Richard Kessler News

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is proud to announce our culminating 60th anniversary event, the Young Audiences 60th Anniversary National Conference. The 60th Anniversary National Conference is a three-day symposium that will include peer-to-peer discussions regarding current issues and trends in arts-in-education, unrivaled professional development opportunities, and a visit to one of Young Audiences' affiliate programs in New York City, New Jersey, or Connecticut. The National Conference begins today, April 25 and concludes on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) is proud to announce our culminating 60th anniversary event, the Young Audiences 60th Anniversary National Conference. The 60th Anniversary National Conference is a three-day symposium that will include peer-to-peer discussions regarding current issues and trends in arts-in-education, unrivaled professional development opportunities, and a visit to one of Young Audiences' affiliate programs in New York City, New Jersey, or Connecticut. The National Conference begins on Thursday, April 25 and concludes on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

Face to Face 2012, the annual conference of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable, will feature presentations on best arts education practices in communities outside New York, both nationally and internationally. In her Keynote Address, Gigi Antoni, President and CEO of Big Thought in Dallas, Texas will report on the integrated citywide arts instruction system her organization has created. She will discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in developing a comprehensive instructional delivery system that coordinates the work of school-based instructors with programs and services offered by cultural partners.

The Board of Directors of The Center for Arts Education has announced that Eric G. Pryor has been named Executive Director.

The New School today announced the appointment of Stephanie Browner as dean of Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts; Richard Kessler as dean of Mannes College The New School for Music; and Pippin Parker, director of The New School for Drama.

The Center for Arts Education (CAE), the New York City-based nonprofit leading the effort to stimulate and sustain quality arts education as an essential part of every child's K-12 education in the city's public schools, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Edward R. Wiener Arts Scholarship Program.

The Center for Arts Education (CAE) announced today that thirty New York City public schools -- located across all five boroughs -- have been selected as 2010 Parents As Art Partners Program (PAAP) participants. As part of the program, CAE will support the participating schools' arts education activities for parents and families.

Three of the four Democratic candidates for the Office of New York City Public Advocate who have responded to a candidate questionnaire expressed deep concern about the overemphasis on standardized testing and test preparation, and a resultant narrowing of curriculum in city public schools, and are calling on the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) to take proactive steps to support greater access to arts education.

At a rally on the steps of City Hall this morning, The Center for Arts Education sounded a call for the preservation of disappearing arts spaces in New York City's public schools.