ARTS ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION AND POLICY
 

Welcome to the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy website! This department has been my academic home for more than eleven years, and in that time we have gone through many significant changes. The department name changed in 2012, moved to the renovated Sullivant Hall in 2013, supported the opening of the Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise in 2013, and shifted college homes twice under a restructuring of the College of Arts and Sciences. We now find ourselves in a unique position to affect, study, and teach about the impact of the arts on society across our disciplines of Art Education, Arts Administration, Cultural Policy, and Museum Education.

Our department is defined by the breadth and depth of our thriving programs of study:.AAEP’s community of scholars, students, faculty, staff, alumni and funders share a commitment to our department’s mission:

“The mission of the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy is to critically engage cultural meaning through excellence in research, policy, teaching, and leadership that fosters social change and advances the public interest through the arts and visual culture.”

Our department continues to uphold the reputation of a tier one research institution, with our distinguished faculty at the forefront of scholarship for Art Education and Arts Policy and Administration. This clearly puts Ohio State on the global map as one of the top places to study the role of the arts in society. And let us not forget what we have in common—we represent a diverse community of scholars who share an unwavering commitment to the arts, challenging societal norms, disrupting traditional narratives, embracing creativity and innovation, thinking critically about and engaging with the world through the arts and ultimately engaging in rigorous teaching and scholarship about the arts and society.