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Summary of Conference Evaluation Forms and Reports

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable’s Face to Face 2015 Conference

April 7 & 8, 2015

Face to Face 2015 was funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Support for the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is provided by The Seth Sprague Charitable and Educational Foundation, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Bernstein Family Foundation, The Arnhold foundation, and through the generosity of individual donors.

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Table of Contents

Introduction .………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………... 4 Face to Face Registrants ………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Overall Conference Evaluations …………………………………………………………………. 6 Breakout Session Evaluations Summary …………………………………………………… 11 Participant Breakout Evaluations ………………………………………………………………..12 Evaluator Breakout Evaluations ……………………………………………………………… 16 Conference Admissions …………………………………………………………………………...18 Represented Organizations ……………………………………………………………………….20 Media …………………………………………………………………………………………………..21


Introduction

This year, the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable continued its comprehensive efforts to evaluate and document the participation in, experience with, and outcomes of its annual Face to Face conference. This report provides data and information from four instruments:

Conference attendees provided comments about each workshop or panel they attended during the two-day conference. The Participant Session Evaluation Form asked participants to rate the overall effectiveness of each breakout workshop or panel and to share comments about them.

All attendees were asked to complete a Conference Evaluation Form. In this form, attendees responded to questions regarding their overall experience at the Face to Face conference.

A member of the Panels Committee and/or Board of Directors observed each breakout workshop or panel and completed a Session Evaluation Form. Questions on this form focused on the content and quality of the workshop or panel and the presenter(s).

Although not included within this report, conference presenters reflected on their workshop or panel in a Presenter Evaluation Form. When there was more than one presenter, the lead presenter was responsible for filling out the form. This form gave presenters a chance to evaluate their work for their own professional development and provided feedback for conference organizers on the presenters’ experiences.

Inside This Report

This report summarizes the comments and suggestions obtained from evaluation instruments and information gathered from registration records.

The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable extends its thanks to the following for their assistance and continued support of the Face to Face conference:

CCNY Graduate Program in Educational Theatre

The Co-Chairs of the Face to Face 2015 Conference Committee: Kathleen Christie, Joe Giardina, Amy Harris, Sobha Kavanakudiyil, Kati Koerner, and David Shookhoff

Members of the Face to Face 2015 Conference and Panels Committees

Jennifer Clarke, NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Managing Director

Stacey Bone-Gleason, Conference Coordinator

Mari Martinez, Volunteer Coordinator

Greg Cooper, Associate Registrar and Evaluation Data Compilation

The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Board of Directors

Risa Brand-Greiss, RBG Design, Graphic Designer

Gabe Gomez and Julien Melendez, Photographers

Magic Box Productions for videotaping

New York State Council on the Arts

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

The following foundations: Seth Sprague Charitable and Educational Foundation, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and the Bernstein Family Foundation.


Summary The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable’s Face to Face conference is the largest yearly gathering of practitioners, advocates, and supporters of arts education in New York State. Face to Face 2015 was held at The City College of New York (CCNY) on April 7 & 8, the third year at this venue. 472 people attended Face to Face 2015. This compares to 512 in 2014 and 497 in 2013. The schedule of activities allowed attendees to choose from a menu of 37 different workshops (this includes one two-part session and one session that had four discipline-specific breakouts), panels, presentations, and discussions. Attendees at this year’s conference represented 141 different organizations. These were primarily arts-in-education organizations, but also included schools and youth-focused organizations, New York City and State agencies, and funding organizations. Participants included professionals working in the field of arts-in-education and related fields including teaching artists, arts administrators, funders, consultants, researchers, professors, students, youth advocates, social workers, school teachers, and school administrators. The two largest constituent groups, however, remained teaching artists (27.8%) and arts administrators (56.3%). Data from all of our assessment instruments indicate that the Face to Face 2015 conference provided a valuable and enriching experience for many practitioners in the field of arts in education. Many participants view the conference as “relevant to their work in arts education” and attend the conference as part of their “own professional development.” Many attendees identified specific benefits, both personal and professional, that they received by attending this year’s conference. Here are a few statements of what attendees identified as most beneficial at Face to Face 2015:

I have attended for the last three years and found this Face to Face to be the most relevant and informative.

