Bolz Center for Arts Administration

Please help us Congratulate the Bolz Center Class of 2026 on their completion of the Master of Arts-Business: Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership Program and graduation from the Wisconsin School of Business: William Arnold, Maya Dougherty-Harris, Kathleen Ferrero PLA, ASLA, Peter Goitom, Maja Hastings, Sophie Le, Yiang Li, Ali Mammadov, Palmer Papson, Molly Peterson, Franchesca Reuter, Jenny Rose, Elizabeth G. Sage, Jack Scharff, Salima Seale, Paige Verbsky, Brielle Wallace.

Managing an accelerated master’s program in 9 short (but long) months takes hard work and dedication, and this group did so with enthusiasm, poise, grit, and flair!

We also Congratulate the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music Doctoral candidates who are graduating this weekend with their respective degrees and minor in Arts Administration: Kara Cantele, Chantel Charis Davis, Kristen Diederichs, Stephen Dubetz, Doudou Jin, Xinzhe Ning, Riley Smith, John Patrick Wagner, Jing Zhang.

We wish all of the new graduates the absolute best in their professional career journeys ahead!

Today marked the last day of the Arts Administration Seminar class for the academic year, and we were privileged to be joined by guest speaker, Julia Bolz, one of our proudest supporters since her family's naming recognition in 1993. Julia has spent her career focusing on social justice and human rights for girls around the world.

Today she shared her time with us to talk about 'trim tabs, a mini rudder within a larger rudder on a ship or plane that when turned can make small but meaningful shifts. People can - and should - also serve this purpose, and she expressed that our Bolz Center students and alumni are trim tabs, too: exceptional human beings who want to make a difference through your passion and work, whether it be directly in the arts or other pursuit that aligns with your core values.

You can read more about Julia and the impact of her career here:
https://www.sahareducation.org/our-founders