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denver school principal administrator of year
public enemy for social change
renewing members
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davenport school of the arts, davenport, fl

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The third grade students are experiencing different areas of the arts in order to give them a taste of their mini-majors next year and future majors.

davenport third grade

At Davenport School of The Arts, we have ballet and modern dance styles. They both include workout skills, strength training, and conditioning.

davenport dance

 

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This fall, the studio art elective students are working in the 2D room on architectural pieces for an artwork display. 

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The ITV students are filming in the ITV studio during fifth period about a book called Fossil Fish Found Alive, to inform the people of DSA about alive fossil fish in the morning announcements.
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2011

arts schools network board of directors

President
Ralph Opacic, Ed.D. (2011)

Executive Director
Orange County High School of the Arts
Santa Ana, CA

 

1st Vice President
Tim Wade (2011)
Vice President of
Student Affairs
Interlochen
Center for the Arts
Interlochen, MI

 

2nd Vice President
Craig Collins, Ed.D. (2011)
Principal
Harrison High School
for the Arts
Lakeland, FL

 

Secretary
Rory Pullens (2011)
CEO, Head of School
Duke Ellington School
of the Arts
Washington, D.C.

 

Treasurer
Bill Barrett (2011)
Executive Director
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design
San Francisco, CA
 
Immediate Past President
Denise Davis-Cotton, Ed.D. (2011)
Faculty, College of Education

Argosy University
Sarasota, FL

Founder, Detroit School of the Arts, MI 
 
 

Directors
 

R. Scott Allen, Ph.D. (2012)Principal, Houston High School for Performing and Visual Arts, TX 

 

Douglas Ashcraft, D.M.A. (2012)

Dean of the Arts, Idyllwild Arts, CA

 

Kim M. Bruno (2012)   Principal
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
New York, NY 

 

Jackie Collins (2012)

Principal, Idaho Arts Charter, Nampa, ID

 

Jackie Cornelius (2011)

Executive Director of Fine Arts, Duval County Public Schools; and Principal, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL

 

Patricia Decker (2011)
Director of Recruitment
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
New York, NY 
 
Dorothy Marshall Englis (2011)
Chair, Conservatory of Theatre Arts Webster University
St. Louis, MO  
 
David A. Flatley (2012)
Executive Director
Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL  
 
Roy Fluhrer, Ph.D. (2011)
Director
Fine Arts Center
102 Pine Knoll Drive
Greenville, SC
 
Donn K. Harris (2011)
Executive Director
Oakland School for the Arts
Oakland, CA
 
Suzy Highland, Ed.D. (2012)

Academic Counselor, New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, LA

 

Pamela Jordan (2012)      Head of School, Chicago Academy for the Arts, IL 

 

Carol Kim (2012)
Vice President of International Relations
CalArts
Valencia, CA

 

William Kohut (2012)
Principal, Denver School of the Arts, CO

Mary Martha Lappe ASN 1981Founding Director
Executive Director, HSPVA Friends
The High School for Performing & Visual Arts
Houston, TX
  
Terri Milsap (2012)
Principal, ChiArts, IL

Scott M. Rudes, Ph.D. (2012)
Principal, Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts, Tampa, FL

Tom Sherry (2011)
Architect, AIA, LEED, AP, Design Principal
Hamilton Anderson Associates
Detroit, MI
 
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at the end of the day, give us a quote 

  

William Shakespeare

Winter's Tale, excerpt

hermione

CAMILLO:
You pay a great deal too dear for what's given freely.

 

Footnote 

Winter solstice defined:

 

Late dawn. Early sunset. Short day. Long night. For us in the northern hemisphere, the December solstice marks the longest night and shortest day of the year.

solstice

 

The Winter's Tale

is one of Shakespeare's final plays. Composed and performed around 1610-11, it joins Pericles, Cymbeline, and The Tempest

in the list of genre-defying later plays that are usually referred to as romances or tragicomedies.

 

Each of these productions has a happy ending that sets it apart from earlier histories and tragedies, but each emphasizes the danger and power of evil in the world; and death, while never finally victorious, is an ever-present force in the stories.

 

In The Winter's Tale, we are given a joyous ending, but the playwright demands that we endure the savage madness of Leontes and the deaths of three innocent people before we reach the happy resolution.

