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Dan J. Martin
Associate Professor of Drama, College of Fine Arts
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Email: djmartin@cmu.edu
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Biography
Professor Martin is on the faculty of the International Summer Academy in Cultural Management, a program for artists and arts managers sponsored by the International Center for Cultural Management in Salzburg ( Austria ) and the Management and Development of Cultural and Artistic Organizations Program at the University of Bologna ( Italy ). He has led workshops on cultural management topics in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Greece and Canada.
Professor Martin is actively engaged in consulting with professional cultural organizations on strategic planning, financial management and leadership issues.
Prior to joining the academic community in 1989 as Director of the Arts Administration Program at the University of Akron, Professor Martin was active in the administration of not-for- profit professional theater companies. He served as Marketing Director for Philadelphia 's Walnut Street Theatre Co., Managing Director of the CSC Repertory in New York City, and Managing Director of Virginia Stage Co. in Norfolk, Va. While in New York, he worked for FEDAPT, the national service organization providing management technical assistance to not-for-profit arts organizations. Throughout his career, Professor Martin has served as a consultant to new and emerging arts organizations in the areas of fund raising, marketing and board development.
Professor Martin Dan serves on the advisory or steering committees of several professional and research institutions. He is a member of the Research Task Force for the Center for Arts and Culture, a cultural policy center in Washington DC, and the research committee for Americans for the Arts. He serves on the advisory board of the Fitzcarraldo Foundation, an arts management training and consulting center in Turin, Italy.
He is past President of the Association of Arts Administration Educators. He is a trustee of the Pittsburgh Glass Center and Pittsburgh Dance Council. He has served on the boards of a number of local cultural institutions, including the Pittsburgh Glass Center, the Pittsburgh Dance Council, the Pittsburgh Fund for Arts Education, and the Regent Theatre for the Performing Arts. He was a founding board member of ProArts, the region’s most active and vital arts service organization.
Professor Martin's research interests focus primarily on two areas
- the use of information and computer technology in the arts management process, and
- organizational and board structures, with an eye on more effective and efficient structures and systems.
Publications
Books:
“Arts Marketing and New Technologies” (chapter within “ Innovative Cultural Marketing”) Klein, Armin, editor, 2002. Baden-Baden, Germany. Nomos Verlagsgesellchaft.
"Guide to Arts Administration Training and Research 1997-1999," Editor, Association of Arts Administration Educators, San Francisco, 1999.
Articles:
“The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: Maintaining the Mission During Turbulent Times” Colbert, Francois, editor, 2003. The International Journal of Arts Management, volume 5, number 3. Montreal, Canada. HEC/University of Montreal.
“Effective Use of Information Technology as a Marketing and Fundraising Tool ” Stamler, Gayle, editor, November/December 2000. Inside Arts Magazine. Washington, D.C. Association of Performing Arts Presenters.
“Technology Needs Assessment: A Survey of Maryland Artists and Arts Organizations” Pope, Durand, Author. Martin, Dan J. and Barsdate, Kelly J., Co-Editors; April, 2000. Washington, D.C., National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Maryland State Arts Council.
“Technology Needs Assessment: A Survey of Ohio Artists and Arts Organizations” Pope, Durand, Author. Martin, Dan J. and Barsdate, Kelly J., Co-Editors; August, 1999. Washington, D.C., National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Ohio Arts Council.
“Technology Needs Assessment: A Survey of Kentucky Artists and Arts Organizations” Pope, Durand, Author. Martin, Dan J. and Barsdate, Kelly J., Co-Editors; October, 1999. Washington, D.C., National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Kentucky Arts Council.
"Assessing the Role of Formal Education in Arts Administration Training," Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, Vol. 28, No. 1, Spring 1998.
"Arts Administration" (with Jay M. Shafritz); The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration, New York: New York, Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1997.
Education
BAa from Western Michigan University
MFA from Brooklyn College/City University of New York
