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JUNE 2004

Kessler Appointed
Executive Director Center for Arts Education

The Center for Arts Education’s Chairman of the Board Laurie M. Tisch announced the appointment of Richard Kessler as executive director. Mr. Kessler comes to the Center following seven years as executive director of the American Music Center, the national service and information center for new American music, founded in 1939 by Aaron Copland.

The Center for Arts Education, founded in 1996 as part of Ambassador Walter Annenberg’s Challenge to the Nation for Education Reform, works in close collaboration with the New York City Departments of Education and Cultural Affairs and the United Federation of Teachers. The Center identifies, funds and supports exemplary partnerships and programs that demonstrate how the arts contribute to learning and student achievement in the New York City public schools. Mr. Kessler will assume his responsibilities this summer.

Ms. Tisch said, “We are delighted to welcome Richard aboard. We could not have found a more dedicated and qualified person to lead the Center. We know he will honor the spirit of the Annenberg Challenge while turning the Center into a national resource.”

Upon being notified of Mr. Kessler’s appointment, New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein stated, “The Center for Arts Education has been a catalyst for the return of arts education to the City’s schools. Their commitment to creating vital partnerships between the education and cultural communities has inspired collaboration and has had great positive impact on schools, cultural organizations and parents. We look forward to continuing to work with them to enhance arts education in our schools.”

During his tenure at the American Music Center, Mr. Kessler created a wide range of new national and international programs, including the award-winning web magazine NewMusicBox.org, the online music library NewMusicJukeBox.org, and a nationwide career development program for composers and performers. He also established the American Music Center Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Dr. Maxine Greene, an arts education pioneer, author and Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, said, “As a longtime friend and admirer of Richard Kessler, I am convinced that under his leadership, the Center will break new ground in restoring the arts to the New York City public schools.”

The Center for Arts Education, a 2002 recipient of the New York State Governor’s Arts Award, is a nonprofit, public/private partnership founded to stimulate the systemic return of arts education and address the problems created by two decades of progressive, system-wide cutbacks in funding for the arts in the City’s public schools. The Center is also dedicated to influencing educational and fiscal policies that will support arts education in all of the City’s public schools and, as noted, works in close collaboration with the New York City Departments of Education and Cultural Affairs and the United Federation of Teachers.

Since 1996, the Center has awarded more than $26 million in private and public funding to support arts education partnerships and programs, joining over 250 public schools with more than 200 cultural and community-based organizations, colleges and universities in New York City. The Center’s primary programs include multi-year Partnership grants, Parents As Arts Partners grants, Curriculum Development and Access Leadership grants, professional development seminars and a Career Development Program that places high school students in arts-related internships.#

For more information about The Center for Arts Education, please visit its web site at www.cae-nyc.org

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