November 9 & 10, 2007

In recent years we have seen a rapid growth in the development of Community Arts programming in after-school and out-of-school settings. In response, The Program in Art and Art Education at Teachers College is conducting a conference in Fall 2007 to provide a forum for conversations exploring how the arts engage people in meaningful experiences, support community building, youth development and advance scholarship, diversity and equity in the arts education field. Keynote speakers, and panelists will discuss current research on how practitioners, artists, youth and scholars can work together to influence policy and practice in the community arts education field. The following keynote speakers will be presenting: Geoffrey Canada, President/CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc; Linda Frye Burnham and Steven Durland, Community Arts Network (CAN), Art in the Public Interest, Saxapahaw; Dr. Edmund Gordon, Richard March Hoe Professor Emeritus, Director of the Institute of Urban and Minority Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Shirley Taylor, Apollo Theater; Lucy Friedman, The After School Corporation (TASC), New York; Ken Krafchek, Director, MA in Community Arts Program Maryland Institute College of Art; Dr. Sharon Dunn, NYC DOE’s Office of Arts and Special Projects; Dr. Julian Zugazagoitia, Director El Museo del Barrio; Mark Smith, Youth Reach, Massachusetts Cultural Council. Instructors: Cathleen Gruen & Laura Vural