July 06, 2017 Member News Wooden Floor Touted for Using Arts Education to Break Cycles of Poverty The summer issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) features a profile of The Wooden Floor (Santa Ana, CA), a dance organization that has scaled its arts education model while still maintaining a commitment to tight-knit community outreach.
July 05, 2017 Guild News Leadership InSight: James Miles I come to this work as a teaching artist with a background as a professional actor. Like many in our field, when I wasn’t acting I turned to teaching and, eventually, I was turning down acting gigs to work in arts education.
June 25, 2017 Member News Community Music Center of Boston Announces New Executive Director Community Music Center of Boston (the Music Center) has appointed Lecolion Washington as executive director through a national search process guided by Arts Consulting Group.
June 19, 2017 Guild News National Guild Updates Vision, Mission, and Values to Better Reflect Commitment to the Field Now in our 80th year, the National Guild is taking this opportunity to articulate new language that will form the foundation for our future as a leader in community arts education.
June 13, 2017 Guild News Guild Receives $100,000 from NEA to Advance Creative Youth Development The National Guild for Community Arts Education, on behalf of a coalition of national partners, has been awarded an NEA Collective Impact grant for $100,000.
March 28, 2017 Guild News National Guild Awarded Coveted 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator The National Guild’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.
March 13, 2017 Guild News Leadership InSight: Interview with Jessica Mele In our Leadership InSight series, we ask arts education leaders to share advice and the experiences that have helped them become successful leaders.
February 26, 2017 Guild News Leadership InSight: Interview with Noah Bloom Noah Bloom is director of programs at Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, CT. He has also served as associate director at Church Street School for Music and Art, and has been a professional musician and music instructor.
February 14, 2017 Guild News Leadership InSight: Interview with Helen Chao-Casano Helen Chao-Casano is Director of the Music School at the Punahou School in Honolulu, HI. She has also served on the boards of Music Teachers National Association, as the Southwest Division Director, and the Honolulu Chamber Music Series.