Arts Management

For the last year, Alec Simpson has focused on creating mixed media artworks while providing consulting work in arts management. He served for several years as the Executive Director of the Dance Institute of Washington – an organization dedicated to helping DC area youth become successful citizens through the beauty and discipline of dance. There he played a pivotal role in the organization’s capital campaign and construction from the ground up of a state of the art dance facility in the heart of bustling Columbia Heights. Prior to joining the Dance Institute, Mr. Simpson served as Deputy Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the city’s official government arts agency — an organization from which he retired after 20 years of service. He has also served as a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, as well as a panelist for a number of state arts agencies.

Mr. Simpson completed a Bachelor of Music degree in music education and classical flute performance and a Master of Fine Arts degree in comparative arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He completed a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of the District of Columbia.

Teaching:

AMGT 710 Arts Policy