Patricia Dewey
(541) 346-2050
pdewey@uoregon.edu

Patricia Dewey coordinates the performing arts management area of concentration and the Ph.D./D.M.A. supporting area of study in arts administration in the University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program, and serves as associate director of cultural policy with the UO Center for Community Arts and Cultural Policy. Dewey's main research areas are international cultural policy, cultural development, and arts administration education. She teaches graduate-level courses in performing arts administration, cultural policy, and research methods as well as occasional undergraduate-level courses titled "The Cultural Dimension of Contemporary Europe," "Globalization, Culture, and the Arts," and "Art and Human Values."

At the core of her research, Dewey seeks to understand complex interactions among governments, arts organizations, and the cultural sector of societies. Her research focuses on policy analysis and theoretical modeling of cultural policy institutions, processes and systems in the international context. Specific current research interests include comparative cultural policy and administration (especially Europe, Canada, and the United States), cultural diplomacy, international training in cultural policy and administration, capacity building for cultural policy advocacy, and the leadership role of flagship arts institutions in urban/regional cultural development. 

Her two major research initiatives currently underway are titled European Union Cultural Policy and Cultural Development in the Pacific Northwest. She has published articles in the International Journal of Arts Management, the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, and Studies in Art Education, and she is currently developing a book-length manuscript on EU cultural policy.

Dewey holds a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from Indiana University, master's degrees in international business (Vienna, Austria) and arts management (Salzburg, Austria), and a Ph.D. in arts policy and administration from The Ohio State University. Her employment experience in Europe and the United States is comprised of positions as a professional classical singer, opera administrator, artist manager, foundation programs administrator, marketing communications consultant, research fellow, and instructor. Her numerous academic fellowships and awards include a Fulbright European Union Affairs Research Program Grant and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.