There was something for us administrators in every single session.

One of the best keynotes I’ve ever heard.

The breakout sessions were innovative, well-structured, and on a broad range of topics.

The Lincoln Center TA Purpose threads sessions should be mandatory for every teaching artist. Remarkable.


Face to Face Registrants

Online advance registration data provided information on the professions of those attending Face to Face 2015. Attendees were asked to identify their primary profession in arts education:

# 2015 % 2015 # 2014 % 2014 # 2013 % 2013

Classroom Teacher 12 3.2% 13 2.8% 11 2.4%

Art/Music Teacher 11 2.9% 12 2.6% 11 2.4%

Teaching Artist 87 22.9% 131 28.5% 126 27.6%

Arts/Cultural Organization Representative 219 57.6% 243 52.8% 230 50.3%

School Administrator 4 1.1% 4 0.9% 4 0.9%

Other 47 12.4% 57 12.4% 75 16.4%

In 2015, the Roundtable asked those registering online to complete some optional demographic questions. Below are categories and responses based on the 262 registrants who responded:

African American 11%

Hispanic 6%

Asian 4%

White 69%

Native American/Alaskan or Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander 2%

Other 8%

In 2015, 142 attendees (37%) had attended the 2014 conference while 179 attendees (47%) had attended a previous Face to Face conference. 201 (53%) were first-time attendees, which is a significant increase from 2014’s 175 (38% first time attendees). This data does not include 116 attendees who were volunteers, guest presenters, late registrants, or walk-up registrants who did not fill out online registration forms. Volunteers were primarily graduate students and undergraduates from CCNY and were identifiable by red T-shirts.


Overall Conference Evaluation The overall conference evaluations provide the conference organizers with a useful snapshot of which aspects of the conference were viewed as most relevant and effective by the attendees. A total of 103 (22%) overall conference evaluations were returned. This compares to 31% in 2014, 38.6% in 2013, 36% in 2012, and 19% in 2011. Attendees are asked to rate each of the conference’s four convenings: opening and closing remarks, and keynote and plenary sessions, based on the following prompt: “I found this speaker’s presentation informative and provocative.” These are the results broken down by session. Speaker/Event Day Average Rating (scale of 1-4)

Opening Remarks: Mary Erina Driscoll and Theodore Wiprud 1 3.26 Student Choral Performance Keynote: Jamie Bennett, Executive Director of ArtPlace America 1 3.52 Creative Placemaking: Repositioning Arts in the Community Introduced by Roundtable Chair Emeritus, David Shookhoff Plenary Session: “Making Art and Promoting Change: 2 3.06 Perspectives in Community Arts Work,” moderated by Piper Anderson, with Matthew Cumbie, Petrushka Bazin Larsen, and Catrina Prioleau Closing Remarks: Letitia James, New York City Public 2 2.95 Advocate

The next item asked participants the following question: “How would you rate this conference in terms of its relevance to your work and its ability to help you in your professional practice in arts education?” Respondents were asked to select the most accurate of four responses:

Response # selected % of respondents

1. Face to Face isn't relevant to my

work and doesn't add anything of

value to me in my professional

practice

0

0%

2. Face to Face is somewhat

relevant to my work but doesn't help

me in my professional practice

3

3%

3. Face to Face is relevant to my

work in arts education and helps me

as a professional in arts education

58

58.5%

4. Face to Face is a critical part of

my professional learning and is

extremely relevant to my

professional work

38

38.5%


Opening Remarks Opening remarks were provided by Roundtable Co-Chair Theodore Wiprud, with Managing Director Jennifer Clarke. Students from Carnegie Hall’s Harlem Count Me In Program, Chantel Wright, Director, performed two songs to open the conference. A number of attendees found the student chorus to be energizing and appropriate to set the tone for the conference. Others indicated that there could have been more energy from the presenters. One attendee stated that s/he thought the opening comments were not as enthusiastic as necessary for a “kick off.” Another attendee stated that s/he wished the performance had been longer.

