UK's Rachel Shane Named Editor-in-Chief of Arts Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 14, 2016) — Rachel Shane, director of the University of Kentucky's Arts Administration Program, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society.

The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society is the authoritative resource for arts policymakers and analysts, sociologists, arts and cultural administrators, educators, trustees, artists, lawyers and citizens concerned with the performing, visual and media arts, as well as cultural affairs. Articles, commentaries and reviews of publications address marketing, intellectual property, arts policy, arts law, governance, and cultural production and dissemination from a variety of philosophical, disciplinary, and national and international perspectives.

In addition to serving as director of the UK Arts Administration Program, Shane teaches courses on marketing, financial management, fundraising, nonprofit management and legal issues in the arts in both the bachelor's and master's degree programs. Prior to joining UK College of Fine Arts, she served as department head and professor of arts administration at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), where she established the arts administration department and grew it to the fourth largest graduate program at the college. At SCAD, Shane led the design and creation of three degree programs and an undergraduate minor in arts and entertainment management.

Shane currently serves as a board member for the Association of Arts Administration Educators. In 2012, she served as the conference chair for the 37th annual international Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference. She is also the co-founder of MasterMinds Agency, a national consulting firm for nonprofit organizations.

As an arts administrator, Shane has also served in a variety of capacities in the field. She previously served as managing director of the Elm Shakespeare Company in New Haven, Connecticut; associate director of education at the Delaware Theatre Company; and as the theatre for young audiences tour director and theatre summer camp director for the Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, Florida.

Shane holds an associate's degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, a bachelor's degree in theatre from Northern Arizona University, a master' degree in arts administration from Drexel University, and doctoral degree in cultural policy and arts administration from Ohio State University

UK's Arts Administration Program, in the UK College of Fine Arts, is designed to prepare students for a future in the management of arts organizations. Students are provided with a strong liberal arts education, an understanding of the business world, and a comprehensive education in one of the four arts disciplines of art, music, dance and theatre.

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu