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The Arts Society’s Arts Career Exploration Series will continue tomorrow with a visit by Tricia Pierson, managing director of Stephen Petronio Company.
The series introduces students to the spectrum of non-performance careers in the arts. Professionals describe their work and career path, as well as offer recommendations to students who may be interested in the same line of work. The informal discussions start at 12:15 p.m. in Williams Center for the Arts room 108 and end by 1:15 p.m. Pizza and beverages are provided, and individuals may bring their own lunches.
“The first two discussions in the series were with women who were in the first few years of their arts administration careers, and they had lots of interesting information about getting started,” says Allison Blatt, operations director at the Williams Center. “It’ll be interesting to compare their stories with Tricia’s, as she is the administrative leader of a well established, prominent modern dance company.”
Pierson has worked in dance administration for more than 20 years in New York City. She is involved in projects with Baryshnikov Productions, Compagnie Felix Ruckert (Berlin), and The Dance CoOperative, among others. She has worked with Stephen Petronio Company since 2000.
The Arts Career Exploration Series complements the many workshops and master classes with visiting artists and performers sponsored by the Williams Center for the Arts, the Williams Visual Arts Building, and the art and music departments. English major Tyler Cohn ’06 (Wantagh, N.Y.), who conceived the idea along with Allison Blatt, operations director at the Williams Center, introduces the speakers.
The rest of the series will feature Ruta Saliklis, Kate Fowler Merle-Smith Curator of Textiles, Allentown Art Museum, Wednesday, March 24, and Ellis Finger, director, Williams Center for the Arts, Tuesday, April 6.
The series debuted Feb. 12 with Teri Fritze, production/company manager and touring coordinator for Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Melissa Lam, servicing associate and Peoples’ Symphony concerts production manager, Frank Salomon Associates, visited Feb. 26.