This internship report documents the for--‐profit concert promoter, Bowery Presents: South (Bowery South) and its New Orleans office. An overview of Bowery South and the duties and responsibilities of the internship, performed from January 2015 to June 2015, are detailed within this report. The report also provides an analysis of the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (S.W.O.T.), an examination of best practices in the concert promoting industry, and recommendations for the company based on the intern’s observations.

This internship report documents and outlines my time with the Ogden Museum of Art in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January to May of 2015. It closely outlines the history and structure of the organization, as well as its strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats. This report also includes a detailed description of all tasks and responsibilities assigned to me as an intern, an analysis of its current state, research of best practices in the field, and an educated analysis of its probable trajectory.

This academic report is the result of a 480--‐hour internship at Cole Pratt Gallery. Cole Pratt Gallery is a for--‐profit art gallery located at 3800 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. During my internship, I worked as a Gallery Assistant and assisted in daily operations at the gallery, produced monthly exhibitions, sold artwork and maintained steady communication with artists, clients and ownership of the gallery. This internship has given me insight into the workings of the complex art market, allowing me to learn industry practices and formulate my own ideas in managing an art gallery. This report begins with a brief history, continues with analysis of the gallery’s daily operations, SWOT analysis, best practices, short and long--‐term effects of my employment and concludes with my final thoughts and recommendations.

This academic report was composed at the conclusion of a 480-hour internship with New Orleans Airlift. This report includes Airlift’s mission, history, and organizational structure, a SWOT analysis, duties and projects completed and a summary of best practices. Listed are also a series of suggestions and recommendations as to how New Orleans Airlift can improve and strengthen current practices to maximize its potential as a small arts organization.

French Quarter Festivals, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that annually produces three festivals in the New Orleans area with the intention of promoting the Vieux Carré and the culture of the city. My internship began near the beginning of preparations for the 2015French Quarter Festival and concluded just after the event had passed. While the organization is very successful and French Quarter Festival has grown to be the largest free music festival in the United States, there remains room for improvement and growth within the organization. The following report serves as a case study of the organization and addresses issues that were revealed during both analysis and personal observations. The conclusion of the report includes recommendations intended to aide in the continual success and growth of the organization.

The following internship report is a documentation of my work with Studio Theatre in Washington DC during the summer and fall of 2015. This report is based on my experience as an intern with the Marketing Department, where I had the opportunity to develop several large projects for the theater’s 2015--‐2016 season. Studio Theatre is a strong organization that produces excellent modern plays and strives to present the best work to its audience with every single show. This paper will discuss the different duties of the internship, as well as the organization’s history and structure, organizational strengths and weaknesses, and its future direction.

This report details an internship with Theatre Baton Rouge, where I served as Marketing and Development Coordinator. In this paper I will provide an overview of the organization’s history, programming, and outreach along with a description of my 480 hour internship. This report outlines the workings of the theatre’s operations through investigation of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and industry best practices. This analysis will lay the groundwork for recommendations to Theatre Baton Rouge that will address leveraging the strengths, as well as use opportunities to combat the issues currently hindering the company from continued growth.

This comprehensive report was written upon the culmination of an internship with the National Performance Network/Visual Artist Network (NPN/VAN) at which the author worked 20 hours for 38 weeks (September 2014-May 2015). This report describes NPN/VAN, including its mission, structure, and operations. It also includes a SWOT analysis, review of best practices, and recommendations on how NPN/VAN can improve its current operations and programs in order to grow and prepare for the future.

The purpose of this internship report is to analyze the Faux/Real Festival of Arts in regards to my Arts Administration learning experiences. In addition, I will describe my internship involvement with Faux/Real and examine the success of its first year. This report also contains my S.W.O.T. analysis of the festival, highlighting its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Finally, I assert best practices for festival management and programming, and offer recommendations to Faux/Real on how they could incorporate those practices that they have not already implemented to strengthen the festival.

This report documents the internship of LaWanda J. Smith with Jamalar Agency. Jamalar is a booking agency which specializes in selling the music and culture of New Orleans to the world. LaWanda’s main task was radio promotion for the 2015 spring release of We’ve Got a River to Cross, a CD by the gospel group Joyful. LaWanda was also exposed to record label management by working with Jamalar’s sister company, Rampart Street Music. This report provides an overview of Jamalar Agency, analysis of the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, an examination of best practices in music promotions performed by a similar record company and recommendations for the company based on LaWanda’s observations.