The Enchanted Circle Theater has announced the launch of their Institute for Arts Integration, presented in association with the Collaborative for Educational Services and the Northampton, Springfield, and Holyoke Public Schools.

This April the DreamYard Project announced a partnership with The Public Theater and other community arts organizations across all five boroughs of New York City.

 Earlier this week the Mural Arts Program was featured in a segment on NBC's TODAY show.

This May a teen organized group, Teens United Live, held a benefit concert that raised $25,000 for Harmony Project and was covered by NBC News.

The Center of Creative Arts (COCA) is the focus of an article in the recent arts education edition of NEA Arts Magazine, the official magazine of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Lubeznik Center for the Arts has partnered with LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District and students from Michigan City High School to bring science and art together.

Peabody Preparatory Dean Carolee Stewart has announced her retirement at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Americans for the Arts will present EVALUATION IN ACTION! Meaningful Numbers! On May 23, 21013, at 3:00PM EDT.

An evaluation report has been released on student and teacher impact of KID smART’s art integrated programming in New Orleans public schools for 2011-2012

Young Audiences Arts for Learning has joined the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) as a leadership governance organization.

This year the Joy Faith Knapp Music Center of Merit School of Music will be the hub of the International Beethoven Project.

We are pleased to announce that eight members of the National Guild have been selected as 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (NAHYP) finalists.

The Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) has developed a scalable model for integrating arts study with third grade "world cultures" social studies curriculum.

The Northeast Florida Conservatory has received two gifts from the Hall-Halliburton Foundation Inc.

The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) has elected Sphinx Organization Founder and President Aaron Dworkin as an honorary member during 2013.

Through a new partnership with the Hull public school district, South Shore Conservatory is piloting their cutting-edge arts and literacy program, jumpstARTS.

Newark School of the Arts (NSA) announced today the appointment of Lawrence Tamburri as executive director.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced earlier this month that BRIC Arts Media is among 10 U.S. performing arts organizations to receive grants through the Doris Duke Artist Residencies to Build Demand for the Arts program.

This April, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) celebrates 70 years of high-caliber orchestral performance and education.

The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) announced today that Andrea Temkin, veteran arts educator and former CSMA executive director, has been appointed interim executive director.

Elizabeth Grimaldi has been appointed executive director of Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia.

Merit's Suzuki-Alegre Strings students were invited to participate in the Suzuki Method World Convention in Japan this March.

Earlier this March, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives designating the week of March 24-31, 2013 as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week.

Bronx House School for Performing Arts has teamed up with the Mark Morris Dance Group and the Brooklyn Parkinson's Group to bring the first-ever dance class for individuals with Parkinson's disease to the Bronx.

Gregory Ruffer has been appointed as President/CEO of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee.

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) announced last week that Moy Eng will step down as Executive Director as of March 31, 2013.

Flint School of the Performing Arts will partner with the several Flint area cultural institutions for an exhibition of art and live performances at the United States Department of Education in Washington D.C.

Living Arts recently announced a partnership with Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts to expand its specialized early childhood arts integration model to pre-K classrooms in Southwest and metro Detroit.

A recent article in the Chicago Reader focuses on the incredible Mae Yae Carter Ryan, vocal student at Merit School of Music.

This February, Harmony Project Executive Director Myka Miller and founder Dr. Margaret Martin were recognized by State Senator Curren D. Price, Jr.

Ryman Arts expanded to a second location this January at California State University, Fullerton in Orange County, making its classes more accessible to talented high school artists across southern California.

Elizabeth Whitford, executive director of Arts Corps, was one of three speakers invited to present during the webinar, “Teaching Adolescents to Become Learners: Non-cognitive Factors and OST."

Hochstein School of Music & Dance recently received a $10,000 grant from the Ross Foundation to purchase instruments to be used in their sequential music instruction at the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School.

Nine Guild members recently partnered with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) to present the biennial Chicago Youth in Music Festival, Jan 14 – Feb 4, 2013.

Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago recently named Robert Tenges as its new director.

This January, the Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation recognized Harmony Project Music Director Diane Louie for going above and beyond promoting the betterment of her community.

The Music Conservatory of Westchester (White Plains, NY) has announced the appointment of Liz Garger as chief institutional advancement officer.

Silvermine Arts Center (New Canaan, CT) has been awarded two grants from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, in support of community outreach programs.