Keynote Speech The Roundtable was thrilled that Jamie Bennett, Executive Director at ArtPlace America, was available to give the keynote address at Face to Face 2015. Feedback from attendees was extremely positive. A few noted that it was among the best keynote addresses that they’ve heard, that it was relevant, and inspiring. Several expressed renewed clarity about the role of creative placemaking in building communities. One commenter asked the Roundtable to consider whether art is for “creating community bonds” or “the product of imagination, craft, practice, and knowledge.” Other commenters stated their delight in his ideas: “love shifting notion that we are all artists.” Another attendee wrote, “his words stuck with me and were a great thought piece for work in the field.” Watch Video of Keynote Speech

Plenary Session The subject for the Plenary Session in 2015 was Making Art and Promoting Change: Perspectives in Community Art Work. The panel was moderated by Piper Anderson, Consultant: Arts, Education, Community Engagement, and included Matthew Cumbie, Resident Artist/Education Coordinator, Dance Exchange; Petrushka Bazin Larsen, Program Director, The Laundromat Project; and Catrina Prioleau, Citywide Director, Neighborhood Opportunity Network, NYC Department of Probation.

https://vimeo.com/125909927


Many attendees found the content interesting, and several commented on the unique fact that Roundtable was presenting a conversation about community art work. Others felt that the format and structure of the session drew away from the purpose. Some commented that the presentation was “flat,” “static,” or “too long.” Multiple commenters remarked that Catrina Prioleau was particularly inspiring. One commenter wrote, “wonderful dialogue about pedagogy and how it is being put into practice.” Watch Video of Plenary Session

Closing Remarks Closing remarks were offered by New York City Public Advocate Letitia James. Comments from attendees were mixed. Some found Ms. James to be empowering and inspiring. Others commented that it was not a remarkable speech. Several attendees said they felt she was preaching to the choir. A few took issue with the “diplomatic” tone. Many said that it is important to have government officials represented at the conference. Watch Video of Closing Remarks

Additional Feedback from the Overall Conference Evaluations What aspects of the conference did you find most helpful and why? Many attendees cited that the workshops and practical elements of the conference were one of the most helpful aspects. Many also noted that networking with peers, funders, and colleagues was of primary




significance and appreciated that time was provided in the schedule for networking. Others commented that the sessions that allowed for learning through participation were the most helpful to practitioners who are eager to discover new ideas and techniques and that the more active workshops were the most effective and enjoyable. A wide number of people commented on specific workshops that were directly related to their work or interests. Many commented that they appreciated the emphasis on community art and social justice. What aspects of the conference did you find most helpful?

Networking with colleagues and peers

Nice selection of panels this year. I appreciated the range of experience and expertise of presenters

The sessions this year provoked additional discussions

Loved the “In Full Color” discussion. It was a topic that had both emotional and professional ties

It was helpful to hear from a variety of stakeholders that support a practice in art education

Specific workshops that answered a unique and pointed question in an in-depth way

Becoming a leader is a crucial lesson that was expertly discussed General Comments/Suggestions about the Conference

Distribute sessions better to capture a range of interests each day

Thanks for scheduling time for networking

More signage to venue

Balance hands-on workshops with lecture

Fantastic conference! Can’t wait for next year

Focus on equity and justice was powerful

Very well organized

Provide handout opportunities for sessions unable to attend

Had an amazing experience


Breakout Session Evaluations Each year, evaluation results inform the evaluation process for the following year. Both participants and representatives from the Roundtable rate the effectiveness of each workshop and panel. Attendees were asked to identify their role or function within the field of arts education on the participant evaluation forms. This provides the Roundtable with a snapshot of participants in each session.

ATTENDEE TYPE PERCENT AVERAGE ACROSS ALL

SESSIONS

2015 2014

Arts Administrator 43.5% 41%

Teaching Artist 19.5% 21%

Teaching Artist & Arts Administrator 16% 18%

Arts Consultant .7% .2%

Student 4% .4%

School Administrator .5% .1%

School Teacher 6% .8%

[Other] .8 2.3%

[None listed] 9% 9%

Participant Breakout by Session Day one, on Tuesday April 7, featured three sessions: 10:30-12:00 noon, 1:15 – 2:45 PM, and 4:15 – 5:45 PM. Sessions on day two, Wednesday, April 8, were 9:30 – 11 AM and 2:00 – 3:30 PM. All sessions had seven breakouts with the exception of Session IV which had six breakouts (one breakout in this session had four sub-breakouts). The following chart shows attendance for the five sessions:

Session Attendance

Session I 221

Session II 262

Session III 163

Session IV 197

Session V 187


Participant Breakout Evaluations The following table lists each breakout session, its recorded number of attendees, and the average rating of the attendees who participated in it (participants’ evaluation).

