Giselle “Gigi” Antoni is president and CEO of Big Thought, one of the nation’s leading nonprofits devoted to closing the opportunity gap in education through creative learning. Gigi leads the...
Champions of Change: Arts Education
President Obama believes that the arts and humanities should be part of the education of every child in America. The power of the arts and humanities to foster creativity in developing minds, to engage and motivate students in school and to prepare all children for productive futures is essential for the future of nation’s cultural and economic life. This is an extraordinary group of actors, teachers, principals, superintendents and organizations who are creating innovative programs across the country that are benefitting their local communities.
Scott Dawson, the Community Outreach and Education Director for the Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center in Springfield, OH, manages five Arts Outreach and Education programs that...
Named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, a Member of the Obama National Arts Policy Committee and President Obama’s first nominee to the National Council on the Arts, Aaron P. Dworkin is the Founder and...
Ramon Gonzalez has been a life-long educator. His commitment to social justice started in college as a leading protester for financial aid and the creation of the Hispanic American Studies program...
Christine Harrison is the principal of Millwood Arts Academy and Freshman Academy in Oklahoma City, OK. She received her undergraduate degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, her...
Dr. Kevin Maxwell has been Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland since June 2006. Believing that arts integration programs provide all students, but particularly visual...
Joan Katz Napoli has served for sixteen years as Director of Education and Community Engagement for The Cleveland Orchestra whose education and outreach programs serve more than 70,000 annually....
Robbie Owen has been an elementary school principal for the past twenty-two years and has been principal of Rockwell Elementary School in Spanish Fort, Alabama since 1997. He is a graduate of the...
Amy Rasmussen serves as the Executive Director of Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education - whose mission is to increase students’ academic success, critical thinking and creativity through...