Master of Arts Management (July 2020-Present)
Ryan is currently a candidate for the Master of Arts Management (MAM) at Carnegie Mellon University. The program is jointly offered between the Heinz College and the College of Fine Arts at CMU. A description of the program from Heinz College is as follows:
Arts and cultural institutions need leaders who are as passionate as the artists and audiences they support. These organizations face unique challenges in the digital age, and the Master of Arts Management (MAM) program prepares students to face those challenges and ensure that the arts continue to thrive.
Combining the renowned interdisciplinary and creative power of Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts with the analytical expertise of Heinz College, the MAM program positions graduates to be arts managers who can lead organizations at the highest level and have lasting impact on the communities they serve.
Our innovative approach centers on the intersection of people, policy, and technology with an arts focus. Courses in analytics and quantitative management—alongside many exciting opportunities for industry-centered experiential learning—will train you to navigate the rapidly changing cultural economy of the 21st century.
Arts and cultural institutions need leaders who are as passionate as the artists and audiences they support. These organizations face unique challenges in the digital age, and the Master of Arts Management (MAM) program prepares students to face those challenges and ensure that the arts continue to thrive.
Combining the renowned interdisciplinary and creative power of Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts with the analytical expertise of Heinz College, the MAM program positions graduates to be arts managers who can lead organizations at the highest level and have lasting impact on the communities they serve.
Our innovative approach centers on the intersection of people, policy, and technology with an arts focus. Courses in analytics and quantitative management—alongside many exciting opportunities for industry-centered experiential learning—will train you to navigate the rapidly changing cultural economy of the 21st century.
In his MAM coursework, Ryan has completed several intensive projects offering opportunities for practical application of management skills. Select copies of particularly interesting projects are below.
2022-2023 Season & Management Structure: Minnesota Performing Arts Presenter
In his "Presenting Performing Arts & Festivals" course, Ryan partnered with Elle Norman on an exercise where, as a partnership located in Minneapolis, MN, they served as lead producers for a presenting organization bringing four distinct productions to Minneapolis. Below is a video created announcing their season, as well as a downloadable copy of the Final Report with all research, content theory, and financial analysis.
dumas___norman_final_season_briefing.pdf |
2022-2023 Season & Management Structure: Pittsburgh Public Theater
For his "Producing a Performing Arts Season" class, Ryan partnered with Andrew Wolverton on a theoretical exercise where, in a post-COVID world, they were tasked with transforming the management structure of Pittsburgh Public Theater, as well as planning a 2022-2023 season with auxiliary programming and associated community engagement activity. The project was completed as a Google site, which is linked below.
Project completed with Andrew Wolverton, for 93-811 Producing a Performing Arts Season (Inst.: Dr. Brett Ashely Crawford).
Financial Analysis: Museum of the Bible
Selections from final presentation. Full document available for download below.
museum_of_the_bible.pdf |
Project completed with Shun-Sho Carmack, Rachel Korsen, Cameron Massey, Carol Niedringhaus, and Kaite Winter for 90-744 Non-Profit Financial Statements and Analysis (Inst.: Jacob Bacharach).
Financial Analysis: Pittsburgh Public Theater
dumas_financial_analysis_homework_pittsburgh_public_theatre.xlsx |
Project completed for 93-703 Arts Enterprises: Management & Structures (Inst.: Dr. Brett Ashely Crawford).
Marketing Plan: The Band's Visit at Pittsburgh CLO
Project completed for 93-821 External Relations: Arts Marketing & Public Relations (Inst.: Dr. Brett Ashely Crawford).
Project Plan: Producing Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
dumasconsolidatedplan.pdf |
Project completed for 94-813 Project Management (Inst.: Laura Synnot).
Arts Business Proposal: Project DaYu
Selections from final business plan. Full document available for download below.
project_dayu_business_plan.pdf |
Project completed with Tianlan Jiang and Junyu Sun, for 93-703 Arts Enterprises: Management & Structures (Inst.: Dr. Brett Ashely Crawford).
Copies of Ryan's other work from Heinz College may be available upon request.