Ximena Varela Associate Professor Performing Arts
- Additional Positions at AU
- Associate Professor of Arts Management
- Host, Gestoras Podcast
- Degrees
- ABD in Comparative Politics, Temple University
MS in Arts Administration from Drexel University
Licenciate in Business, Universidad Catolica del Uruguay (UCUDAL)
TESOL Certification, Dickens Institute, Montevideo, Uruguay - Languages Spoken
- English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
- Favorite Spot on Campus
- Woods-Brown Amphitheatre
- Bio
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Ximena Varela is a researcher, educator, and consultant with more than 25 years of experience in arts management curricular design (both on campus and online), museum management, international cultural policy, management practice, marketing strategy, arts management research, and culturally sustainable development. A skilled negotiator and facilitator, she has worked with and advised international organizations, national and regional governments, city agencies, as well as private and nonprofit organizations in arts funding and arts policy. She has published, lectured and taught extensively in the United States, Latin America, Europe and China. She has served as President of the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) and is currently on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Sociomuseology. She was a board member of the Latin American Institute of Museums from 2000 to 2021. Formerly, Prof. Varela served on the boards of the Bach Sinfonia, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, and the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Arts Management.
A champion of inclusive practice and diverse leadership in arts organizations, Prof. Varela has served as the Faculty Chair for the President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion, and the 2018 winner of the College of Arts and Science’s Dean’s Award for "Outstanding Contributions to an Inclusive Community."
Prof. Varela is a former Fulbright and Organization of American States (OAS) fellowship recipient, and was honored with a Doctor Honoris Causa degree in 2021 by the Moore College of Arts and Design, the oldest women's art and design college in the United States, for her contributions to the field of arts management.
She holds an MA in Arts Management for Drexel University, has course PhD studies in Comparative Politics from Temple University, two undergraduate degrees in Business and Finance from the Catholic University of Uruguay, and is a certified Teacher of English to Students of Other Languages. Ximena teaches courses in Museum Management, Marketing the Arts, International Cultural Management, Art and the City, Research Methods, and is Chair for the Arts Management theses.
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Ximena Varela es una investigadora, educadora y consultora con más de 25 años de experiencia en diseño curricular de gestión de las artes (tanto en el campus como en línea), gestión de museos, política cultural internacional, práctica de gestión, estrategia de marketing, investigación en gestión de las artes y desarrollo culturalmente sostenible. desarrollo. Ha trabajado y asesorado a organizaciones internacionales, gobiernos nacionales y regionales, agencias municipales, así como a organizaciones privadas y sin fines de lucro en materia de financiamiento y políticas artísticas. Ha hecho publicaciones, dado ponencias, y enseñado extensamente en los Estados Unidos, América Latina, Europa y China. Se ha desempeñado como Presidenta de la Asociación de Educadores en Administración de las Artes (AAAE) y actualmente forma parte del Consejo Editorial de la Revista de Sociomuseología. Fue miembro de la junta del Instituto Latinoamericano de Museos de 2000 a 2021. Anteriormente, la profesora Varela formó parte de las juntas de Bach Sinfonia, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, y la Junta Editorial de American Journal of Arts Management.
Una líder de la práctica inclusiva y el liderazgo diverso en las organizaciones artísticas, la profesora Varela se ha desempeñado como presidenta del Profesorado para el Consejo del Presidente sobre Diversidad e Inclusión, y ganadora en el 2018 del Premio del Decano de la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias por "Contribuciones sobresalientes a una cultura inclusiva".
La Prof. Varela es ex becaria de Fulbright y de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA). En 2021 recibió un Doctorado Honoris Causa del Moore College of Arts and Design, la universidad de arte y diseño para mujeres más antigua de los Estados Unidos, por sus contribuciones al campo de gestión cultural.
Tiene una Maestría en Gestión de las Artes de la Universidad de Drexel, cursos de estudios de doctorado en Política Comparada de la Universidad de Temple, dos títulos de pregrado en Negocios y Finanzas de la Universidad Católica de Uruguay, y es una profesora diplomada de inglés para estudiantes de otros idiomas. Imparte cursos en Gestión de Museos, Marketing de las Artes, Gestión Cultural Internacional, Arte y Ciudad, Métodos de Investigación y es directora de tesis de Gestión de las Artes.
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- For the Media
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Teaching
Summer 2024
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AMGT-477 Museum Management
Fall 2024
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AMGT-671 Marketing the Arts
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AMGT-701 Discovery/Decision Mkg in Arts
Spring 2025
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AMGT-477 Museum Management
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AMGT-680 Cultural Policy and the Arts