November 11, 2025 | 7:30PM
Virtual - Zoom
What does it take to curate a concert series? Sarah Curran (Executive Director, UChicago Presents) is joined by Gregory Brown (Founder and Director, Pink Noise Agency) in a discussion about careers in arts administration. They'll touch on what makes a successful music professional, the importance of community, contracts and more. A Q&A will follow the discussion.
Free and open to all students interested in pursuing a career in the arts!
Sarah Curran - Executive Director, UChicago Presents
Sarah Curran is Executive Director of UChicago Presents, guiding the University’s renowned presenting series with fresh vision and deep expertise in music, theater, dance, contemporary performance, visual arts, and film. Previously at the University of Chicago, she served as UCP’s Interim Executive Director and Consulting Curator for the Experimental Performance Initiative.
Sarah is known for creating interdisciplinary, socially responsive programming that connects genres and communities. Prior to UChicago, she directed the Center for the Arts and managed the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance at Wesleyan University. She also held leadership roles at Stanford University, and has worked with organizations such as The Tribeca Film Festival and Martha Graham Dance Company.
Sarah holds degrees from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Princeton University, and certificates from Wesleyan University and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Gregory Brown - Founder and Director, Pink Noise Agency
Born and raised in Baltimore and now living in Brooklyn, Greg is an arts professional with over a decade of experience in artist management. In 2021 he founded Pink Noise Agency, a boutique artist management company working with innovative and thoughtful artists and projects with a focus on live performance. Through a community-centered vision he provides services in career strategy, booking, tour management, and project management. Prior to founding Pink Noise Agency, he worked at Kirshbaum Associates, Boosey & Hawkes, and as a professional music arranger and engraver. Greg co-founded a local community concert-presenting series in Winchester, Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Composition from Shenandoah University. He sings with Downtown Voices at Trinity Church and loves baking, science fiction, electronic music, and travel.