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executive director's message

Dear ,

 

Greetings members and friends!
 
Here at Arts Schools Network, members are behaving like elves, crafting our upcoming annual conference, January 23-26, 2012. Just scan the schedule and you will see our emphasis on elementary, middle, secondary and post secondary areas of interest. Download schedule here! The most valuable outcome from your participation is networking with arts schools leaders face-to-face.

We will be on location in Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Lakeland, Florida. Home base is Disney World, first base member arts schools, second base member arts organizations, third base national perspective, and home run connecting all of the parts. We offer to you a micro/macro representation of the arts world from cradle to retirement, audience member to artisan, student to teacher. We hope you will join us and share your successes and puzzlements. Only through networking and communion can we truly strengthen our collective.
 
I wish all of you a restful and recharging winter holiday break. Please try not to steal from your own "down time." We need you fully charged for the coming year. Congratulations on your halfway benchmark, and Happy Holidays!
 
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Sincerely,

 

 

Kristy Callaway

Executive Director

Arts Schools Network

[email protected] 

editor's note - oops we made a mistake 
asn 2012 conference
Monday, December 14th annual conference promotion e-blast titled Friday - museums, ballet & creative advice

 

Our Friday morning general session panel, Finding Nemo - The Musical, with Disney Entertainment Creative incorrectly listed our own board members as Disney panelists.

 

While we believe Pamela Jordan and Tom Sherry are very creative leaders, they do NOT work for Walt Disney World�.

 

Pamela Jordan is Principal of Chicago Academy of the Arts and Tom Sherry is an Architect with Hamilton Anderson Associates, Detroit MI.

 

Please accept our apologies for the misprint and we hope to see you in Orlando next month!

denver school of the arts principal named top colorado thespians administrator of the year

bill kohutarts schools network board member william kohut earns state accolades

 

Denver School of the Arts principal William Kohut has been given the 2011 Colorado Thespians Administrator of the Year award by the State Thespian Board for his exceptional commitment and efforts made on behalf of his theatre students. 

 

In her nomination submission on behalf of her principal, theatre director Shawn Hann noted Kohut's willingness to get involved with students as burgeoning performers and as pupils. Hann also noted the lengths to which Kohut has gone to help her raise money for DSA performances. 

 

"We were struck by the impressive opportunities that you created and provided for your teachers to improve themselves. You clearly value the arts and value arts teachers - a strong position in these times," said Jeremy Goldson, chapter director of the Colorado State Thespian Board. 

 

Mr. Kohut was present the award during the 47th Colorado State Thespian Conference opening ceremonies. A heartfelt congratulations to DSA's principal for his extraordinary leadership! 

 

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idyllwild arts seeking dean of academics 

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dean of academics job description 

 

The dean of academics is responsible for all aspects of the Idyllwild Arts academic program, including curriculum, student achievement and assessment, and teaching effectiveness. The dean is the direct supervisor of all academic department chairs, faculty, and the librarian and shares supervision of the registrar, academy secretary, college counselor, and others as assigned by the president.

 

The dean of academics works closely and collaboratively with the dean of the arts, the dean of students, and the president to ensure the excellence of the educational experience for Idyllwild Arts students. The dean of academics may also teach classes as agreed.

 

Among other responsibilities, the dean will:

 

  • Prepare the academic calendar, course schedule, registration process, and course catalog;           
  • Recruit and make hiring and retention recommendations for academic faculty;
  • Manage the faculty evaluation and professional development processes;
  • Establish work assignments and schedules for academic faculty;
  • Share and discuss with faculty ideas on educational/philosophical interest and concern;
  • Consult on classroom management, teaching methods, school procedures;
  • Lead the curriculum development process;
  • Consult with Admission on entry standards and individual student applicants;
  • Coordinate the accreditation process and University of California curriculum standards;
  • Communicate with students, families, teachers, and advisors regarding academics expectations;
  • Prepare and oversee the annual academic budget;
  • Maintain permanent student records;
  • Coordinate student evaluation procedures, grading, and progress reports.

 

Candidates should have a minimum bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in education, English, administration, fine arts or related field. Master's degree preferred. A minimum of five years independent school experience, including two years experience as department chair, dean, or equivalent educational administrative experience is preferred.