Session Title Attendees Average

1A Designing Choice and Experience, Part I 36 3.7

1B

Shakespeare Unleashed: Performance-Based Teaching

Approaches to the Bard 33 3.7

1C Exploring Latin American Culture Through Dance 16 3.7

1D Don’t Just Say It…Sing It! 20 3.7

1E How Our Stories Inform Our Teaching 32 3.6

1F

Family Room: Designing Activities and Spaces for

Intergenerational Audiences 44 3.7

1G

Evolving Trends in New York City Arts and Education Policy and

Advocacy 135 3.4

2A Designing Choice and Experience, Part II 29 3.5

2B

Finding the Common Core: Situating Opera Within the State

Standards 14 3.7

2C The Youngest Artist: Arts Education for Ages 0-3 32 3.6

2D

In Full Color: Cultivating a New Generation of Leaders in the

Field of Arts Education 92 3.6

2E Meet the Grantmaker 60 3.3

2F

Let a Girl Be Heard: A Creative Approach to Avoiding Gender

Bias in the Classroom and Beyond 49 2.1

2G The Productivity Puzzle—A Practical Guide for Teaching Artists 18 3.8

3A STEM Programming Through the Performing and Visual Arts 21 3.7

3B

Accessible and Flexible: Adapting Movement Workshops for

Children with Disabilities 40 3.6


3C Advocacy for a Healthy Arts Education Ecosystem 19 3.6

3D

This Is Your Brain on Art: The Intersections of Neuroscience and

Arts Education 55 3.4

3E

Adobe Youth Voices: Facilitating Idea Generation and

Collaboration in the Creative Media-Making Process to Develop

an Authentic Student Voice 16 3.7

3F

Conference Meet-Up—an Open Space to Continue the

Conversations That Inspire You at Face to Face 40 3.7

3G

Thinking Historically and Visually: Artistic Voice in the Social

Studies Classroom 22 3.6

4A – D Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in arts Assessment - Dance 9 3.6

4A – M Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in arts Assessment - Music 15 3.8

4A – T Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in arts Assessment - Theater 60 3.6

4A - VA Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in arts Assessment - Visual Arts 9 3.7

