and nonprofit sectors are seeking capable managers with an understanding of the arts, culture and business to head museums, theatre and dance companies, music and arts education organizations, cultural centers, and advocate for the future of the arts.
Our programs allow you to explore all options, encompassing for profit and nonprofit organizational structures in all disciplines.
Learn at the center of L.A. arts & culture
Find yourself in the center of the thriving arts and culture landscape of Los Angeles and get unparalleled access to its diverse leaders and institutions. Work with faculty from L.A.’s professional arts community in addition to CGU faculty from the Drucker School of Management and School of Arts & Humanities.
Where You Can Find Our Alumni
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” –Peter F. Drucker
Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation
Program Officer
Art Institute of Chicago
Director of Collections
Bonhams
Business Development and Client Services Manager
California Institute of the Arts
Community Arts Partnership Program Manager
Center Theater Group
Next Generation Initiatives Director
CuratorLove
Founder and CEO
Edison International
Principal Manager, External Engagement
Greetings from South-Central
Founding Executive Director
Gurr Johns
Administrator for Appraisals and Operations
Ilèkùn Wa
Founder and Director
Laguna Art Museum
Deputy Director
Maddox Gallery
Gallery Director
Pacific Chorale
CEO and President
San Diego Art Museum
Associate Director of Development
Self-Help Graphics and Art
Executive Director
The Arts Area
Founder and CEO
Wave Financial
Vice President of Treasury & Wealth Management
Travel Opportunities
All CBMArts students participate in field study travel, which introduces students to emerging and established art markets, and provides behind the scenes access to artists, arts businesses and organizations, and leaders in the field. The trips are designed to accelerate the formation of international networks and ensure familiarity with the complexity of the international arts landscape.
Past global destinations include:
Beijing, China
Cape Town, South Africa
Hong Kong
Mexico City, Mexico
Shanghai, China
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
Taipei, Taiwan
Tokyo, Japan
UAE: Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Past domenstic destinations include:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Marfa, Texas
San Francisco, California
Visiting the Pearl Lam Galleries at Gilman Barracks Contemporary Art Center, Singapore
Students trying on traditional Noh masks backstage at the Hosho Style Noh Theater in Tokyo, Japan
The Yoshio Taniguchi-designed Gallery of Horyuji Treasures at Tokyo National Museum
Nighttime vista from the roof of the famous Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
Albert Lim and Linda Neo talking about their collection and introducing students to the work of Jane Lee in Singapore
Choi Jung-hwa's "Alchemy" (2014) at the Leeum Samsung Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Faculty
The Center’s faculty are renowned experts in arts and culture management – both as academics and practitioners. Many courses are led by the arts professionals, creatives, and artists who are driving change in Los Angeles and beyond. Additional faculty are drawn from CGU’s Drucker School of Management, School of Arts & Humanities, and Museum Leadership Institute.
David Pagel
Professor of Art Theory and History
Faculty Coordinator, Center for Business & Management of the Arts
Chair, Art Department
Charlotte S. and Davre J. Davidson Chair in Business Management
Clinical Full Professor
Academic Director, MS in Finance
Academic Director, PhD in Management
Faculty Coordinator, Center for Business & Management of the Arts