Two Guild members, The Colburn School and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, have been named 2013 recipients of the "Widening the Stage for Musically Talented Youth" grants from the Jack Kent Cook Foundation.

This January, the Multnomah Arts Center was the recipient of a $5,000 unsolicited grant toward the expansion of their print making and book arts classroom.

On Wednesday, January 16th, the Amy Winehouse Foundation will announce an award and present a check in support of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music's (Brooklyn, NY) Teen Jazz Scholarship Program.

The Conservatory (Doyelstown, PA), formerly known as Community Conservatory, is celebrating it's 25th anniversary with a new logo and brand identity.

Indian Hill Music in Littleton, MA has received $88,000 in grant funding to help fund its Community Outreach Initiative, which includes programs for public school students, seniors, and those who are sick or dying.

Etowah Youth Orchestras and Downtown Dance Conservatory, programs of Guild member Gadsden Community School of the Arts, will move into new dedicated facilities in the new year, expanding thier programs and services.

This December Elaine Kaufman was featured as the "donor of the day" in the Wall Street Journal for her work with Guild member Lucy Moses School at the Kaufman Center (New York, NY).

An Eagle Scout in Montclair, NJ, collects, repairs, cleans, and donates musical intsruments to New School of the Arts as part of special project.

The Third Street Music School Settlement is celebrating the opening its new Center for Music Theory and Composition.

As of January 1, 2013, University Settlement will operate under a new and expanded executive structure with former director of community development, Melissa Aase, assuming responsibility as executive director.

New York Times article, "The Baryshnikovs of Jookin," describes how New Ballet Ensemble and School has engaged local hip hop dancers in ballet lessons.

On Tuesday, October 23 world renowned chellist, Yo-Yo Ma, performed with teenage members of the New Ballet Ensemble at Colonial Middle School.

New England Conservatory announced this summer the appointment of Heath Marlow as program director of the Sistema Fellows Program.

New York City plans to open a public high school, "The Special Music School," next fall in partnership with the Kaufman Center.

Neighborhood Music School (New Haven, CT) announced this summer the appointment of Noah Bloom to the new position of director of programs at NMS.

In conjunction with the celebration of its 90th anniversary, the Silvermine Arts Center has reinstated the position of outreach education director with the appointment of Sophia Gevas.

The Harmony Project (Los Angeles, CA) will be featured on CBS Evening News tonight (Tuesday, October 23).

On October 15, 2012, Young Audiences New York (New York, NY) announced the appointment of B.J. Adler as the organization's new executive director.

The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) has awarded Dave Black of Alfred Music Publishing the 2012 Percussive Arts Society President’s Industry Award.

LSU Performing Arts Academy (Baton Rouge, LA) has joined forces with Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge to offer arts education programs specifically designed to include individuals with special needs.

The Upper Valley Music Center (UVMC) in Lebanon, NH, announced the hiring of Hanna Smith as executive director on September 24, 2012.

The New York Times reported on Friday that Guild member Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) has received a $5 million grant from the Herb Alpert Foundation.

Hochstein School of Music & Dance has been awarded $25,000 by the Farash Foundation to establish a music therapy program for veterans at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center.

Community Arts Center (Wallingford, PA) announced last week the appointment of Paul Downie as executive director.

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has been awarded $25,000 by the Music for Youth Fund of UJA-Federation for New York for its Music Partners outreach program.

Daniel Won join Merit School of Music (Chicago, IL) this September as the Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory director.

The Music Therapy & Expressive Arts program at Hochstein School of Music & Dance (Rochester, NY) will be the focus of a new, national documentary.

Mark DeGarmo, executive director of Mark DeGarmo & Dancers/Dynamic Forms was honored in Moscow this June at the opening of the "Enchanted Wanderers" exhibit at the Bakhrushin Sate Central Theatre Museum.

Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), the only professional theater in Washington, DC dedicated entirely to arts education, will publish a book this fall featuring 36 student plays.

Theatre Action Project was awarded a $103,600 grant by Impact Austin this year toward their New Stages Youth Theatre Ensemble for students between the ages of 14 and 20 who have been released from the juvenile detention system.

Guild member KAIROS ALIVE! (formerly Kairos Dance Theater) and their Kairos dancing heart™ program will be featured in the new 2 part public television documentary, Arts & the Mind, airing on PBS stations across the U.S.