4B

Extending Early Learning Through Family Engagement and

Museums 15 3.5

4C

The Teaching Artists’ Pathways Tool: A Road Map for Career

Development and Community-Building 32 3.6

4D Dive In! A Guided Multifaceted Exploration of a Work of Art 16 3.8

4E

Recording Radio Drama: Using Technology to Share Stories and

Build Classroom Community 22 3.7

4F

Creating Adaptive Arts Experiences for Participants on the

Autism Spectrum 45 3.7

5A Mentoring Student Playwrights 22 3.8

5B

The Teaching Artist Purpose Threads: A Way to Identify,

Discuss, and Develop the Current Scope of Our Work 36 3.8

5C

Embodying Possibilities for Social Justice—Why telling Our

Stories Matters 25 3.9

5D Multidisciplinary Approaches to Working with English Language Learners

45 3.5

5E Finding the Aesthetics in Arts-Based Research 25 3.7


5F

Using the Tools of Restorative Community to Build Relatedness

in Your Organization 18 3.8

5G

Mixing the Digital and Drama: Making Performance-Based

Online Maps 30 3.5

Participants at Face to Face 2015 completed participant evaluation forms for each breakout session workshop and panel attended. A total of 1,030 evaluation forms were received and represented all conference workshops and panels. Per session, this year’s numbers averaged out to 29 evaluations per workshop or panel – slightly lower than 2014, which averaged 29, and 2012 and 2013, which averaged 33 evaluations. Face to Face 2015 breakout sessions had an average of 32 attendees, the same as 2014. For Face to Face 2015, the workshop or panel with the largest reported number of attendees was Session 1G (Evolving Trends in New York City Arts and Education Policy and Advocacy) with 135 attendees reported. The smallest was Session 2B (Finding the Common Core: Situating Opera Within the State Standards) with 14 attendees. Session 4A had four discipline-specific sub-breakout sessions, with attendance as follows: Dance, 9; Music, 15; Theater, 60; Visual Arts, 9. One session was presented in two parts: Designing Choice and Experience, sessions 1A (36 attendees) and 2A (29 attendees). In 2015, the attendees were asked to rate the effectiveness of each workshop and panel in six areas using a four-point scale for each question, as well as to rate its “overall effectiveness.” The six criteria for effectiveness are as follows:

1. Related to the description in the conference program

2. Demonstrated a mastery of content

3. Communicated content clearly and effectively

4. Stimulated lively dialogue with the participants

5. Managed time and pacing effectively

6. Incorporated opportunities for reflection The following are excerpts of comments from attendees in the workshop that received the highest average rating for “overall effectiveness.” 5C – Embodying Possibilities for Social Justice – Why Telling Our Stories Matters

Selected Participant Comments

Many tools that I can very easily translate to my role with my youth!

The sheet with the exercises is great. A great environment where everyone seemed to feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Loved the interaction within this workshop.

Extremely effective facilitators.

It was very fun, engaging and empowering, inspiring good discussion and thoughts. The two presenters were really energetic.

This session stimulated my ideas about injustice issues.

The presenters did a great job in showing ideas to help introduce heavy topics into the students' lives.

I think this was the best workshop I attended at the conference. It facilitated thinking as a teacher, student, and activist simultaneously, which was invaluable.


Great practical tools, new ideas, packed a lot of content into the session.

I was moved artistically and found real classroom tools to use at the same time.

There were seven sessions which each received an overall 3.8 and above. These were:

2G The Productivity Puzzle—A Practical Guide for Teaching Artists

4A Arts Achieve: Music!

4D Dive In! A Guided Multifaceted Exploration of a Work of Art

5A Mentoring Student Playwrights

5B The Teaching Artist Purpose Threads: A Way to Identify, Discuss, and Develop the Current

Scope of Our Work

5C Embodying Possibilities for Social Justice—Why Telling Our Stories Matters

5F Using the Tools of Restorative Community to Build Relatedness in Your Organization


Evaluator Breakout Evaluations

Panels Committee members and Roundtable Board members were assigned to observe each workshop and panel and report on the types of activities present in it, the effectiveness of the format and presenters, and interesting aspects of the workshop or panel. The evaluators were asked to use a four-point scale (1=strongly disagree, 4=strongly agree) to rate the following aspects of the workshop or panel:

1. Related to the description in the conference program

2. Demonstrated a mastery of content

3. Communicated content clearly and effectively

4. Stimulated meaningful dialogue with or among the participants

5. Managed time and pacing effectively

6. Incorporated opportunities for reflection As in 2014, the evaluators were not asked to give an overall effectiveness ranking. By averaging the seven rankings from each workshop and panel and then averaging those averages, the average rating for overall effectiveness across the 37 evaluated workshop sessions was 3.1. The following table lists each workshop and panel, its recorded number of attendees, and the average summary rating (using the six-part criteria) of the Panels Committee member who observed it.

