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Metlife Foundation National Arts Forum Series
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March 27, 2007 4-6pm
The Arts Exchange -- Pawtucket Armory
Followed by Arts After Hours
Creative Intelligence
Join Roger Mandle, President of the Rhode Island School of Design and our panel of experts as they share ideas on ways we can invigorate public education in Rhode Island through the Arts.
Today’s businesses are looking for employees
· who are innovative
· who are risk-takers
· who are better able to adapt to change
Discuss ways in which the Arts provide these necessary tools preparing our students to shine at school, work and life.
Join us at 6pm for Arts After Hours with a tour of The Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts at the Armory.
Click Here to Register On-line.
Or call 401-621-6127 for more information.
Panelists:
Dr. Ann Galligan discusses the relationship of education, creativity and the 21st century workforce including preparation, school standards, workplace and workforce conditions. Dr. Ann M. Galligan, Co-Director of the Cultural and Arts Policy Research Institute in the Department of Visual Arts at Northeastern University, specializes in artists and their career and professional needs.
Craig Wright returns to discuss the business value of an arts education in mainstream careers. Craig Wright is currently the Director of Human Resources at Textron Fluid & Power, and has held similar positions with PepsiCo., CVS/Pharmacy, ExxonMobile and Allied Signal.
Peter McWalters shares his perspective on arts education in the elementary and secondary schools. Peter McWalters is Rhode Island’s Commissioner of Elementary & Secondary Schools. The commissioner serves in the governor’s cabinet, as well Rhode Island Children’s Cabinet and the Human Resources Investment Council. He is co-chair of the National Task Force on the Arts in Education.
Steve Stone examines how China, and Fortune 500 companies, are now relying on artists and designers to be competitive. Steve Stone is the Director of Business Development at Davis Publications, Inc. Davis has been the leading publisher of art education materials since 1901.
Tyler Denmead discusses how an arts education allows people to envision new possibilities in career choices and community involvement. Tyler Denmead is the Director of New Urban Arts, a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to build a vital community that empowers young people to develop a creative practice they can sustain throughout their lives.
The forum is made possible through the generous support of MetLife Foundation and is part of the Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts' MetLife Foundation National Arts Forums Series. |
