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Antonio C. Cuyler

Published January 1, 2010

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Director of the MA Program,
Associate Professor of Arts Administration
Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Contact

acuyler@fsu.edu

Social Media

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Throughout his career, Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler has amassed a portfolio of diverse teaching experiences in arts administration education. He is one of few faculty who has taught degree seeking students at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. He has also taught on-line, face-to-face, in private and public arts schools, as well as at a private and a public university. Although he is “the first Black man to earn a Ph.D. in Arts Administration,” and “the first Black man to earn promotion and tenure in his discipline,” he is less concerned about achieving these kinds of superlatives. He cares more about enhancing and increasing the educational attainment of arts managers, especially those of color. In doing so, he developed a service learning program to support his courses in providing his students transformative educational experiences in socially responsible arts administration. His former students currently hold positions at the Atlanta Music Project, Arizona Opera, British Council, Gadsden Arts Center, Joffrey Ballet, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, North Carolina School of the Arts, Quad City Symphony Orchestra, and St. Louis Classical Guitar, among other cultural organizations.

The central question he explores in his research is, in what ways can the cultural sector ensure and protect the creative justice of all people? He is internationally recognized for his expertise and scholarship on internships in Arts Management, as well as his work on access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in the cultural sector which appears in the American Journal of Arts Management, Cultural Management: Science and Education, ENCACT Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA Reader), Grant Professionals Association Journal, Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, International Journal of Arts Management, International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, and Music Entertainment and Industry Educators Association Journal. As a globally engaged scholar, he has presented research in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, and across the U. S. Because of his interest in assisting the development of arts management in emerging economies, he has also given presentations to the China Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and to delegates from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

He is a member of the Brokering Intercultural Exchange Network which explores the role of cultural managers as intercultural brokers in the context of globalization, as well as the Diversity Scholars Network, which fosters an interdisciplinary multi-institutional community of scholars to strengthen research and scholarship about diversity, equity and inclusion and address issues in education and society. He is also a member of Arts Administrators in Higher Education, the National Council of Arts Administrators, OPERA America, and on the board of the Arts Administrators of Color Network. He is a 2017 recipient of the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Diversity & Inclusion Award, the College of Fine Arts’ inaugural Teaching Award, and the inaugural winner of the Tallahassee Young Professionals Network’s President’s Choice Award. Before returning to his alma mater, Dr. Cuyler held faculty positions at SUNY Purchase College, American University, and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). To access his scholarly publications, click here.

Areas of Responsibility

Arts Administration

Education

Ph.D., Art Education/ Arts Administration, Florida State University
M.A., Arts Administration, Florida State University
B.M./ES, Voice & Foreign Languages, Stetson University

Teaching Areas

Principles of Arts Administration
Grant Writing & Development
Arts in Community Engagement
Cultural Policy
Dissertation
Internships

Research

Arts Administration Education, and Creative Justice Issues in the Cultural Sector.

Select Scholarly Works

  • Cuyler, A. C. (2021). Access, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cultural Organizations Insights from the Careers of Executive Opera Managers of Color in the U. S. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Cuyler, A., Durrer, V., & Nisbett, M. (2020). Steadfastly White, Female, Hetero and Able-Bodied: An International Survey on the Motivations and Experiences of Arts Management Graduates. International Journal of Arts Management, 22(3), 5-16.
  • Cuyler, A. C. (2019). The Role of Foundations in Achieving Creative Justice in the U. S. Cultural Sector. GIA Reader, 30(1), 6.
  • Cuyler, A. C. (2018). The efficacy of using service learning to teach about social justice issues in the U. S. cultural sector. International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, 13(4), 10.
  • Cuyler, A. C. (2017). A Survey of Arts Management Educators’ Teaching on Diversity Issues. Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 47(3), 10.
  • Cuyler, A. (2016). A participant-oriented evaluative case study of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts internship program. American Journal of Arts Management, 4(3), 1-18.
  • Cuyler, A. C. (2015). An Exploratory Study of Demographic Diversity in the Arts Management Workforce. GIA Reader, 26(3), 16-19.
  • Cuyler, A. C. (2014). Critical Issues for Research in Arts Management. ENCACT Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, 4(1), 12.
  • Cuyler, A. C. (2013). Affirmative action and Diversity: Implications for Arts Management. Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 43(2), 15.