Arts Management Alumni Events!
To mark George Mason University’s Arts Management 20th Anniversary, the program is hosted a panel of executive arts innovators, leaders, and artists to discuss the future of the arts management as well as a special alumni brunch. Inspired by the resilient AMGT Alumni community, several alumni events are planned with more to follow:
- Working In the Arts Panel moderated by AMGT Alumna, Stephanie Cabacoy '19 on Monday, March 16, 2026 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET. Location: Online via Zoom. Registration coming January 2026!
- Arts Management Alumni Brunch: Join us on Sunday, April 12th from 11:00am - 2:00pm
at Mason Exhibitions Arlington near the Mason Square Campus (formerly the Arlington Campus) to celebrate alumni successes and connect or catch up with your fellow alumni and faculty. For Alumni only, space capped at 40. Register now!
AMGT Alumni Get Involved!
Call for AMGT Alumni Proposals for Working in the Arts!
Call For Alumni Panel Proposals for 2026/2027 Academic Year
The "Working In The Arts' (WITA) series is focused on providing a bridge point between what students are learning in the classroom vs. what is happening real time in the arts management field. Previous WITA panel discussions can be found and viewed at Mason Arts Amplified.
Must be available during the following day/time block for scheduling during the Fall '26 and Spring '27 year: Mondays between 6-8:30pm ET. Panel discussions are facilitated online via Zoom and the Arts Management Program will provide event support. Selected Alumni will serve as the moderator of the panel and be able to invite a max of three (3) guest experts to join their discussion. Compensation: Alumni Moderator - $300, Guest Experts - $150 per guest. This is a great way to add your own professional voice to the field and enrich your network!
Proposals Due: Sunday, March 15, 2026 for AY 26-27
Alumni Guest Expert Speakers for AMGT Classes
AMGT alumni are experts in the field and formally and informally act as mentors to current students. To help formalize this process and support AMGT alumni who are interested in developing their expertise as guest speakers, we are launching the AMGT Alumni Guest Speaker Form! This will help faculty process and place alumni in strategic class for AMGT graduate and undergraduate courses.
Course modality is online, synchronous so visits will be remote to encourage wide participation from AMGT Alumni. Please note that submissions will be kept on file for future classes as we cannot accommodate placements for all alumni. Submit your contact info, expertise and general availability in the form linked below.
Submissions Due: Sunday, March 15, 2026 for AY 26-27
Learn more about our Arts Management Alumni!
Each one of our alumni is an essential part of our program's history. Their work in and around the arts continues to make us proud and builds on our shared legacy. Over the past 20 years, we have graduated over 650 alumni who are creating opportunities that positively impact communities, audiences, and artists throughout the US and internationally!
We are grateful for those AMGT alumni who are involved in our program by developing and teaching classes, guest lecturing, sharing job opportunities, and hiring alumni and current students; just a few examples of engagement with our program. Please update your contact information and let us know how you would like to stay connected with the Arts Management program.
Alumni News
December 16, 2025Learn about adjunct professor Debra Smyers! When Debra isn't teaching, she serves as the Executive Director of Fauquier Community Theatre and has been in the position since 2020. In 2005, she became the first Arts Management graduate at George Mason!
November 12, 2025Learn about Zida Wang, an Arts Management M.A. alumni '17, and the impact of his transformative educational initiatives, co-curation projects, and community-driven exhibitions in the arts management field.
March 19, 2025To mark George Mason University’s Arts Management 20th Anniversary, the program is hosting a panel of executive arts innovators, leaders, and artists to discuss the future of the arts management field and opportunities for sustaining resilience for the next 20 years.
March 3, 2025An interview with AMGT Alumna Samba Pathak. If you are interested in completing an interview for the AMGT website, please contact amgtgmu@gmu.edu.
December 10, 2024Meet our 2021 Arts Management alumnus, now Associate Director of George Mason University's #1-ranked Green Machine Ensembles. Driven by a passion for leadership and creativity, he applies lessons learned from the Arts Management Program daily, blending artistic vision with strategic management for meaningful impact.
March 6, 2024An interview with AMGT Alumna Stephanie Cabacoy. If you are interested in completing an interview for the AMGT website, please contact amgtgmu@gmu.edu
February 15, 2024Stacey Schwartz adds Free Little Art Gallery to her community.- June 17, 2021Join the Arts Management (AMGT) Alumni Working Group as they host an Adjunct Summer Social! The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded.
- Alumni from Mason’s Arts Management Program joined the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Rick Davis. as part of new virtual programming #MasonArtsAtHome.