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Arts Extension Service is dedicated to supporting artists and arts organizations by providing education and information. Find a list below of continuously updated and ongoing resources and opportunities for artists, arts managers, and art instructors.
The Advantages of Remote Internships
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
An internship is the perfect introduction to the career students want to pursue. They provide opportunities for students to build their resumes and to learn in an experiential setting while testing their interests in the field. The AES Arts Entrepreneurship Initiative and HFA Advising and Career Center, encourage students to complete at least three internships before graduation to gain experience before heading out to the job market. In these past few months, many arts and humanities organizations have been adjusting to the current climate and shifting how they provide internships. Like so many other industries, some immediately pivoted their internships online this past March when the COVID-19 emergency surfaced, while others are now planning for their next steps to relaunch their opportunities in the fall.
Understanding Issues of Cultural Equity and Social Justice In the Arts
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many others, along with the demands for racial justice across the country have underscored just how deep inequity, unchecked police brutality, and systemic racism have permeated our culture. Inequity is clearly very much alive in America, as is the desire to use this moment to create an equitable future. Now is the time to understand how inequities have been perpetuated in and addressed by the arts. The mural of George Floyd and the images shown in this summer's protests underscore the power of the arts and reveal how critical it is for prospective arts managers, artists, and those interested in joining the field, to come to grips with these issues and learn how to address them to create lasting change.
Can the arts address climate change, improve health, and the economy?
Thursday, July 2, 2020
When Amherst Cinema opened its doors to the students in Dee Boyle-Clapp’s Greening Your Arts Nonprofit Organization class, Business Manager George Myers had already agreed to serve as their semester-long case study organization.
Deeper, More Meaningful Arts Programming Experiences
Monday, June 29, 2020
In Memoriam: Robert S. Cox
Monday, June 29, 2020
Dee Boyle-Clapp remembers Robert S. Cox, Director of Special Collections and University Archives.
A Voice For Change
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
One of the more unsettling outgrowths of the COVID-19 crisis is the prevalent harassment of Asians and Asian Americans throughout the United States. Rachael Chen, UMass Music Performance major and AES student, reflects on her experience as an Asian American artist living during the pandemic and how she found inspiration and empowerment in exploring her heritage and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement by combining action, education, and creativity.