Session Title Attendees Average

1A Designing Choice and Experience, Part I 36 3.5

1B

Shakespeare Unleashed: Performance-Based Teaching

Approaches to the Bard 33 3.5

1C Exploring Latin American Culture Through Dance 16 2.8

1D Don’t Just Say It…Sing It! 20 2.5

1E How Our Stories Inform Our Teaching 32 3.7

1F

Family Room: Designing Activities and Spaces for

Intergenerational Audiences 44 3.5

1G

Evolving Trends in New York City Arts and Education Policy and

Advocacy 135 3.0

2A Designing Choice and Experience, Part II 29 3.5

2B

Finding the Common Core: Situating Opera Within the State

Standards 14 3.0

2C The Youngest Artist: Arts Education for Ages 0-3 32 3.2


2D

In Full Color: Cultivating a New Generation of Leaders in the

Field of Arts Education 92 4.0

2E Meet the Grantmaker 60 3.6

2F

Let a Girl Be Heard: A Creative Approach to Avoiding Gender

Bias in the Classroom and Beyond 49 2.5

2G The Productivity Puzzle—A Practical Guide for Teaching Artists 18 2.7

3A STEM Programming Through the Performing and Visual Arts 21 2.8

3B

Accessible and Flexible: Adapting Movement Workshops for

Children with Disabilities 40 2.7

3C Advocacy for a Healthy Arts Education Ecosystem 19 2.5

3D

This Is Your Brain on Art: The Intersections of Neuroscience and

Arts Education 55 2.7

3E

Adobe Youth Voices: Facilitating Idea Generation and

Collaboration in the Creative Media-Making Process to Develop

an Authentic Student Voice 16 2.7

3F

Conference Meet-Up—an Open Space to Continue the

Conversations That Inspire You at Face to Face 40 3.6

3G

Thinking Historically and Visually: Artistic Voice in the Social

Studies Classroom 22 3.2

4A – D Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in Arts Assessment - Dance 9 2.2

4A – M Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in Arts Assessment - Music 15 3.7

4A – T Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in Arts Assessment - Theater 60 3.3

4A - VA Arts Achieve: Finding Balance in Arts Assessment – Visual Arts 9 3.5

4B

Extending Early Learning Through Family Engagement and

Museums 15 3.3

4C

The Teaching Artists’ Pathways Tool: A Road Map for Career

Development and Community-Building 32 2.7

4D Dive In! A Guided Multifaceted Exploration of a Work of Art 16 3.3

4E

Recording Radio Drama: Using Technology to Share Stories and

Build Classroom Community 22 3.7

4F

Creating Adaptive Arts Experiences for Participants on the

Autism Spectrum 45 3.3

5A Mentoring Student Playwrights 22 2.7


5B

The Teaching Artist Purpose Threads: A Way to Identify,

Discuss, and Develop the Current Scope of Our Work 36 3.7

5C

Embodying Possibilities for Social Justice—Why telling Our

Stories Matters 25 3.7

5D Multidisciplinary Approaches to Working with English Language Learners

45 3.8

5E Finding the Aesthetics in Arts-Based Research 25 3.2

5F

Using the Tools of Restorative Community to Build Relatedness

in Your Organization 18 3.2

5G

Mixing the Digital and Drama: Making Performance-Based

Online Maps 30 2.2

Although evaluators and participants were evaluating the workshops and panels using similar criteria, the outcomes showed some variance. For example, although none of the sessions received a 4 from evaluators, 1 session received a 4 from participants. The overall average for participants was 3.5 and 3.4 for evaluators. One session received a 2.2 average from the evaluator and 3.6 from participants, the largest discrepancy.


Conference Admissions The Face to Face conference continues to be the largest and most expensive event produced by the Roundtable each year. CCNY Educational Theatre Department became the official conference sponsor in 2015, ensuring that the Roundtable did not have to pay space rental fees for use of Shepard Hall. The Roundtable was responsible for union labor fees, sound, and lighting expenses related to the venue. Following research of comparable arts and education conferences, the Board of the Roundtable determined that Face to Face fees had slipped significantly behind the rest of the field. Fees no longer reflected the quality of the conference content or covered a reasonable portion of expenses (less than 50% in 2014). Registration fees were therefore increased in 2015 to reflect these findings. The member rate was increased from $85 to $120; non-members paid $140 instead of $95; the group rate was increased from $85 to $120. A special rate of $40 was offered to CCNY students and faculty. Walk-up registration was increased from $105 to $175. Panelists and presenters were required to pay a registration fee of $80 if they were attending the whole conference, or $40 to attend their own session only. In most cases, these fees were paid by the lead presenter organization of each panel. Member organizations were previously offered one complimentary ticket for their Designated Rep (renamed Contact People). In 2015, Contact People were offered $60 tickets instead of complimentary tickets, reducing the percentage of complimentary tickets from 32% to 12%. Everyone attending the conference is required to register.