MacPhail Center for Music announced earlier this month that Jennifer Halcrow has accepted the position of Vice President for Advancement at MacPhail Center for Music.

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has been chosen as one of six organizations across the U.S. to implement data from the Jazz Audiences Initiative (JAI) study.

A representative group of Alegre Strings students at Merit School of Music has been invited to participate in the Suzuki Method World Convention this coming March 2013 in Matsumoto, Japan.

Boston Children's Chorus has sparked an exciting new partnership with ableBanking to help provide their students with free sheet music for a full year.

Indian Hill Music has received a generous $200,000 gift for its Music School Scholarship Endowment from an anonymous donor.

Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy (Brooklyn, NY) announces their first Global Axé Diasporic Conference: Connecting Youth and Community, August, 7-11, 2012 in Bahia, Brazil.

The Young People's Chorus of New York City received the 2012 Dale Warland Singers Commission AWard at the annual Chorus America Conference last month.

Third Street Music School Settlement (New York, NY) has received a generous $100,000 endowment gift from the Estate of Eda McFarlane Clark and The Bay & Paul Foundations.

Amie Potsic has been named the new executive director of Main Line Art Center in Haverford, PA.

Two Guild members - Joan Mitchell Foundation (JMF) and Elders Share the Arts (ESTA) - partnered with Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement House this spring to pilot a Friday morning art class for senior citizens.

The Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA) has partnered with the Highland Street Foundation and arts organizations across Massachusetts to provide free access to museums and cultural venues to underserved families and youth.

Two students from Concord Community Music School (Concord, NH) were invited to perform at the New Hampshire Executive Council Meeting on June 20, 2012.

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has just been awarded a prestigious Challenge grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Merit School of Music (Chicago, IL) recently gained a free IT strategy valued at $200,000 from a unique partnership with Indiana University Master of Science in Information Systems students and an Ernst & Young technology team.

The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in Mountain View, CA, recently received two major grants to support their Arts4Schools program.

Three Guild members are among the 47 projects to be awarded grants from ArtPlace.

Karen Deschere will assume her new position as director of the Harbor Conservatory of the Performing Arts at the end of June 2012.

Lubeznik Center for the Arts will join with museums, galleries, art centers and other venues across the country to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the development of studio art glass in America.

The Judith G. Wharton Music Center and the New Jersey Youth Symphony have announced that their organizations will combine in July 2012.

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has partnered with P.S. 112 to present the Music Partners program, which provides all P.S. 112 first graders with a chance to study violin.

Margaret Perry, executive director of the Armstrong Community Music School in Austin, Texas, has been inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame.

Last week Merit School of Music unveiled their new logo and website. Congratulations to Merit for keeping up with evolving trends and staying competitive in a new technological age.

Over the academic years 2013-2015, KID smART will implement an intensive and comprehensive project to bring three of its participating school to model arts integration school status.

Guild Member DreamYard Project partners with other network programs to share what works - and what doesn't - in the ever-evolving worlds of digital media and education.

On May 15, 2012, Guild member The Royal Conservatory announced it was granted a Royal Patronage from HRH The Prince of Wales.

In recognition of Chicago Children's Choir, Illinois Governor Quinn and Chicago Mayor Emanuel have declared May 16, 2012 “Arts Education Day” in Illinois and Chicago.

YoungArts has announced twenty students to be named the 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, the highest scholastic honor available to graduating high school seniors.

Seven Guild members have been named finalists to receive the highest national honor awarded to arts and humanities youth programs.

The documentary film, Life as a Collage, created by seven Sitar Art Center students between the ages of 10-18, was named as an official selection at three major U.S. film festivals.

Luna Dance Institute (LDI), the Bay Area institution dedicated to bringing dance to all children, is proud to announce its 20th Anniversary in 2012.

Music Institute of Chicago's success at making music education accessible to all ages during tight economic times was the focus of a recent CBS-2 Morning News story.

Merit School of Music uses Skype to engage teen vocal students in mentoring sessions with a world renowned opera singer, Renee Fleming.

Twenty-one young artists in grades 1-8 recently received scholarships for summer study at the Community School of Music and Arts.

Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy has just released their first ever publication, "In the Spirit," which higlights more than 20 years of memorable Ifetayo moments.

Four Guild member organizations are among the six grantees to receive funding from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Widening the Stage Program.

