“Speakers were excellent, informative, positive and helpful.”
- Holly Havis
Northampton, MA
2006 Plenary Sessions & Keynotes
2007 Speakers and honorees TBA.
During the two plenary sessions, the first on Thursday afternoon, the second on Friday morning, nationally renowned artists, educators and activists addressed Conference delegates on issues affecting the community arts education field.
Keynote Speakers
ARLENE GOLDBARD is a writer and consultant based in Richmond, California. She has provided advice and counsel to hundreds of community-based organizations, independent media groups, and public and private funders and policymakers. Her new book, New Creative Community: The Art of Cultural Development is being published by New Village Press in October 2006. She is also co-author of Community, Culture and Globalization, an international anthology published by the Rockefeller Foundation. Her essays have been published in In Motion Magazine, Art in America, Theatre, Tikkun, and other journals. She speaks widely on issues of culture, politics and spirituality.
KWANG-WU KIM is an outspoken advocate for the arts and proponent of the need to expand the role of the arts in society and rethink the way that artists are educated. He was named dean of the Herberger College of Fine Arts at Arizona State University in April, 2006. Prior to joining ASU, Dr. Kim served as president of the Longy School of Music (Cambridge, MA). He has held teaching positions with the Longy School, the University of Texas at El Paso, the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and Dickinson College. Kim has served as guest faculty and in speaking engagements at Stanford and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A student of legendary pianist Leon Fleisher, Kim continues to perform around the world as orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He holds a PhD in music from the Peabody Institute and a Bachelor's degree in philosophy from Yale.
Honorees
The following leaders will be honored for their service to the community arts education field at the Annual Awards Luncheon, Saturday, Nov. 4th.
CARL ATKINS, Presidents Award
In the course of a career spanning over 35 years, Dr. Carl Atkins has been active as a conductor, composer, woodwind specialist, arts administrator, consultant and musicologist. He a former president and executive director of the David Hochstein School of Music and Dance (Rochester, NY) and former president and CEO of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1987 to 1998, Dr. Atkins was a trustee of the National Guild, during which time he served as chair of the Membership Committee and, from 1992 to 1995, as president and then board chairman. He has been on the faculty of the New England Conservatory, the University of Rochester, and the Eastman School of Music. He was co-director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance from 1995-1999. Currently, he is Professor of Music at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Colonel Samuel Rosenbaum
Memorial Award
MetLife Foundation was established in 1976 by MetLife for the purpose of supporting educational, health, civic and cultural organizations. The Foundation continues a tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement begun by MetLife over 100 years ago. In recognition of the arts' contribution to the health, vitality and development of our communities, MetLife Foundation and MetLife provide grants to a variety of cultural organizations throughout the country. The Foundation believes that the arts contribute to the creative and overall development of young people and that arts education programs play a vital role in developing future audiences and building healthy communities. Since 1990, MetLife and MetLife Foundation have contributed over $35 million to help ensure that children have the opportunity to make the arts part of their lives. Each year, over one million children participate in arts activities supported by the Foundation. The MetLife Foundation’s support has allowed the Guild to make $720,000 in grants to member organizations since 2002.
2005 Keynote Speaker Harry Belafonte addresses delegates.
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