Face to Face 2014 Conference Attendees by Fee

% of total attendees (F2F 2014)

Attendees (F2F 2014)

% of total attendees (F2F 2015)

Attendees (F2F 2015)

PAID REGISTRATIONS 68% 88%

Pre-registration fee: 95/$140 123 32

Group of 5+ discount fee: $85/$120 152 201

Walk-up registration fee: $105/$175 16 7

Presenters (full)/Conference/Panels: $40/$80 55 54

Presenters own session: $0/$40 See below 30

Contact people: 0/$60 See below 66

CCNY Students See below 25

SUBTOTAL

No-shows 25

SUBTOTAL with paid no-shows included 346 415

NO FEE 32% 12%

Presenters* (own session only) 28 See above


Designated Reps. of Full Org. Members * 71 See above

Staff/photographers 6 7

Volunteers 46 36

VIPs/other no-fees** 15 14

SUBTOTAL (of unique attendees) 166 57

TOTAL (of unique attendees) 512 472


Represented Organizations 92Y 92Y/Dance Education Laboratory Actionplay Alberta Teachers Association Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation American Repertory Ballet Americans for the Arts Amp Up NYC Apollo Theater Art21 ArtPlace America Arts For All Arts Horizons Arts Horizons LeRoy Neiman Center Arts in Special Education Consortium ArtsConnection ArtWorks NYC Ballet Hispanico BAM Bethel Woods Center for the Arts BewilderArts Bitty City Players Boys Club of New York BRIC Media Arts Broadway Bound Kids Bronx HS for Writing & Communication Arts Brooklyn Arts Council Brooklyn High School of the Arts C&T C. F. Associates C.A.E, C.P.F., CCNY Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall CCNY Ed Theatre CEI-PEA Circle in the Square Theatre School Classic Stage Company Community-Word Project Cool Culture CUNY Creative Arts Team CUNY SPS, M.A. in Applied Theatre Dance Exchange Dance Vectors Inc/The Phyllis Rose Dance Company Dance.Laugh.Learn. Dancing Classrooms Disney Theatrical Group DreamYard Education for the 21st Century

Exploring the Arts First Online With Fran Four Freedoms Park Conservancy Free Arts NYC French Institute/Alliance Française Girl Be Heard Harlem Stage Harmony Program Hyde Leadership Charter School I.D.E.A.S. Institute of Play International Center of Photography Irish Arts Center Joan Mitchell Foundation Josephine Herrick Project LeAp Lifetime Arts Lincoln Center Education Lincoln Center Theater Little Kids Rock Lotus Music & Dance Magic Box Productions Manhattan Theatre Club Mark DeGarmo and Dancers Marquis Studios Maxine Greene Center MCC Theater Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera Guild Midori & Friends National Dance Institute New Victory New York City Ballet New York City Center New York City Council Member New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York City Department of Education New York Community Trust New York Philharmonic New York Public Library for the Performing Arts New York State Alliance for Arts Education New York State Council on the Arts New York Theatre Workshop New York University- Educational Theatre NYC Arts in Education Roundtable

NYC Childrens Theater NYC Department of Probation NYC Public Advocate NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts NYU Steinhardt Program in Educational Theatre One Percent for Culture Opening Act, Inc. OPERA America Orchestra of St. Luke's Park Avenue Armory Performing Arts Workshop PK Art Solutions Prentice Productions, Inc. Prospect Theater Company Revels-Bey Music Roundabout Theatre Comapny School of Education, CCNY Smartworks Spellbound Theatre Sun West School Division Symphony Space Teachers & Writers Collaborative The Boy's Club of New York The Broadway League The Center for Arts Education The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center The English-Speaking Union The Joyce Theater The Laundromat Project The Museum of Jewish Heritage The New Victory The Open Eye Theater The Queens Museum The Solon Summerfield Foundation The Studio Museum in Harlem Theatre Communications Group Theatre Development Fund Theatre for a New Audience Third Street Music School United Palace of Cultural Arts Urban Arts Partnership Urban Choir Project Vital Theatre Company Weinberg Family Center for Cerebral Palsey Wingspan Arts WNET Young Audiences NY