The Phoenix Village Art Center has received the 2011 All Star Award from Contant Contact, Inc..

Young Audiences New York has announced the recipients of the inaugural spring 2012 MELODY grants.

On Thursday, March 15, Justice Sonia Sotomayor hosted a Celebration of the Sphinx Medals of Excellence at the U.S. Supreme Court. Guild executive director, Jonathan Herman, was in attendance.

Over the next three years, KID smART will implement an intensive and comprehensive project to bring three of its participating schools to model arts integration school status.

The new Learning at Colburn lecture series launched last week with Dr. Aniruddh Patel discussing the hidden scientific connections between instrumental music and speech.

Darlington Arts Center welcomes Susan Nicodemus Quinn as she energetically joined the Darlington staff as the new Executive Director this winter.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation of Lansdowne, Virginia, recently awarded $250,000 to Settlement Music School to fund the Jack Kent Cooke Widening the Stage program.

Rita McLennon, a Chicago executive with more than thirty years of nonprofit administrative and revenue development experience, will join Merit School of Music as director of development this month.

Nick Cox, voice student at the South Shore Conservatory, took first place on Friday in the High School 16-18 division of the New England Music Theater Competition sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Christine Kardell, Pre-Professional Division Coordinator at the Center of Creative Arts (COCAdance) has been named a finalist in the Ovation "One Dance. One Chance" Grant-Giving Competition.

The Northeast Florida Conservatory has received grants totalling $40,000 in memory of Conservatory founder, Richard Dickson's, daughter Laura Pooley. The grants will fund "Laura's Friends," a new music outreach program.

The Finals Concert and Junior Division Honors Concert for the 15th Annual Sphinx Competition took place this weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Big Thought celebrates its 25th with an anniversary party, an online memory collection, and the 75th annual Conference for Community Arts Education.

On Thursday, February 9, Young Audiences of Louisiana was presented with the prestigious Arts Education Award at the 18th annual Big Easy Entertainment Awards' Tribute to the Classical Arts luncheon.

On February 9, the Colburn Orchestra performed alongside Grammy winners at "One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience," hosted by the Grammy Foundation.

On Friday, March 16, the Music Conservatory of Westchester (MCW) will present "Dance the Night Away," an evening of dinner and dancing celebrating the 25th anniversary of the school's Music Therapy Institute.

The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) was invited by WNBC to a film a series of six public service announcements for Black History Month.

Shelley Beard Schleigh, Suzuki Academy department head at the Music School of Delaware, was awarded the Suzuki Association of the Americas "Certificate of Achievement" at the biannual conference this past May in Texas.

Judy Herman, longtime executive director of Main Line Art Center (Haverford, PA), has announced she will retire in August 2012.

Mesa Arts Center's pilot Creative Aging Program is helping to increase older adult sense of engagement --and having a positive impact on student dancers from Arizona State University.

Hochstein School of Music and Dance is offering an adult rock group for a telecom firm. The telecom company says it wants its employees to learn new things (and stay happy).

Susan Cook, a 19-year veteran of music performance, teaching and administration, will join Merit School of Music as dean of programs this month.

Former New Ballet Ensemble scholarship student and intern, Charles Riley (a.k.a. Lil Buck), was just named one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 to watch.

The South Shore Conservatory announces The Foundation for Creative Achievement Piano Scholarship.

Neighborhood Music School will receive 10 percent of a more than $20 million bequest announced, today, by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH).

Grant Troop has been appointed executive director and co-CEO of Canada's National Ballet School.

The Harlem School of the Arts' postive steps towards recovery, after a 3-week shutdown in 2010, were featured on the front page of the The New York Times' Arts Section this week.

Indian Hill Music earned two honors this fall for its committment to serving its community.

Elizabeth Butterworth of Auburn, MA, a 2007 graduate of Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, has been named a Rhodes Scholar for 2012.

On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, students, faculty, and staff of the Music Institute of Chicago came together to honor those who lost their lives and those who lost loved ones to the 9/11 tragedy and subsequent conflicts.

On Friday, November 18, the Music Conservatory of Westchester payed tribute to Carol Shiffman who lost her battle with breast cancer on October 24.

The Take a Stand inititative, a collaboration between Guild member organization Longy School of Music, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Bard College, has announced the inaugural Take a Stand Symposium.