 

Qualified applicants should submit electronically a letter of interest and curriculum vitae along with five references and their contact information to: 

 

Diane Miller

Assistant to the President

[email protected]

 

(Applications will not be accepted after January 15, 2012.)

 

Idyllwild Arts Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding and day high school offering both college-preparatory academics and pre-professional arts training. IAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, place of birth, age, national origin, or handicap in the making of employment decisions. Idyllwild Arts Academy seeks to promote diversity through its program and hiring.

http://www.idyllwildarts.org

 

idyllwild academics

calendar of events and gatherings

asn - getting it togetherjanuary 23-29, 2012 conference arts works, making your way orlando, fl

 

may 2-6, 2012 board of directors' meeting, columbia college chicago, il

 

october 15-21, 2012 conference chicago, chicago academy of arts, chiarts, columbia college, il

 

october 2013 conference new york city, nyu tisch, nyu steinhardt, laguardia

 

october 2014 conference denver, co, denver school of the arts

 

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public enemy to perform at santa fe university of art and design

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concert part of the sfuad artists for positive social change series

 

Santa Fe University of Art and Design will bring the internationally renowned hip-hop group Public Enemy to campus Saturday, April 28, 2012. The daylong event will kick off with a community conversation with frontman and lyricist Chuck D. and producer and bassist Brian Hardgroove and will culminate in a live Public Enemy concert that will be open to the public. The concert will close the university's first yearlong Artists for Positive Social Change series.

 

"It's especially important to give our students direct access to the artists," said David Scheinbaum, chair of the photography department and the force behind the Artists for Positive Social Change program. "We have asked highly respected artists to talk to our students about what they do and how they do it. The conversations between the artists and the students are the backbone of the program."

 

public enemy 1Formed in 1987, Public Enemy is known for hits like "Fight the Power" and albums like Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black and How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul??? In the early 1990s, the group pioneered the crossover between rap and rock by partnering with thrash metal band Anthrax on "Bring the Noise," a genre-busting single that paved the way for the rap-metal sound.

 

Over the past two decades, Public Enemy has continued the conversation about black rights in America and has advocated maintaining hip-hop as a musical form that belongs to the people who listen to it and make it, and not the record companies who release and promote it.

 

"Getting Chuck D involved in this initiative will really make the difference. This is a place where people have real questions and can start a conversation," said Hardgroove. "Santa Fe University of Art and Design is the only campus I've been introduced to that shows an interest in feeding the artistic heart."

 

The group is also politically and socially active. It launched the website Public Enemy Africa in January 2011 to encourage creative dialogue among hip-hop and rap artists in African communities. The website offers a forum for posting artist profiles, music, videos and event dates to encourage the expression of regional and community cultural politics and concerns.

 

"Public Enemy Africa is a digital soundboard and cultural bridge to promote dialogue and, hopefully, to redirect the center of African hip-hop and rap music back to African communities," said Chuck D, who is a frequent lecturer and speaker and hosts a regular radio show on WBAI in New York City called "... ANDYOUDON'TSTOP!"

 

Public Enemy's mission for positive social change epitomizes the goals of the series. "Chuck D is very serious about art and education," Scheinbaum said. "Public Enemy is committed to its art and its message, often in the face of adversity. It's the perfect group to represent our program's emphasis on positive social change."

 

The Artists for Positive Social Change series for the 2011-2012 academic year is focused on the genre of hip-hop as a major influence on today's culture and social fabric, highlighting hip-hop artists who push the boundaries of their medium. Since September, several artists, including Hardgroove and Bukue One, have visited campus to deliver lectures and workshops.

 

Details about the concert and community conversation will be published early in 2012. For more information about Artists for Positive Social Change, please visit www.santafeuniversity.edu.

 

About Artists for Positive Social Change
Artists for Positive Social Change is a groundbreaking, university-wide series of events, lectures and performances that highlight one high-profile issue or genre. For the 2011-2012 academic year, the series focuses on hip-hop music as a major influence on today's culture. It highlights hip-hop artists who serve as the voice for youth culture today, bringing positive messages of social responsibility through the multidisciplinary aspects of their medium: music, lyrics, graffiti and breakdancing. Prominent hip-hop artists will visit campus to give lectures, participate in panel discussions, perform their music and meet and talk with students. To learn more, visit santafeuniversity.edu/CSFSite/CSF/About/ArtistsForPositiveChange .

 

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