President

Craig Collins, Ed. D.
Principal, Harrison School for the Arts, Lakeland, FL

 

First Vice President

Rory Pullens

CEO, Head of School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.

   

Second Vice President

Pamela Jordan

Head of School, Chicago Academy for the Arts, IL

 

Treasurer

Donn K. Harris
Executive Director, Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, CA

   

Secretary

Patricia Decker

Director of Recruitment, New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY

 

Immediate Past President

Ralph Opacic, Ed.D.

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

  

board of directors

  

R. Scott Allen, Ph.D. (2012)

Principal, HSPVA, Houston, TX

 

Douglas Ashcraft, D.M.A. (2012)

Dean of the Arts, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA

 

Bill Barrett (2013)

Executive Director, Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, San Francisco, CA

 

Kim Bruno (2012)

Principal, LaGuardia Arts HS, NYC

 

 

Jackie Collins (2012)

 

Principal, Idaho Arts Charter, Nampa ID

 

Jackie Cornelius (2013)

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

 

Denise Davis-Cotton, Ed.D. (2013)

 

Founder of Detroit School of Arts (retired), College of Education, Argosy University, Sarasota, FL 

 

 

Dottie Marshall Englis (2013)

Chair, Conservatory of Theatre Arts, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine 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. (2013)

Director, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC

 

 Suzy Highland, Ed.D. (2012)

Dean of Student Services & Instructional Programs, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront, New Orleans, LA 

 

Sally Gaskill (2013)

Associate Director, Strategic National Arts Alumni Project, Bloomington, IN

 

Carol Kim (2013)

 

Vice President of International Affairs, CalArts, Valencia, CA

 

 

William Kohut (2012)

Principal, Denver School of the Arts, Denver, CO

 

Mary Martha Lappe (Founding Director)

Executive Director, HSPVA Friends, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts, Houston, TX

 

Terri Milsap (2012)

Principal, ChiArts, Chicago IL

 

Valerie Morris (2013)

Dean, School of the Arts, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

 

Scott M. Rudes, Ph.D. (2012)

Principal , Orange Grove Middle Magnet School of the Arts, Tampa, FL  

 

Tom Sherry (2013)

Architect, AIA, LEED, AP, Design Principal, Hamilton Anderson Associates, Detroit, MI

 

Tim Wade (2013)

Vice President of Student Affairs, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dept/Div:

Executive/Cultural Affairs

Position Type:

Regular, Full-Time

Authorized Hiring Range:

$53,273-$63,000 / Year

Application Deadline:

January 13, 2012

 

Manages and directs all activities of the Office of Cultural Affairs by performing the following duties. Assists the Mayor with developing and defining City Arts Policy, as well as with strategic planning for arts activities supported by the City. Serves as spokesman for the City Arts Policy and programs. Acts as liaison to Charleston's arts and cultural groups, and serves as City representative on Charleston's arts organizations' boards. Develops Public Art Policy and monument plan for the City. Writes and manages the budgets for the Office of Cultural Affairs. Produces, directs and administers City-sponsored festivals, events and art programs. Administers the purchase awards program and manages the permanent collection of Mayor's Purchase awards of MOJA and Piccolo Spoleto festivals. Coordinates activities of the Charleston Area Festival Council. Administers the City's Grant-In-Aid program for Charleston arts groups. Develops strategies for arts education programs in partnership with Charleston City Schools and Mayor's Children's Commission (i.e. City Arts for Kids, educational outreach programs, etc.). Oversees the Office of Cultural Affairs' function as clearinghouse for arts information: serves as catalyst to foster coordination and communication among Charleston's performing arts, visual and literary groups and their activities; promotes community art and calendar, etc. Raises funds for special projects, as directed, and applies for grants and corporate sponsorships in support of City art projects. Coordinates special events for the Mayor's Office, including events for visiting foreign dignitaries, and the Mayor's Spoleto Reception. Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Requires:

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or equivalent in business administration, arts management or a related field; and six to eight years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid State SC Driver's License. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a thorough knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Excel and Word or similar software.

 

http://www.charleston-sc.gov/home/home.aspx 

 

The Humana Festival of New American Plays is the leading event of its kind, launching new plays into the national spotlight, right in your backyard! Catch groundbreaking works that represent many generations, many voices and many views, including yours. The festival runs the gamut from comedies to dramas to plays that forge new theatrical territory. Combined with world-class design and performances, this celebration of American playwrights' innovation and imagination has something in it for everyone.

 

View educational play guides online!

Seven artist residency programs, led by the national Alliance of Artists Communities and supported by The Joyce Foundation, set out to identify strong voices that represent today's most promising and provocative talent and that reflect the rich diversity of the Midwest - artists whose work may as yet be unfamiliar but whose compelling visions help define the region and the country.

 

Midwestern Voices and Visionscelebrates, supports, and promotes the work of highly talented, yet under-recognized artists of color and broadens awareness of and support for the opportunities available at Midwestern residency programs for artists of diverse backgrounds.

After recently attending my first show in Las Vegas, I had to research, what is the machine Cirque du Soleil? An organization is as good as its people, so I explored online the various employment pathways by which one could enter this dynamic company.

If you are an artist (and this is a broad definition), Cirque would like to know through your uploaded CV and other audition materials:

• Where you learned and honed your skills: e.g., the schools you attended, gym clubs, music conservatories, etc.
• If you're an autodidact who learned your skills on your own, please tell us all about it.
• The main discipline you excel in, as well as:
• The levels of achievement you have attained;
• Your experience on stage, in competition and at sponsored showcases or other events;
• Other disciplines you may be familiar with or have experience in.
• Your address, phone number, e-mail and website (if applicable).
• Anything else about yourself that you'd like to share.

 

 

Don't miss the chance to experience the Met live at your local movie theater!

 

Want opera in your theatre? Apply online. 

 

January 21 The Enchanted Island- New Production

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world's best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, and a new libretto devised and written by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes, Plácido Domingo as Neptune, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanzo play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed and designed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met's 125 anniversary gala).

 

February 11 Wagner's Götterdämmerung - New Production

With its cataclysmic climax, the Met's new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried-the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts.

 

February 25 Verdi's Ernani

Angela Meade takes center stage in Verdi's thrilling early gem. Marcello Giordani is her mismatched lover, and all-star Verdians Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Ferruccio Furlanetto round out the cast.

 

April 7 Massenet's Manon- New Production

Anna Netrebko's dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly's new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met's Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.

 

April 14 Verdi's La Traviata

Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker's stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

 

Visit Met Opera HD LIVE!

 

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