In recognition of their Centennial Celebration, which began in July and will continue through June 2012, First Niagara has donated $100,000 to Neighborhood Music School (NMS).

On November 2, two Guild members, The Young People’s Chorus of New York City and Fleisher Art Memorial, were among twelve community based programs to receive the prestigious 2011 National Arts & Humanities Award.

The Board of Directors of the Suzuki-Orff School of Music announced the appointment of Troy Anderson as Executive Director, earlier this fall.

On October 20, Dr. Margaret Martin, founder of the Harmony Project, was among thirteen recipients to be awarded the 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal.

The Illinois-based septet "Septacular," from Guild member organization Merit School of Music, will appear on a November 6 episode of "From the Top."

On October 14th, the Cleveland Orchestra and Conn-Selmer, Inc., awarded 30 students brand new violins to use in the inaugural year of the El Sistema@Rainy program.

Prior to the National Guild's Conference for Community Arts Education this November, Berklee City Music will host their first annual Network Conference in Boston.

Christopher Borg has been named Community Music Center's eighth exective director in the organization's 90-year history.

Inspired by Venezuela's renowned El Sistema, Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA is teaming up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Bard College to launch the bi-coastal partnership,TAKE A STAND.

On October 3, Chicago Arts Partnership in Education organized an "Arts Strike" with renowned artists and national leaders as part of a national effort ot increase arts education in public schools.

On September 23, Indian Hill Music School announced the introduction of a music therapy program designed especially for children and adults with cognitive, physical, and developmental impairments.

On September 23, the board of directors of the New School of Music in Cambridge, MA, announced the appointment of Alyssa Lee as Executive Director.

Two affiliates of Guild member institutions have received "Genius Awards" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

A new collaboration between Merit School of Music and the Lyric Opera of Chicago will benefit teens in a new opera and musical theater solo voice major at Merit's Alice S. Pfaelzer tuition-free conservatory.

On September 5th, prior to a Labor Day event with the President, pre-program entertainment included musical perforamnces by the Mosaic Youth Theater and Aretha Franklin.

Emmy-nominated television show, Project Runway will feature The Harlem School of the Arts on the September 1 episode, "The Art of the Matter."

On September 1st, the Levine School of Music announced the launch of a comprehensive music therapy program this fall, initially at its Northwest DC Campus and with selected partner organizations.

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and the Young People's Chorus of New York City will present a three-day Transient Glory Symposium to launch the new Carnegie Hall Choral Institute.

Catherine Underhill and Peggy Bruns of Colorado Music Festival & Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts, were two of five women recognized by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.

New York Youth Symphony has appointed Shauna Quill as the organization’s next executive director, effective September 15, 2011. She will succeed Barry Goldberg, who concludes his distinguished 28-year tenure on August 31st.

MacPhail Center for Music has selected Mr. Kyle Carpenter as its next leader, effective September 1, 2011. Carpenter brings 35 years of business and nonprofit board experience to the organization.

Sitar Arts Center will premiere Life as a Collage, a documentary created by seven students in Sitar’s Multimedia Writing and Documentary Film classes, in Partnership with Meridian Hill Pictures.  

Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, and internationally acclaimed youth development program, kicks-off its 20th anniversary this fall.

This September, The Baum School of Art (Allentown, PA) is celebrating 85 years of providing high quality arts education to the community.

The Community Conservatory of Music recently received a Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grant award of $10,000 for its Neighborhood Notes program.

As part of the Obama Administration's "Champions of Change" initiative, fourteen of America's most prominent voices in Arts Education were invited to the White House.

On July 21st, members of the Harmony Project's YOLA Orchestra performed live on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC.

For eleven weeks, teaching artist Aaron Kierbel documented his experience working with pre-school students in Visitacion Valley Family School in San Francisco.

On July 11th, Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill making St. Nicholas Avenue between 141st and 145th Streets officially Dorothy Maynor Place. 

Congresswoman Nita Lowey paid a visit to the Music Conservatory of Westchester (White Plains, NY) to announce the winners of the Congressional Art Competition.

The LUX Center for the Arts (Lincoln, Nebraska) has launched Art Van deLUX, an outreach initiative that makes art-making experiences available to anyone regardless of income, transportation, or physical disability.

The BMI Foundation has presented the New York Youth Symphony with a special Outstanding Service Award and a $25,000 grant...