Katie Brown
Lecturer, Arts Entrepreneurship
Department of Music
Broughton Hall 2414
Bio
Kathryn Brown is Lecturer in Entrepreneurial Studies in the Arts, teaching courses in arts marketing, arts venture planning, and introductory courses for students interested in exploring arts entrepreneurship as a potential career path. Dr. Brown is the faculty adviser for the EMA Club (Entrepreneurs Marketing the Arts).
Prior to joining the NC State Faculty (2015), Dr. Brown worked with Charlotte’s artist-entrepreneurs across disciplines at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC where she designed and taught arts entrepreneurship courses for the CPCC Small Business Center. 2011-2012, she taught entrepreneurship courses for musicians at the University of South Carolina as a graduate teaching assistant in the USC School of Music. She is an active member of the Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education where she has presented panel discussions on various topics of concern for the developing field and currently serves on the editorial board for the society’s peer-reviewed publication, The Journal of Arts Entrepreneurship Education.
Dr. Brown received her Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA) in clarinet performance at the University of South Carolina; she holds a Master of Music from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Music from East Carolina University. She has over fifteen years of entrepreneurial experience as a freelance musician and private music teacher, performing with numerous professional orchestras across the southeast and teaching clarinet and piano lessons to young children, teens, and adults.
Education
D.M.A. Clarinet Performance University of South Carolina
M.M. University of Georgia
B.M. East Carolina University
Area(s) of Expertise
Arts entrepreneurship, clarinet performance