Face to Face 2015 on Twitter In 2015, the Roundtable continued its digital presence at the Face to Face conference with the handle @nycaier.The #F2F2015 hashtag as well the Roundtable’s Twitter handle and #artsed were on each attendee’s name tag as a reminder to tweet. Many attendees chose to live tweet; some samples are included below. See more on Storify.

https://storify.com/NYCRoundtable/face2face2015-nyc-arts-in-ed-roundtable



March 23, 2015 Press contact: MEDIA RELEASE Jennifer Clarke FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: [email protected] 212-757-2945

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable presents

Face to Face 2015 Arts in Education Conference

Tuesday, April 7, 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM & Wednesday, April 8, 8:15 AM – 4:15 PM The City College of New York (CCNY), Shepard Hall

West 138th

and Convent Avenues, NYC

Keynote from Jamie Bennett, Executive Director, ArtPlace America Creative Placemaking: Repositioning the Arts in the Community

CLOSING REMARKS

NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE: LETITIA JAMES April 8, 3:45 PM

New York State's largest exploration of arts in education will take place in Manhattan on April 7 & 8, 2015. More than 500 arts professionals, educators, and experts from the field will convene for two days of panels, workshops, and presentations. Face to Face 2015 gives participants an opportunity to delve deeply into the many aspects of arts in education through the lens of multiple arts disciplines, approaches, and perspectives. The focus of the Face to Face 2015 keynote and plenary is the role that integration of the arts plays in helping communities change and grow. “Participation in the arts changes people, and it can have real impact on communities,” said Theodore Wiprud, Roundtable Co-Chair and Vice President, Education, New York Philharmonic. “Face to Face 2015 gives the arts education community a chance to explore the intersection of arts education for deeper impact in community development.” Jamie Bennett, Executive Director of ArtPlace America, will deliver the keynote entitled Creative Placemaking: Repositioning the Arts in the Community on April 7

th at 3:00 PM. ArtPlace America

is a coalition of funders and change-makers committed to positioning arts and culture as a cornerstone of community planning and development. In his keynote, Mr. Bennett will share how ArtPlace has enriched the lives of individuals and communities in geographic areas where it has invested. Prior to coming to ArtPlace America, Mr. Bennett was Director of Public Affairs at the NEA and Chief of Staff at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The plenary session on April 8

th at 11:15 AM is entitled Making Art and Promoting Change:

Perspectives in Community ArtsWork and continues the discussion of the positive impact the arts has on communities and the significant role of arts education in this context. Panelists are Petrushka Bazin Larson, Program Director, The Laundromat Project; Catrina Prioleau, Citywide Director, Neighborhood Opportunity Network, NYC Department of Probation; Matthew Cumbie, Resident Artist/Education Coordinator, Dance Exchange. The panel is moderated by Roundtable Board Member Piper Anderson, Consultant: Arts, Education, Community Engagement.


In addition, the two-day conference includes 34 breakouts, panels, and workshops by arts in education practitioners from New York's leading cultural institutions as well as experts from the field. Highlights include a panel exploring evolving trends in NYC Arts and Education Policy and Advocacy with NYC Council member and Chair of the Cultural Affairs Committee, Jimmy Van Bramer; a session exploring multidisciplinary approaches to working with English Language Learners; and a workshop entitled In Full Color, in which four arts administrators of color will lead a conversation about diversity in the field of arts education administration. NYC Public Advocate Letitia James will deliver closing remarks on Wednesday April 8 at 3:45 PM, looking at the role of education and the arts in community building initiatives in low income NYC neighborhoods. Established in 1992, The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is a service organization and a community of arts education practitioners sharing information, providing professional development, and communicating with the public to promote our work in schools and beyond. The Roundtable currently has over 100 member organizations, representing all five boroughs of New York City. Member organizations include DreamYard Project, Lincoln Center Theater, Ballet Hispanico, New York Philharmonic, BRIC Arts Media, Harlem Stage, The New Victory, The Queens Museum, and many more. Conference brochure and registration information are available here.

http://www.nycaieroundtable.org/index.php?section=face-to-face-2015

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