AI for Arts Executives.
In under two hours, move from experimenting with AI to using it confidently in your day-to-day work. Self-guided. Real examples from arts organizations.
Created by the founder and former CEO of PatronManager — who has helped thousands of arts professionals adopt new technology.
A short introduction (30 seconds)
After this course you'll be able to:
Turn hours of writing and planning into fast, useful first drafts
Go from a dictated text to structured documents
Research donors, funders, and ideas with far greater speed
Use AI confidently — instead of guessing and experimenting
Using real examples from arts organizations, as well as in your day-to-day life.
What this looks like in practice
- — Starting from scratch on proposals, emails, or plans
- — Spending hours researching or organizing information
- — Trying AI tools without clear results
- — Generate strong first drafts in minutes, then refine
- — Turn existing materials into new outputs quickly
- — Use AI to research, structure, and think through decisions
You'll learn how to do this step by step.
What you'll learn to do
Built around the real work of arts organizations.
Write and structure content
Emails, proposals, reports.
Work with your own materials
Grants, plans, internal documents.
Do deep research
Fundraising prospects and ideas.
Build presentations
Instantly, from a rough outline.
Use AI as a thought partner
Planning, decisions, strategy.
Create visuals
Images and short video for ideas and storytelling.
Prompt effectively
Get useful, reliable results.
Apply AI in daily life
Make your life easier outside of work.
Tools covered: ChatGPT · Gemini · NotebookLM · Gamma
Who this is for
People responsible for getting work done inside arts organizations.
- — Executive directors and senior leadership
- — Fundraising, marketing, and management
- — Programming and operations staff
How the course works
- — 20+ short videos (2–10 minutes each)
- — ~2 hours total
- — Self-paced, watch in any order
- — No technical background required
Eugene Carr
Arts technology entrepreneur
Originally trained as a cellist, I've spent over two decades helping arts organizations adopt new technology — first in CRM and ticketing systems, and now with AI.
This course focuses on how to take tools that can feel abstract and apply them directly to the work you're already doing.
- — Former Executive Director, American Symphony Orchestra
- — Founder / CEO of PatronManager and CultureFinder
- — Worked with thousands of arts professionals adopting new technology
Frequently asked questions
Do I need technical skills?
No. This is designed for people without coding or technical backgrounds.
How long is the course?
About two hours total, broken into short, self-paced videos.
Do I need to pay for AI tools?
No. Most examples use free versions or free trials of tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.
Is this focused only on writing tasks?
No. The course covers writing, research, planning, presentations, visual ideas, and how to use AI as a thought partner.
Start using AI in your work — this week.
You don't need to become an expert. You need to know how to apply it.
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